“From Cape Horn [Chili]with the whole group I am sailing with, we have really not pleasant conditions [qui ne permettent pas d’exploiter tout le potentiel des bateaux], It's starting to feel good, I can't wait for it to stop »breathes Justine Mettraux. The 38-year-old Swiss (TeamWork-Team Snef) was 8th at 3 p.m., Friday January 24. She is expected Saturday morning in Sables-d'Olonne (Vendée). Nicolas Lunven (Holcim-PRB) and Thomas Ruyant (Vulnerable), respectively 6e et 7eshould precede it by a few hours. For Jérémie Beyou (Charal), 4eand Paul Meilhat (Biotherm), 5ethe Vendée Globe ended this Friday.
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Justine Mettraux's performance constitutes a small feat. Indeed, Justine Mettraux should be the first of six women out of the 40 competitors entered – six of whom have abandoned – to cross the line of this race around the world solo, non-stop and without assistance, starting from Les Sables-d'Olonne ( Vendée), November 10, 2024: a journey of 45,000 kilometers completed in 75 days, or 12 better than the women's reference time of 87 days 2 hours 24 minutes and 25 seconds, established by Clarisse Crémer during the last edition (2020-2021) on a boat with straight daggerboards.
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