It's impossible not to know the Vendée Globe when you love sailing. This offshore race is also a dream for the general public. And for good reason. Nicknamed “the Everest of the seas”, this challenge is, to date, the largest sailing race around the world, solo, non-stop and without assistance.
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This Sunday, November 10, 2024, 40 candidates will set off to attack the ocean. Among these renowned sailors, several have a link with Finistère. Either because they live there or because they come from there, or quite simply because they have their home base there. But who are they? We take stock.
Finistère, land of sailing
It's no mystery, the Department wants to make Finistère a major player in ocean racing. “It is here in Finistère that we will write the future of ocean racing”…
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