IN PICTURES – The first albatrosses filmed by the Vendée Globe skippers

The albatross is truly THE symbol of the southern seas: a somewhat mythical bird, the one with the largest wingspan in the world : 3 and a half meters! This is why he has difficulty moving on land, as Baudelaire wrote: these giant wings prevent him from walking. And with the passage of the Cape of Good Hope and entry into the roaring 40sVendée Globe skippers are starting to come across these seabirds.

“Take the time to contemplate”

One of the first to share images of their very delicate flight, given their size, is Thomas Ruyant, fourth, this Tuesday morning, in the solo round-the-world sailing trip. In the video, we see this albatross following its boat, carried by the wind, it seems to be gliding over the water while gliding, almost without flapping its wings.

And as the browser writes: “take the time to contemplate”. Quite simply.