The Deep South continues to put Vendée Globe sailors to the test

Violette Dorange’s big scare

Currently twenty-fifth in the Vendée Globe, Violette Dorange has had a big scare. “When passing abreast, there were thirty knots, I said to myself, I’m going to attack a little, I’m going to win a littleexplains the young sailor. On the satellite images, I saw that the end of the front was coming in 40 minutes, so I kept two reefs in the mainsail (reduction of sail). I was starting to see the clearing, I said to myself, I’m not going to do the maneuver, there’s no point in rolling the headsail or taking a third reef. »