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Sebastien Bethune
Published on
Jan 26, 2025 at 3:54 p.m.
The red beards will have to wait… There were uncertainties, but it is now official: Benjamin Dutreux will not sail up the Sables-d'Olonne channel this Sunday, January 26.
Despite a certain optimism at the start of the morning, the organization chose security. The swell and strong winds are too strong to guarantee safe passage up the channel.
The skipper, attached to the port of Sables-d'Olonne, will not (immediately) experience the joy of going up the channel in front of an audience committed to his cause.
-To take shelter, Benjamin Dutreux is now diverting towards La Rochelle.
Due to the unfavorable weather conditions forecast for this Sunday and Monday, with a strong southerly wind and a powerful swell, making the Sables d'Olonne channel impassable, the skipper and his technical team, in consultation with the organization, took the decision to head towards La Rochelle after crossing the finish line of the Vendée Globe. The sea conditions, less unfavorable in La Rochelle, will allow the team and the boat to take shelter for the next 24 hours.
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