The first retirement from the 2024 Vendée Globe arrived this Friday, November 15. From the first week after the departure of the 10e edition, Sunday November 10 in Les Sables-d'Olonne, Maxime Sorel, aboard V and B – Monbana – Mayenne, was unable to continue the adventure.
The race had started under bad auspices for the Saint-Malo skipper, who had had one series of problems. Until the one on his own person: a significant ankle injury. Pushing the Malouin to tears a few days after departure, so many problems followed one another for him.
Safe off the coast of Madeira
Indicating in his logbook for West France what “decisions were going to be made” this Thursday, November 14, the information was made public this Friday. To begin with “safe” off the coast of Madeira to carry out repairs on his mast, the skipper was at 38e place, 450 miles behind the leaders.
Worried about his ankle swelling and pain «constant»Maxime Sorel finally made the choice to end his adventure prematurely, on this 10e edition of the Vendée Globe.
“I am in so much pain that I have difficulty moving on board my boatconfided the Malouin at the time of his abandonment. Now even when resting I have severe pain, I cannot continue to navigate in complete safety in this state. Everything was magical from start to finish but I have the impression that nothing has been normal since I left on Sunday. The positive, despite the great frustration, is that it will boost me for the future. »
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