The skipper of V and B – Monbana – Mayenne decided to abandon this Friday, at midday, due to an ankle injury and a mainsail problem.
End of the Vendée Globe adventure for Maxime Sorel. The skipper of V and B – Monbana – Mayenne threw in the towel this Friday, at midday, due to (both) an ankle injury and a mainsail problem. “My ankle has been seriously damaged for four days. It only grew over time and over the maneuvers that I carried out on board, particularly to try to resolve my major problems with the mainsail hook.he explained in comments reported by the organization's official website. I am in so much pain that I have difficulty moving on board my boat. Now even when resting I have severe pain, I cannot continue to navigate in complete safety in this state. […] I managed, not without difficulty, to lower my mainsail. I noticed that the hook was broken. We had plenty of reasons to worry. At the same time, the mainsail rail is seriously damaged.»
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The first abandonment of this edition
Despite this retirement for his second participation – he finished in 10e place in 2020 – the 38-year-old wants to remember the positive: “I'm abandoning my second Vendée Globe! It was four years of preparation with my team to get to this point. However, everything was magical from start to finish even if I have the impression that nothing has been normal since I left on Sundayhe indicated. If we had known what was going to happen before leaving the Vendée Globe, we would never go back. The positive, despite the great frustration, is that it will boost me for the future. I gave everything I could. This time, My ankle and my mainsail do not allow me to write this sporting and adventurous story that I love deep within me.» This is the first abandonment of this 10e edition of the Vendée Globe.
