Joined by his wife and his seven-year-old son once the line was crossed, the Norman finally obtained the Holy Grail of offshore racing that he had coveted for four years, after losing the title by less than three hours during the edition previous.
Struck by emotion and worn out by fatigue, the 40-year-old sailor raised his arms to the sky for several minutes before collapsing for a few seconds on the deck of his sailboat.
He completed a faultless journey around the world, definitively taking the lead on December 31, before a suspenseful journey back across the Atlantic, where Richomme held on until the end. But ultimately, the Varois will not have succeeded in making up for a gap of around a hundred miles falling behind his friend of twenty years shortly after the equator.
On his journey, They come out set several navigation records. Aboard his latest generation foil sailboat, ultra-fast and very versatile, he notably completed the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) – Cape Leeuwin (Australia) section in just 9 days and 22 hours.
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