Conrad Colman turned around before crossing the starting line of the Vendée Globe, this Sunday, November 10. After resolving a technical problem, the skipper of “MS Amlin” crossed the line more than an hour late.
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A Vendée Globe skipper turned back towards the port of Les Sables-d’Olonne from the start. | PHOTO: DAVID ADÉMAS / OUEST-FRANCE
Already a hitch from the start of the Vendée Globe 2024. While the fleet left at 1:02 p.m., this Sunday, November 10, one of the 40 skippers entered, Conrad Colman, turned around before even crossing the line. departure.
A piece stuck in its propeller
Conrad Colman (40), who has American and New Zealand nationality, noticed that a piece was stuck in his propeller a few minutes before launching.
After resolving his problem at sea, the skipper of MS Amlin got a delayed start shortly after 2 p.m.
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A departure is considered delayed when a boat “did not cross the starting line 60 minutes after his starting signal”according to the Vendée Globe notice of race.
