The Maritime Museum takes us to meet those who participate in the Vendée Globe on solitary boats. Due to its success, the exhibition “Solo around the world” is extended until March 2, 2025.
The Vendée Globe is coming to an end. The arrival of the first skippers in Les Sables d’Olonne is estimated to take place this Tuesday. At the head of the race, Charlie Dalin and Yoann Richomme who are neck and neck. If the public is always in large numbers at the finish of the race, some do not have the chance to attend. In Paris, at the Trocadéro, the National Maritime Museum is offering an exhibition which retraces the stages marking the solo circumnavigation of the world. Faced with its success, with 90,000 visitors in three months, the exhibition is extended until March 2.
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More than 250 objects on display
The dull sound of waves hitting the hull of a boat… From the moment you enter, the visitor is put in the conditions of a world tour. Thierry Gausseron, director of the museum, wanted the exhibition to be as immersive as possible. More than 250 objects are on display, such as the jacket of Vincent Riou, winner of the 5th edition of the Vendée Globe.
“It had remained in the garage for 10 years, unwashed… And there was still a ‘Chupa Chups’ in a pocket,” laughs Thierry Gausseron before adding, “we say to ourselves that this outfit which does not was nothing when it was on sale, now that it is presented in a museum, it becomes a sacred object.
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The exhibition “Solo around the world” looks back on the history of the Vendée Globe, its great heroes, its exploits, its specificities.
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“I want to see what it’s like to travel around the world”
Each section of the exhibition evokes an emblematic stage of the world tour, from the Cape of “Good Hope” to the much feared “Doldrums”. On a school trip, Annabelle, 10 years old, is faced with a video of a skipper on the open sea. Enough to give her ideas: “I want to do it. Because I want to see what it’s like to to travel around the world, but at the same time, I don’t want to put myself in danger!”, she smiles. Last stage of the exhibition: some of the nine Vendée Globe trophies are on display. The 10th will be awarded on May 10 in Les Sables d’Olonne.
