Steve White finished in eighth position in a Vendée Globe which destroyed the chances of many very experienced skippers and their sponsors. That was a brilliant achievement in itself, but his participation in the event was dead in the water until just before he arrived in Les Sables d’Olonne a few days before the start. [...]
I have just received a newsletter from the Belém Foundation. Apart from the usual updates on where Belém is and what she’s doing, there is a note from the Foundation’s president, Paul le Bihan, thanking the French bank Caisse d’Epargne for their support over the last 30 years, and commenting that the Foundation is now [...]
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Does it surprise you that many of the Vendée Globe skippers come from this part of the world?...
