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IMOCA Open 60
The race: A non-stop, singlehanded around-the-world race sailed without assistance every four years.
**The start**: Saturday, Nov 10 from Les Sables d’Olonne, France, on the Atlantic coast.
The course: Sail around the world from east to west over 24,048 miles. Start is Les Sables d’Olonne, France. Competitors race around the capes of Good Hope, Leeuwin, and the Horn.
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The boats: IMOCA 60-foot monohulls. ****Read more about the** IMOCA 60.
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The competitors: Twenty sailors, including one woman, from France, GBR, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland. Click here to meet them all.
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**Who will win the Vendée Globe this year?
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Previous Winners: Titouan Lamazou (1990), Alain Gautier (1993), Christophe Auguin (1997), Michel Desjoyeaux (2001, 2009)
For more information:
Visit the Vendée Globe website.
Read Bruce Gain’s blog on sailing with Marc Guillemot on Safran.
Read Gain’s blog on **Alessandro di Benedetto.
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