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The field of the Vendée Globe was difficult but started

10. 11. 2020 Tuesday / By: Robert Denes / Generic / Exact time: BST / Print this page

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Due to the fog settling on Les Sables d’Olonne yesterday, the organizers postponed the start of the one-man bypass sailing race by 1 hour and 18 minutes.

True, patience has borne fruit, the ninth Vendée Globe field, which boasts a record number of starters, has cut him into the distance in sunshine, 10-12 knots southeast winds, undulating water. Louis Burton (Bureau Vallée 2) is a little earlier than the others (and the official start signal), so he will face a time penalty: even at 38 ° 40 'north latitude he will have to stop racing at one point and then resume from the same place, 5 hours Later.

By Monday morning, the field began to unfold, with the folier IMOCA 60s primarily open to the west. One of the high odds, Alex Thomson (Nokia) was third, sometimes fourteenth, sixth. Check out Alex Thomson's login in the video!

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