In brief:
* Seb faces the media at press conference this morning “The Vendée Globe is unique. It’s 80 days of loneliness, of competition.we don’t have time to recharge our batteries.. The Vendée Globe is another story, it is a marathon .”
[see full quotes below]
* Final few days before the start on Sunday, 9.11.08 and Seb is feeling relaxed, dealing with final media requests and sponsor engagements as well as time ou! t with his family and friends, and a finding a few last-minute things to do: “Yesterday, we go through the boat looking where we could save weight because since our arrival in Les Sables d’Olonne a lot of things have been added that I don’t need!” [see full quote below]
* BT went for a final sail this morning – today is the last day the boats are allowed to leave the dock in Les Sables d’Olonne.
* Today the sun may have disappeared but not the crowds who are still flocking to the pontoons to see the 30-strong line-up of premier racing boats – official figures confirm nearly half a million visitors to the pontoons up until last Sunday.
In brief:
* Seb faces the media at press conference this morning “The Vendée Globe is unique. It’s 80 days of loneliness, of competition.we don’t have time to recharge our batteries.. The Vendée Globe is another story, it is a marathon .”
[see full quotes below]
* Final few days before the start on Sunday, 9.11.08 and Seb is feeling relaxed, dealing with final media requests and sponsor engagements as well as time ou! t with his family and friends, and a finding a few last-minute things to do: “Yesterday, we go through the boat looking where we could save weight because since our arrival in Les Sables d’Olonne a lot of things have been added that I don’t need!” [see full quote below]
* BT went for a final sail this morning – today is the last day the boats are allowed to leave the dock in Les Sables d’Olonne.
* Today the sun may have disappeared but not the crowds who are still flocking to the pontoons to see the 30-strong line-up of premier racing boats – official figures confirm nearly half a million visitors to the pontoons up until last Sunday.