Yachts & Yachting magazine

Andi Robertson YACHTS

“I suppose it is a bit like wanting to organise Roland-Garros and Wimbledon in Calais!”

Real figures for the value of ocean racing sponsorship in France are hard to come by, but for sure between 2017 and 2021 sponsors and owners will have spent €120m in building new race boats.

A figure I saw quoted recently for the gross sponsorship attached to the upcoming Vendée Globe alone was €100m.

By comparison you might point out the gigantic budgets for the America’s Cup teams, but

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