Vendée Globe 2020-21
Oct 06, 2020
3 minutes
By Lydia Mullan
espite this year’s myriad cancellations and postponements, the show will go on for the IMOCA 60 class. The Vendee Globe is scheduled to move ahead as planned, with sailors setting out from Les Sables d’Olonne, France, November 8. The Vendee Globe—a nonstop, solo, unassisted, circumnavigation—takes place every four years and is wildly popular with ocean racing fans. Despite only being visible to spectators for a few hours, it’s known for drawing enormous crowds, with millions of people turning out to see the boats
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