THE BRIEFING
Around the world in 80 days
fter sailing more than 24,000 nautical miles, eight of the original 33 captains in the Vendee Globe finished on the 80th day in the global race’s closest-ever competition. When Charlie Dalin, sailing crossed the finish line at Les Sables d’Olonne on January 27, it was hours before anyone knew if he had won; hot on his heels were two skippers who were allotted time compensations for assisting in the rescue of Kevin Escoffier, whose IMOCA 60 suddenly broke into two 729 nautical miles south-west of Cape Town. Boris Herrmann just might have pulled it off if he hadn’t collided with a fishing vessel 76 nautical miles from the finish. Third to arrive,
