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The news aboard Fortinet – Best Western is not very positive. Since last night, I’ve been practically at a standstill, and I’ve had no wind. While the others are making headway! It’s enough to drive you crazy 😅 Yes, in ocean racing, you have to have your wits about you! It’s not an easy story […]

It’s been a tough start to the New York – Vendée race aboard Fortinet – Best Western, with one little mistake after another and the gap widening between me and the leading group. Good news: I’ve found the cause of my woes! It was hiding on the bag of carrots 😂 And we’re not giving […]

A look back at the first 24 hours of the New York – Vendée race aboard Fortinet – Best Western… not an easy start to the race! But we’re not giving up! There’s still a long way to go, and the leading group is not so far away 💪🏻

Bye bye USA, we’re going home! A rather cautious start aboard the IMOCA Fortinet – Best Western, in 6 knots of wind, in a grouped fleet. It’s not easy to find your bearings on a virtual line, without our usual buoys or VHF countdown… The downside of starting off the coast! Follow me on the […]

Yesterday saw the Vendée Liberty, a confrontation between IMOCA boats on speed runs at the foot of the Statue of Liberty. It was a warm-up for the start of the New York – Vendée race on Wednesday. And it was the Fortinet – Best Western team that set the fastest time! A fine victory to […]

The end of four days with my partner Fortinet’s customers and staff We took advantage of our stopover in New York to introduce our sport and the IMOCA Fortinet – Best Western to the teams and customers on the home turf of my American-based partner! The program included four days of sailing in New York […]

After 13 days of convoying, numerous frontal passages and a beautiful storm on the last night, the IMOCA Fortinet – Best Western arrived in New York! A night-time arrival, in front of the Manhattan skyline, so the spectacle was grandiose! The crossing wasn’t all plain sailing, with weather conditions at times rough, but in the […]

Do you see nerve as a quality or a flaw? For me, nerve is a quality, especially as you need a certain amount of it to set up a Vendée Globe project. “Forget that you haven’t got a chance, just go for it. You never know when a misunderstanding might come up”, a mythical phrase […]

Valentin Walle, from all-rounder to master electrologist on the IMOCA Fortinet – Best Western. If you come across one of our preparers with a headlamp on, chances are it’s Valentin. He never takes it off, even during his lunch break. Valentin is one of those people who can do everything with his hands. As proof, […]