Since its first edition in 1989, the Vendée Globe has produced heroes. These sailors who set off on a round-the-world voyage each have an adventure. Whether it is to win it or for some other reason, each one comes back changed. It is precisely this level of competition and adventure that this beautiful book honours.
Indeed, even in 2020, going around the planet alone and unassisted is still a feat. The first adventurers who dared to do so in 1989 set off into the unknown. Although today things are more focused and the risks are undoubtedly more measured, this dimension persists strongly.
Through texts very well written by Didier Ravon, and highlighted by a very rich iconography (let's not forget that the author is above all a photographer) this book makes us relive all the editions with its dramas and joys. Obviously, the story takes shortcuts imposed by the exercise, but this book tells the sequence of the race and reminds us how much it requires an investment for these extraordinary sailors.
After the book "Vendée Globe Adventurers of the Deep South" this book, "The Vendée Globe, 30 years of adventure", which gives a portrait of all the competitors in the race, is complementary and talks above all about the event.
The Vendée Globe - 30 years of adventure
- Didier Ravon
- 24 x 28.5 cm
- 224 pages
- 35.00 euros
