The Vendée Globe is approaching

The week kicked off with some very good news thanks to the announcement made by Yves Auvinet, President of the Vendée Globe, with regards the extension of the number of competitors from 30 to 34 for the next edition of the event in 2020-2021. It’s an announcement that takes Giancarlo Pedote one step closer to the start line of the Vendée Globe. Meantime, Giancarlo Pedote is continuing to prepare as best he can for the upcoming Transat Jacques Vabre. In this way, the skipper of Prysmian Group and his co-skipper Anthony Marchand went sailing for a 24-hour double-handed stint between Tuesday and Wednesday, in what were bracing conditions. “We had over 25 knots of breeze the whole time, which enabled us to push the boat as well as test out the sails and life aboard the boat”, says the Italian sailor “We’re not due to have a new set of sails for the transatlantic race, but we are continuing to optimise the one we currently use, even if it’s just the details now. The aim is really to have everything as up to scratch as possible for when we leave Le Havre”, explains Giancarlo, who should be able to pick up the three sails in question early next week and then immediately get in another 24-hour double-handed training session and start mulling over the weather for the Jacques Vabre course in earnest.