30 Imoca 60's ready for the start.
We arrived in Les Sables d’Olonne just over two weeks ago to start on the final preparations for the fast approaching start of the Vendee Globe in just 9 days time.
Since we arrived, as always we all boats, we have had jobs list with things to complete but nothing that is going to cause major problems. Every now and again there is a little panic which is quickly resolved but, all in all the team and Mike are very confident with the preparation and the boat.
Here in Les Sables the spectators have been here in masses since the day the village opened which is makes getting to and form the boat a little bit harder but at the same time it is fantastic to see all the support. Amongst them there are sailors, non sailors, children, adults, all form a huge variety of nationalities.
Since there is no such thing as no jobs list, we have all been working a lot of hours trying to complete everything we can so that, come start day, there is as least as possible still to be done and those things are as irrelevant as possible. So far so good.
In Les Sables, there is race village and pontoon which are all open to the public, free of charge, they are both worth exploring, with one section of the village with and exhibition with the history of the race and the other for the sponsors stalls. Then to go on to the pontoon, there can be a long wait but it is definitely worth it to see the 30 boats each of them with their own uniqueness. If you have the chance then it is definitely worth taking.
Sam
