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Vendee Globe - Video of Conrad Colman finish in Les Sables d'Olonne

by Vendee Globe on 25 Feb 2017
- Conrad Colman finishes under sail in the jury rigged Foresight Natural Energy, February 24, 2017 Conrad Colman / Foresight Energy / Vendée Globe
Scenes of Kiwi solo round the world racer, Conrad Colman taken at the finish of the Vendee Globe race, which #crazykiwi completed under jury rig after being dismasted 700nm from the finish.

In Foresight Natural Energy Colman became the first New Zealand sailor to complete the Vendee Globe, he also became the first in eight editions of the race to sail the entire race using only renewable energy sources.

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