Vendee update- Marc Thiercelin retires
by Courtesy Scuttlebutteurope on 1 Jan 2005
After several days of anticipation, Marc Thiercelin finally confirmed his retirement from his third Vendée Globe at 1000 GMT this morning.
He was clearly upset at the today’s radio session after what is the first ever time he has not been able to complete a race in his entire sailing career, always endeavouring to finish what he sets out to do.
‘Lots of things are knocking around in my head; you have to accept that there’s nothing you can do and bounce back.’
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