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Eve of the Vendée Globe 2016/17 start
© Vincent Curutchet / DPPI / Vendee Globe
Eve of the 8th Vendée Globe start: We have lift off
The month long spell of unseasonable benevolent, summer-like weather is set to hold through Sunday, giving the 29 solo skippers who will start the Vendée Globe solo non stop race around the world the most favourable starting conditions for many years.