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Meteo France is providing sustainability indicators buoys for skippers to immerse at specific waypoints, here Alexia Barrier, during the Vendee Globe prestart in les Sables d'Olonne, France, on October 21, 2020
© Yvan Zedda / Alea
Lab coats and foul weather gear? Vendée Globe skippers help with scientific data gathering
Ten weather data buoys, three Argo floats and three thermosalinographs are the key items of scientific measuring and recording equipment which will be taken by Vendée Globe skippers during this upcoming race.