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Officials Bruno Retailleau, Ministre de l'Interieur, Alain Leboeuf (President SAEM Vendee), Patricia Brochard (Sodebo President) and Yannick Moreau (Les Sables d'Olonne mayor) are pictured with skippers during the Vendée Globe village inauguration
© Jean-Louis Carli / Alea / VG2024
Getting acclimatised, a damp Vendée Globe village inauguration day is lit up by big, happy smiles
The early rain was torrential at times but the smiles shared between the 40 skippers, the important dignitaries and the thousands of visitors waiting patiently more than made up for the inclement weather.