Vendée Globe sailing race (Wikipedia)
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Vendée Globe solo sailboat race 1989-1990: The 1989-1990 Vendée Globe Challenge, which later became the first edition of the Vendée Globe, was a non-stop round the world sailing race, sailed west to east. The start was 26 November 1989 from Les Sables-d'Olonne, France. Thirteen boats started and seven finished due to multiple abandonments, which is common in this "Everest of the Sea" that is the Vendée Globe. (Text from the Wikipedia article here)
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