Vendée Globe sailing race (Wikipedia)
(Online details here.)Wikipedia page for the Vendée Globe sailing race
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Vendée Globe solo sailboat race 2016-2017: The 2016- 2017 Vendée Globe was a non-stop solo Round the World Yacht Race for IMOCA 60 class yachts and the eighth edition of the race. The race started from Les Sables d'Olonne on 6 November 2016 with 29 skippers from ten countries. (Text from the Wikipedia article here)
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