Armel Tripon in front of his brand new boat. - P. Bouras

Big stop for Team Occitane Sailing . While sailing in western Brittany at the end of last week, in order to complete the qualifying journey necessary for his departure for Vendée-Arctique-Les Sables, the Nantes skipper Armel Tripon struck an OFNI (floating object not identified).

Problem, the Nantais must at all costs be departing from the Vendée - Arctic - Les Sables d'Olonne, whose departure is scheduled for 10 days, next July 4th. A qualifying event for ... the Vendée Globe! “Despite significant damage to the front of the boat and on the starboard rudder, I made the decision in agreement with Reinold Geiger, president of the L'Occitane group, to take the boat out of the water today in order to 'carry out the necessary repairs so that he can start on July 4 as planned and in complete safety,' announced Michel de Franssu, the builder of the monohull. A boat built in Nantes on the premises of Black Pepper.

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