Vendée Globe

Dominic Wavre is in good shape as he approaches his second Vendée Globe race. This time he sails a boat which was built at Southern Ocean Marine in New Zealand as the first of the newest generation of Owen Clarke designs, launched in June 2006.

That schedule gave Wavre the chance to have a long work up building towards this race, including a tough Route du Rhum in which he finished fourth, before last year’s double-handed Barcelona World Race. Overall he has now sailed more than 70,000 miles with his Temenos II.
Learning from that, Dominic’s sixth round the world race, he has made several alterations and updates for this Vendée Globe.
“This week has been about working with my technical team to get everything clear before next week. Next week will be all about working with the media.” (more in audio on www.vendeeglobe.org)
 



His eighth round the world voyage…
 «I know what the world looks like, but this time the route will be different. It´s better to sail around when you know your boat and the southern seas well, as that reduces the stress you feel. If this is your first time, you don´t know what you will be facing and it´s a giant leap into the unknown. It´s a difficult region and it´s only normal to feel apprehensive. Personally, I´ll be paying close attention to the boat, then myself, ensuring we come home in one piece.
It´s true too that this will be my second round the world race in two years (after the Barcelona World Race last winter, editor). It´s not always easy, but I don´t feel tired at all. I just want to get underway, get out there and sail… »

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