Sébastien Josse officially retires

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December 29. 2008 at 15:15
© SEBASTIEN JOSSE / BT / Vendée Globe

At 14h01 today, The Vendée Globe Race Directors received an e-mail from the team director, Mark Turner officially declaring that Sébastien Josse was retiring from the race. He becomes the thirteenth competitor to retire since the start. Sébastien Josse decided on Monday morning to head for Auckland (New Zealand) because of his damaged rudder (see photo).