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Circumnavigator Boris Herrmann is planning the next Vendée Globe launch

2021-02-07T13:07:12.795Z


After the circumnavigation is before the circumnavigation. Boris Herrmann has barely recovered from the rigors of the Vendée Globe regatta when the sailor announces that he will be participating again. For that he needs a new ship.


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The boat of sailor Boris Herrmann is for sale

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After his Vendée Globe premiere, Boris Herrmann is already planning the next race around the world.

After the upcoming sale of the yacht "Seaexplorer - Yacht Club de Monaco", Herrmann and his team want to build a new boat for participation in other regattas and the 10th Vendée Globe in 2024/2025.

“I'm confident we can do this.

We have a lot of good ideas, we want to build a new one as soon as possible and of course we'd love to sail for victory next time, "he told the German press agency.

After talking to Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the 39-year-old from Hamburg was in the ZDF's »Current Sports Studio« on Saturday evening.

There he said about participating again in the toughest sea marathon for solo sailors: “This is my big dream.

It is often cursed during the race.

Then you cross the finish line.

It's like a giant pain pill.

You forget the hardships and the loneliness, and you are immediately taken up again by the fascination. "

Only last week did the skipper reach his destination in Les Sables-d'Olonne, France, in a good fifth place after almost 80 days.

He had survived the collision with a fishing boat in the last few meters, but lost a better position.

In the SPIEGEL interview, he spoke about the momentous collision and his experiences on the high seas.

At no point did he blame the fishermen.

Rather, he was already dreaming of a place on the podium and said: “It was a great, long pain.

I imagine being on the podium of the Vendée Globe like climbing Mount Everest. ”He is now preparing again for this.

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Source: spiegel

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