“End of the Vendée Globe with the arrival of Ari Huusela. Bravo to all for this incredible edition
,
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greeted Jérémie Beyou, one of the unfortunate people of the edition on Twitter.
After 116 days of racing and emotions, the Vendée Globe 2020-2021 closed this Friday with the arrival of the last classified sailor: Ari Huusela (Stark) 25th (out of 33 boats at the start) of a 9th edition which will remain in the legend for its twists and its suspense.
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Arrived a few minutes after sunrise, he covered the 24,365 miles of the theoretical course at an average speed of 8.70 knots.
Quite a symbol, it is an unknown Finn who has come full circle.
Discovery of "Super Happy Ari", the lookalike of Thierry Omeyer, a 58-year-old amateur sailor, aeronautical engineer turned airline pilot (more than 20,000 flight hours), propelled star in his country (
"Almost everyone in Finland knows the Vendée Globe now ”
).
He who with pleasure shared his adventure and often repeated during
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