The Vendée Globe is today the biggest sailing race around the world. Organised every four years, this race has the particularity of being single-handed, non-stop and without assistance. The 9th edition of the Vendée Globe will start from « Les Sables d’Olonne » on Sunday the 8th November 2020, behind closed doors. This year, thirty-three participants will be represented by nine nationalities including twenty-seven men and six women. It is a record! At the first edition in 1989, there were thirteen participants. The Vendée Globe is a difficult race where the racers must sail a minimum of 21,638 miles, which corresponds to…