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The struggle of offshore sailors for sponsors and budgets is difficult and tedious. Few become rich by racing on the high seas. For Alan Roura from Geneva, perseverance paid off.
She will score with her story: in a year and a half, Justine Mettraux will be the first Swiss woman to contest the Vendée Globe.
Martin Keruzoré / 11th Hour Racing
In the beginning there is passion and the desire to compete in races on the seven seas with a sailing boat. Be it on the Ocean Race with a crew, in pairs on the Transat Jacques Vabre or alone on the Vendée Globe.