{"id":638,"date":"2009-02-09T12:43:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-09T11:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.multiplast.eu\/brit-air-2nd-of-the-vendee-globe\/"},"modified":"2009-02-09T12:43:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-09T11:43:00","slug":"brit-air-2nd-of-the-vendee-globe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.multiplast.eu\/en\/brit-air-2nd-of-the-vendee-globe\/","title":{"rendered":"Brit Air 2nd of the Vend\u00e9e Globe !"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-family: arial black,avant garde; font-size: 12pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-459\" style=\"margin-right: 10px; float: left;\" title=\"Brit Air, 2d of Vend\u00e9e Globe 2008\/2009 (\u00a9 Benoit Stichelbault)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.multiplast.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Brit-Air-second-du-Vende-Globe-2008_2009.jpg\" alt=\"Brit-Air-second-du-Vende-Globe-2008 2009\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.multiplast.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Brit-Air-second-du-Vende-Globe-2008_2009.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.multiplast.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Brit-Air-second-du-Vende-Globe-2008_2009-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/span><span>Brit Air 2nd of the Vend\u00e9e Globe !<span style=\"font-family: arial black,avant garde;\"><br \/>______________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Crossing the finishing line at Les Sables d&#8217;Olone (France) Saturday February 7, 2009 at 08h 41&#8242; 35&#8243; Gmt, French skipper Armel le Cleac&#8217;h end 2nd of the 2008\/2009 Vend\u00e9e Globe, after an exemplary navigation of 89d 09h 39&#8242; 35&#8243; aboard Imoca 60-footer Brit Air built by Multiplast. <\/strong>31 years old, as a rookie, Breton skipper must be considered as an &#8220;able seaman&#8221;. <em><strong>Armel le Cleac&#8217;h<\/strong><\/em> :<em> &#8220;&#8230; First goal was to complete that RTW, to sail the best I can, having a nice course and well managing myself in the south seas. 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