The West option of skipper Fives Group – Lantana Environnement pays a little more every day. And even if Louis is still officially ranked (compared to the goal) in 2nd position of the boats with drifts behind Jean Le Cam, at 7 am this morning he is indeed the best placed really boats with straight drifts!
This Thursday is long and complicated. The head of the fleet of the Imoca dinghies enters the doldrums zone. Sea of oil, stifling heat and big grains that fall on you without warning… We must arm ourselves with patience and vigilance.
Fortunately, for the Normand and his fellow tourdumondists, this zone of intertropical turbulence (its little official name) should retract towards the African coasts within 20 hours, giving way to the trade winds of the southern hemisphere…
A respectuous and circular sporting event
The Fives IMOCA is an "upcycled" boat. Thanks to Louis, it lives a 2nd life!
Louis and his team gave a new life to a very damaged IMOCA because of a fire. This refurbishment undertaking was a real technical challenge... that succeeded in only 10 months!
Louis and his team continue to apply this upcycling principle and optimization research with a constant effort on sobriety throughout this Vendée Globe program.
Louis is also very keen on respecting everyone's work and giving a chance.
The Fives Group, a major partner in this Vendée Globe program, has been seduced by such commitment and values, as it shares the same values and responsibilities.
Fives, your partner for a more virtuous industry
For over 200 years, the Group has designed the breakthrough solutions and technologies that make industry what it is. From the first railways to the Eiffel Tower, through the spatial conquest, Fives always spearheaded the industry of the future. Pioneering decarbonization, the Group is an unconditional partner of the industry's energy transition. Through digitization, the promotion of a circular economy and the development of new processes and new energy sources, Fives puts its technological leadership to its customers' service.
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