With the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe starting on 10 November, this month we are giving you the opportunity to win a book by Jean-Luc Ven Den Heede, twice a podium finisher.
The Last Sea Dog
By Jean-Luc Van Den Heede
£14.99
Fernhurst Books
The Last Sea Dog tells the story of Jean-Luc Van Den Heede’s life and his many sailing adventures, focusing on his triumph in the 2018/19 Golden Globe Race. Jean-Luc has rounded Cape Horn 12 times and completed six solo circumnavigations. He holds the overall record for a circumnavigation against the prevailing winds and currents. He has been on the podium twice in the Vendée Globe, coming third in 1990 and second in 1993. More recently he won the Golden Globe Race in 2018/19 at the age of 73. This race was run as a 50th anniversary of the 1968 race won by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. While the restriction of no assistance and no stopovers were not particularly unusual, more challenging were the requirements to sail the race ‘as in 1968’ with yachts similar to those available in that year and, except for safety equipment, no modern technology allowed.
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