Originally designed to blast around the world non-stop and solo every fours years, the IMOCA scene and its racing calendar has exploded to the point that there is almost too much choice for teams.
But this year something else was bubbling beneath.
New designs for the next Vendée cycle are starting to appear and along with them, new names on the leaderboard.
So, we take a look at how this race played out for the IMOCA fleet as they wrestled with the tactics and what the top dogs thought about it once they had reached the other side. here's the trailer.
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The largest fleet but the smallest boats, the Class 40s had the toughest race in the Transat Cafe L'Or
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They might have races for over 20 days and 3,200 miles but when it came to the finish there were plenty of stopwatches out