Francesca Clapcich - The full unfiltered chat with Matt Sheahan

Francesca Clapcich does things differently. Her current goal is the 2028 Vendée Globe and yet contrary to many of those who have either completed or are aiming to do the race, she says the non-stop race around the world was never her dream. Instead she has competed at many of the world's biggest sailing events from the Olympics to the Women's America's Cup and was part of the crew that won the fully crewed Ocean Race around the world aboard 11th Hour Racing in 2023. The message is clear, Clapcich' experience is as broad as it is deep and it this that she is drawing on in her current campaign to compete in the next Vendée Globe. Matt Sheahan caught up with her a couple of days before she set out on her first solo offshore race in an IMOCA as she took on the 1000 Race. He spoke to her again at the start of the Vendée Arctique (https://youtu.be/AIN4cASjqtk) but it was clear that there was far more to Clapcich than we could include in that episode. So, for those who'd like to know more about the offshore sailor who does things differently, here's the full, unedited, unfiltered version of Matt's one to one chat with Francesca ahead of the 1000 Race.