Vendee Arctique Race Course Change. Gales north of Iceland. Fleet to face 50 Knots and 5 meter seas

Please Subscribe, Like and check bell for our uploads. VENDÉE ARCTIQUE - LES SABLES D’OLONNE COURSE IS ALTERED THE FLEET WON’T PASS NORTH OF ICELAND. In the face of a forecast for deep low pressure system set to bring strong gales in the area of Iceland, the organisation of the Vendée Arctique Les Sables d’Olonne race this morning took the decision to change the scheduled course to eliminate the passage round to the north of Iceland for the 24 solo skippers racing. The altered course is maintained at the original distance of 3300 nautical miles.