JEAN LE CAM (FRA)|
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In the 1997 Whitbread it was
Paul Cayard and his brutal
talk of firehoses on deck
that kept followers of the
race locked onto the news
coming off the eventual race winner. In this
Vendée Globe that mantle has landed
with King Jean, who introduced himself
to thousands of new fans by hogging the
limelight in the opening weeks of the race
by refusing to lie down with the other old
boats as he ‘should’. And then there came
prose to turn Moitessier green with envy…
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| Why they won |
| Pictured: finally resting after saving
his friend. ‘I feel sorry for anyone
coming up against Jean in this
vote. Bravo, Jean!’ – Campbell
Field; ‘Hero’ – Jimmy Hellberg;
‘Le Cam, le legende’ – Simon
Scammell; ‘Still the master of
the seas’ – Patrick Lindqvist;
‘Jean, as if kicking ass in an old
boat wasn’t enough, he ups
the ante by rescuing Escoffier’
– Dave Russell; ‘Sailor of the
year… of the decade?’ – Antoine
de Kerviler; ‘This Vendée now
has its hero’ – Phillip Scherer. |
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