IMOCA Open 60 - Vendée Globe 2010/21 - 'Without outside assistance' - new rules

The rapid development of communication technologies has led to the fact that offshore regattas are easy to follow. However, there is also the possibility of accepting unauthorized help from outside, for example when programming the route or interpreting the weather map. At the request of the participants, the race management of the Vendée Globe has now precisely defined technical communication with additional rules. The report.