On the pontoons people are whispering: The French boats are almost all using the plans of the architect Guillaume Verdier, making the boats lot lighter, making them faster down the wind. But are those boats reliable enough ? Alex Thomson, using Farr plans on his Hugo Boss, is more confident than ever finishing this race and benefits gains on long-term (http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/article/2265/alex-thomson-the-french-favourites-won-t-finish.html) . But don’t forget the severe delamination in the first part of last Vendee Globe making Alex Thomson to pull out the race (http://thistrainisforgourock.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/hugoboss.jpg?w=300&h=186 )
At the end we’ll know the truth.