The sailors are not giving up thrills or battles, however. They seek them on older-generation racing monohulls and multihulls.
Twenty-six men, renowned boats and older technology: the Vintage category turns the crossing into an assumed adventure, focused on heritage and decarbonization.
On the same transatlantic race, the Vintage category sets the quest for marginal speed gains, backed by ever-greater resources, against the choice of older-generation boats.
They display an assumed taste for adventure. These twenty-six sailors, all men, are guided by a singular idea of adventure.
Racing in this way is presented as a means of showcasing the precious heritage of the race while encouraging decarbonization.
The change of course responds to exploding budgets and a race for innovation whose stakes are an extra tenth of a knot—the one that can make the difference.
He says he feels less in tune with today's sailing racing, without agreeing to disparage it. The stated distance is therefore not a rejection.
A sailor quoted in the report said:"I feel less in tune with today's sailing racing, but I will not disparage it."Le Figaro's public text breaks off before naming him.