Sailing: Javier Sansó participates in the Vendée Globe

Last November 9 at the French Port of Le Sables d'Olonne, the regatta Vendée Globe 2000 started, with the participation of the Mallorcan solo navigator Javier Sansó.

Javier Sansó Windman was born in Palma in 1969 and is a graduate in Finance and International Relations at Boston. He started to navigate at 3 months and has carried out 9 transatlantic crossings, two of these alone. In 1997, at 27 years of age, he reached the South Pole in a 55 foot boat.

The regatta, Vendée Globe, is one of the hardest sporting trials in existence. In the present edition three participants have already withdrawn, such as the Briton, Mike Golding, one of the favourites, due to a broken mast. According to the latest news, the Mallorcan, Javier Sansó, on board Old Spice, is sailing without problems in the group of boats that are leading the competition.

More information on Web Esport

Relating webs:
- Vendée Globe 2000
- Diario de Regatas: Especial Vendée Globe 2000

Date of publication: 11/11/2000

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