Justine Mettraux finishes 8th in the Vendée Globe 2024
by Vendée Globe media 25 Jan 06:40 PST
25 January 2025
Justine Mettraux, 8th of the Vendée Globe 2024 © Gauthier Lebec
Swiss skipper Justine Mettraux crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe this Saturday at 1338 hrs (UTC) to secure eighth place in a time of 76 days, 01 hour, 36 minutes, 52 seconds.
She is the first female to finish and the top international skipper to finish. Showing her tenacity and coolness under pressure she only just managed to hold off the fast advancing Sam Goodchild after she tore her mainsail during her final night at sea. Deeply reefed she could only…