The skipper of L’Occitane en Provence seems relatively relaxed and ready to go on what will be his first Vendée Globe. He is taking advantage of every moment of this pre-start period, though he and his team are being super careful on the pontoon and around the race village. Tripon, who won the Multi50 class in the last Route du Rhum has already planned his race, breaking it into bite sized chunks and already knows the rhythm he wants to achieve on his radical scow bowed foiler.
