When Finnish solo skipper Ari Huusela crossed the finish line of the 2020-2021 Vendée Globe this Friday morning at 08 35 46 hrs UTC to finish in 25^th place on the solo non stop race around the world it marked the ultimate conclusion of an ocean racing dream which has occupied almost all of his spare time over the last 22 years. His elapsed time is 116 days 18 hours 15 minutes and 46 seconds and he closes the finish line  36 days after winner Yannick Bestaven and Charlie Dalin crossed. 

Ari Huusela has the honour of closing the course on this 9th Vendée Globe. He is the last to finish the race some 37 days after the first boats. He is just as much of a hero having spent the most time at sea and his finish will mark a suitably magical end to a magnificent human and sporting story.  Friday, around 10 a.m local time Ari, the Finnish airline pilot, will bring this fabulous 2020-2021 edition to a close.

Ari Huusela has the honour of closing the course on this 9th Vendée Globe. He is the last to finish the race some 37 days after the first boats. He is just as much of a hero having spent the most time at sea and his finish will mark a suitably magical end to a magnificent human and sporting story.  Friday, around 10 a.m local time Ari, the Finnish airline pilot, will bring this fabulous 2020-2021 edition to a close.

With 130 nautical miles to go to the finish line of the Vendée Globe, the 25^th and final skipper Ari Huusela has made what should be his final tack of the race and the 58 year old Finnish skipper is this afternoon concentrating on tidying his boat and having everything in perfect shape for his arrival across the finish line which should be – he believes – around 0900hrs UTC Friday morning, 1000hrs local time.

With 130 nautical miles to go to the finish line of the Vendée Globe, the 25^th and final skipper Ari Huusela has made what should be his final tack of the race and the 58 year old Finnish skipper is this afternoon concentrating on tidying his boat and having everything in perfect shape for his arrival across the finish line which should be – he believes – around 0900hrs UTC Friday morning, 1000hrs local time.