In about three months, the IMOCAs embark on what is their last stretch before the before the Vendée Globe. First is the Transat CIC which races from Brest to Charleston before the New York Vendée which races back across the Atlantic to Les Sables d'Olonne in June. So there are two major solo transatlantic races on which to validate (or not) the major changes made this winter, and only the summer to make any very late changes.
