His pathway to compete on the Vendée Globe is like a carefully developed flight plan which is what you might expect from a career long haul pilot. Finland’s Ari Huusela, 58 years old, will take time off from being a Finnair pilot to race this ninth edition of the Vendée Globe sailing the Owen Clarke designed Stark, which started out as Dee Caffari’s Aviva in the 2008-9 race.
