Germany’s Boris Herrmann has been working up to racing the Vendée Globe since he was a teenager. He has built his experience step by step, from winning a Class40 race round the world race to racing fast multihulls and inshore race boats, to records attempts and successes with Frances Joyon and Giovanni Soldini. Supported by the Yacht Club of Monaco and more recently Kuehne + Nagel, Herrmann has been absent from the pontoon, instead staying super safe at home in Hamburg.
