Sébastien Destremau's Vendée Globe

To mark the release of his book, we'd like to share the incredible adventure of French skipper Sébastien Destremau.

As a technical partner, Advanced Tracking provided the communication and geolocation solutions on board "Merci" for its 2020-2021 Vendée Globe, enabling it to stay connected anytime, anywhere.

Inmarsat FleetBroadband 250

Thanks to the Inmarsat FleetBroadBand 250 satellite communication system, Sébastien was able to share his daily life aboard the Imoca "Merci". And he's well placed to communicate! A graduate of the Australian School of Journalism and an adventurer and professional sailor, he knows how to share his adventure, both through his video and audio vacations and his superb photos, such as the sunsets. To transmit such data, the Inmarsat FBB 250 is the ideal companion, because whatever the weather conditions, it connects quickly to the eleven geostationary satellites.

Sébastien exchanged a great deal of information during his Vendée Globe, which turned into a real ordeal, with his cockpit shelter tearing open, his navigation instruments failing him and a crack appearing in the bow of his yacht. The Pacific Ocean soon became inaccessible... But through his adventures he was never alone, because the advantage of the Inmarsat FleetBroadBand 250 is that it can receive voice and data. He was able to benefit from invaluable exchanges, particularly with his brothers.

As this equipment is approved by GMDSS (the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System), it is also used for search and rescue at sea in the event of an accident.

Thank you Vendée Globe

All his fans were also able to follow him in real time on the map website www.mercivendeeglobe.com thanks to this state-of-the-art equipment. So the whole world was able to live his experience, which finally came to an end on January 16, 2021 in New Zealand.