France's Violette Dorange becomes youngest sailor to complete Vendee Globe race at 23

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The 23-year-old Frenchwoman finished 25th in the Vendee Globe, in just under 91 days (ANSA)

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France's Violette Dorange, the youngest Vendee Globe finisher, is a social media sailing sensation

Tens of thousands of enthusiastic fans turned out at Les Sables d’Olonne to welcome the arrival of French sailor Violette Dorange at the finish of the Vendee Globe.

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Hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram, tens of thousands in the port of Les Sables d'Olonne: Why Violette Dorange, the youngest participant in the Vendée Globe, is not so secret winner at all.

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France's Violette Dorange, 23, becomes youngest sailor to complete Vendée Globe

Violette Dorange made history on Sunday, becoming the youngest skipper to complete the Vendée Globe solo round-the-world yacht race. The 23-year-old finished the race in 90 days and broke a record set in 2016 by the previous youngest-ever finisher.

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Youngest sailor completes Globe Vendee

Globe Trotting 23-year-old Violette Dorange from France has completed the Vendée Globe Race coming 25th after 90 days and 22 hours at sea. She beat a previous record to become the youngest sailor in the race’s history to complete the round the world yachting event. The Vendée sailing race is a round the world, non-stop, no assistance, solo yacht race. It was first started in 1989… Source

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At just 23 years old, the navigator arrived this Sunday at Les Sables-d'Olonne after 90 days and 22 hours spent alone aboard her monohull.