Italian skipper Alessandro Benedetto of the monohull “Team Plastique” (R) poses with French skipper Thomas Coville one day before the start of the Vendee Globe race, on November 9, 2012, in the harbour of Les Sables d’Olonne, western France. The 7th edition of the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world race will start on November 10, 2012. AFP PHOTO / FRED TANNEAU (Photo credit should read FRED TANNEAU/AFP/Getty Images)
