Conrad Colman / MS Amlin

© Thomas Deregniaux / Qaptur / MS AMLIN It's a hard road to the start of the Vendée Globe - just ask Ollie Heer and Conrad Colman
There are 40 skippers and their boats already at the Vendée Globe race village in Les Sables d'Olonne ahead of the start on November 10th, and all of them have their tales to tell of triumphing over adversity to take part in this four-yearly classic.