(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 6, 2020 French skipper Kevin Escoffier poses in Lorient, western Frane, a few weeks prior to take the start of the Vendee Globe around the world solo sailing race aboard his Imoca 60 monohull 'PRB'. - French skipper Kevin Escoffier (PRB), who had had to abandon the Vendee Globe due to a major waterway in his boat, was rescued by the French Navy, announced his team on December 6, 2020. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP)