(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 24, 2020 French skipper Kevin Escoffier poses onboard his Imoca 60 monohull PRB at the starting site of the 2020 edition of the Vendee Globe around the world monohull solo sailing race, on the Vendee Globe village in Les Sables-d'Olonne. - 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)