Sidney Gavignet will skipper the famous Vendée Globe yawl Le Cigare Rouge

© Thierry Martinez Rolex Fastnet Race: Record-breaking offshore classics set to race in IRC Zero
IRC Zero has a rich seam of ocean-going history running through it. While French round the world race legend Jean-Luc Van Den Heede (aka VDH) isn't competing in the Rolex Fastnet Race, two of his former steeds will be on the IRC Zero start line.