USA'S RICH WILSON HAS ENTERED THE 2008 VENDEE GLOBE SINGLE HAND NO STOP, NO ASSISTANCE AROUND THE WORD RACE IN THE NEWLY UPGRADED GREAT AMERICA III. RICH BOUGHT HIS FIRST MAST MATE BACK IN 1987 AND NOW HAS EQUIPPED HIS 60FT RACER WITH AN 80FT CUSTOM MAST MATE. GET MORE INFORMATION ON THESE LINKS RICH WILSON , THE VENDEE GLOBE RACE and the recent France to Brazil Jacques Vabre IMOCA qualifying race.