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The Vendee Globe is widely regarded as being the toughest solo round the world race.

It's made household names out of the likes of Dame Ellen MacArthur, Dee Caffari, and Alex Thompson to name just three, but no British sailor has won it. It's a race that tests the skipper to the limit. so what makes someone take it on.

Conrad Manning has his sights set firmly on the 2016 race and told Geoff Holt MBE that he thinks he can do it.