Yachts Pass Cape Horn in Vendée Globe Race

French skipper François Gabart (Macif) became the first to round Cape Horn Tuesday in the around-the-world Vendée Globe yachting race. French skipper Armel Le Cléac'h (Banque Populaire) passed the Cape just over an hour later.

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SHOTLIST PACIFIC OCEAN, Dec 30 2012 (Source: Vendée Globe/A.S.O/Nefertiti Production) //NO RESALE, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY// -VAR of François Gabart's boat SOUNDBITE 1, Armel Le Cléac'h, skipper (Banque Populaire), (French, 17 sec): "We just crossed Cape Horn 20 minutes ago, not even, maybe 15 minutes ago. We entered the Atlantic Ocean. It's my second time, four years after my first Vendée Globe in 2008." ANIMATION (In French) of two yachts passing Cape Horn (30 sec), Jan 1 2013 (Source: Vendée Globe/A.S.O/Nefertiti Production) //NO RESALE, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY// SOUNDBITE 2, Armel Le Cléac'h, skipper (Banque Populaire), (French, 19 sec): "Unfortunately this year the conditions are different. It's really difficult in terms of visibility. You don't see much. So I see Cape Horn by radar but visually from outside I can't really see it through the fog and mist." PACIFIC OCEAN, Dec 30 2012 (Source: Vendée Globe/A.S.O/Nefertiti Production) //NO RESALE, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY// -VAR of François Gabart's boat SOUNDBITE 3, Armel Le Cléac'h, skipper (Banque Populaire), (French, 19 sec): "It wasn't in the programme four years ago but this year we have icebergs on the route. So we're trying to be careful. It's still day but in a few hours night will come and so we'll need to avoid certain danger zones." CAPE HORN, in Pacific Ocean, Jan 1 2013 (Source: Vendée Globe/A.S.O/Nefertiti Production) //NO RESALE, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY // - VAR of skipper Armel Le Cléac'h (Banque Populaire) passing Cape Horn -------------------------------------------- NO AFP TEXT STORY