Amazing! Thanks to Elon Musk's Starlink, he managed to order McDonald's for his daughter while racing across the middle of the ocean.

With the help of the Starlink network, skippers in the Vendée Globe can now conduct video conferences in the open ocean and even order a McDonald's meal for their children from their boats. This technological revolution is changing the game.

While it's important not to downplay the athletic feat they're accomplishing, the solo sailors of the Vendée Globe are no longer truly alone. The arrival of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite network in this tenth edition is transforming the sailors' daily lives at sea, offering internet speeds up to 100 times faster than traditional solutions. This ultra-modern connectivity radically alters their way of communicating with loved ones and the outside world while adhering to the strict rules of the race.

Fabrice Amedeo, who experienced a nightmare Christmas on his boat, was recently able to achieve what was previously impossible during the Vendée Globe. He successfully ordered a McDonald's meal for his daughters from his boat while in the South Atlantic. "My eldest called me. And from the middle of the South Atlantic, I placed a McDonald's order on Uber Eats, and it was delivered at 8:10 PM. Isn't that crazy?" commented the former journalist, acknowledging that "the myth of the solitary adventurer skipper takes a hit." Despite these spectacular advances, safety remains a top concern.