This guy has a heckuva story. He sailed the Vendee route. Though dismasted in the SoPac just before Cape Horn, he jury rigged a new mast, continued on, and finished today. Kudos!!!
Article below is in French:
http://www.ouest-france.fr/ofdernmin_-Alessandro-Di-Benedetto-a-boucle-son-Vendee-Globe-ce-matin_42314-1453650-pere-pdl_filDMA.Htm
His website (in Italian, French, or English):
http://www.alessandrodibenedetto.net/
While it probably wouldn't make many people's 'classic' list, that looks like a nice boat for the job. Even has an outboard! I was hoping for a tour of the cabin and maybe there is one on his website but it evaded me.
Nice link, Captain.