For today's Geo Quiz we're looking for a place....and a state of mind. What we want you to name is a region of the ocean at or near the equator. It's a belt of low pressure that sailors have struggled with for centuries.

That's because the winds die down -- and the sails sag. Yves le Blévec of France seemed to manage, though.

Yves le Blévec

He's sailed right across our mystery region -- on his way to winning a solo ocean sailing race that started in France and ended in Brazil. He says you don't win something like this by chance.

“C'est du boulot parce que le niveau etait carrement haut et puis...”

He says even hard work didn't guarantee victory -- all the sailors in the race were highly motivated and well-equipped. We'll hear from another competitor in a few minutes.

First name that windless ocean region that the sailors crossed on their way from France to Brazil...