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The Vendée Globe has long since proven to be much more than a solo race around the world. It is a human adventure which shapes lives and which very often develops destinies. On this edition one of the ...
Next Sunday, that is the 10th of November, the 40 skippers of the Vendée Globe will start the 10th edition of the legendary solo non stop round the world race. From 8 a.m. (local time France, +1hr UTC ...
After a truly unforgettable weekend during which five skippers finished their Vendée Globes and enjoyed their welcome back into the Les Sables d’Olonne channel, there are six racers still out on the ...
Consider Cape Horn, an imposing black coloured lonely lump of rock. 425 metres high, 12 km² at the end of the world, swept by violent storms. All in all a very hostile, lonely area to work at. Welcome ...
Now that the skippers are well into their circumnavigation of Antarctic it’s a good time to learn about the polar scientific stations which are situated in some of the most remote, hostile parts of ...
The last three skippers competing in the Vendée Globe are into their last days racing. Manuel Cousin (Coup de Pouce, 31st) is expected to finish on Friday. Getting closer to land he now has to be ...
In the old days, icebergs in the Antarctic could completely disrupt shipping routes. Today, the number of icebergs is directly linked to changes in sea levels. Ice and shipping have not always gone ...
Resupplying scientists on the southern islands From Reunion Island, the Marion Dufresne, owned by the TAAF, also makes four rotations each year to the French sub-Antarctic islands. It transports ...
Well, the emotions are indescribable. It’s the result of so much work! I’m happy to have won this Vendée Globe, this veritable monument of ocean racing, and to join this very exclusive club of winners ...
On Monday, the TeamWork - Team Snef project of skipper Justine Mettraux, 8th in the Vendée Globe 2024 and holder of the women's record of 76 days 01 hours and 36 minutes, announced the construction of ...
Arnaud Boissières, skipper of the recently dismasted La Mie Câline has been forced to retire from the race in the end. He took this decision on Sunday and officialised it with race management. The ...
Racing what is almost certainly the most extreme sailing event in the world, Vendée Globe skippers are subjected to particularly testing conditions for the human body. Between the permanent damp and ...