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12.17.25

11th Hour Racing named impact partner of The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026

Partnership to Drive Sustainability, Science, Ocean Literacy and Gender Equity.

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11.28.25

After a stunning 2025 season Sam Goodchild is the IMOCA Glob…

After a long season at the top of the IMOCA fleet that featured three race wins, Great Bri…

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11.24.25

Quel rôle peut jouer la course au large dans la transformati…

Pour ce 10ᵉ épisode de Transitions, enregistré au Havre lors du départ de la Transat Café …

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IMOCA Globe Series 2025
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20.11The 2028 Vendée Globe rules unveiled…On 12 November 2028, from Les Sables d'Olonne, a new generation of sailors will set out to take on the most extreme challenge: sailing around the world, solo, non-stop and without assistance, on IMOCA 18-metre monohulls. To date, only 100 skippers have succeeded in this exploit, known to the general public as the ‘Everest’ of the seas.…07.11Sam Goodchild and Loïs Berrehar (Macif Santé Prévoyange) third in IMOCA division on TRANSAT CAFÉ L’OR…This Friday, 7 November, at 12.55 pm local time (5.55 pm in Paris), Sam Goodchild and Loïs Berrehar crossed the finish line of the IMOCA class in third place in Fort-de-France Bay, during the 17th edition of the TRANSAT CAFÉ L’OR Le Havre Normandie.…07.11JJérémie Beyou and Morgan Lagravière (Charal) win IMOCA division on TRANSAT CAFÉ L’OR…French duo Jérémie Beyou and Morgan Lagravière (Charal 2) took the IMOCA Class victory on the TRANSAT CAFÉ L’OR Le Havre Normandie double handed race this Friday morning when they crossed the finish line at 5.15 am hrs local time (minus 4hrs UTC).…06.11Transat Café L’OR: Beyou and Lagravière on course for historic victory on Charal…With just over 500 miles to go, the Transat Café L’OR has turned into a masterclass by Jérémie Beyou and Morgan Lagravière on Charal.…03.11Race Report | Day 8 on the Transat Café l'OR: Who made the best move in the IMOCA fleet?…After a week of racing, we take a look at the IMOCA fleet in the Transat Café l’OR with ⁨Sébastien Marsset⁩, finisher of the last Vendée Globe and candidate for the 2028 Vendée Globe.…22.10En route to AMAALA!…On Wednesday, October 15, at a time when IMOCA boats usually set sail for Le Havre to take part in the Transat Café L'Or, an autumn event held in odd-numbered years, Alan Roura and Team AMAALA set sail for an unknown destination.…29.09Antoine Mermod: Celebrating the success of a superb second edition of The Ocean Race Europe…The second edition of The Ocean Race Europe is now behind us – an event that produced compelling racing over seven hectic weeks on a course that circled Europe, from Kiel to Boka Bay in Montenegro, and with one clear winner at the end in Biotherm.…09.09Paprec Arkéa leads as new breeze sends IMOCA fleet speeding south…The top teams are close again as complex weather looms on the way to Boka Bay.…
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11/7/25JJérémie Beyou and Morgan Lagravière (Charal) win IMOCA division on TRANSAT CAFÉ L’OR

French duo Jérémie Beyou and M…

11/3/25Race Report | Day 8 on the Transat Café l'OR: Who made the best move in the IMOCA fleet?

After a week of racing, we tak…

11/3/25The 13th Route du Rhum–Destination Guadeloupe will set sail on November 1, 2026

After opening applications a f…

10/29/25RACE REPORT I Day 4 on the Transat Café l'OR: North or South?

As the fleet completes its 4th…

10/29/25RACE REPORT I Day 1 on the Transat Café l'OR: tough first night for the IMOCA 🤯

Welcome to our very first Race…

10/26/25LIVE 🔴 Start of the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR Le Havre Normandie

10/16/25Ready for the Transat Café l’OR? Start on October 26!

Next Sunday, eighteen double-h…

9/23/25EUROPE EXPRESS | Biotherm triumphs… and the next chapter is already being written

Seven weeks have passed since …

9/8/25EUROPE EXPRESS I The IMOCA in Italy: A New Chapter Begins

We are in Genoa for the finish…

9/1/25EUROPE EXPRESS I Biotherm unbeatable? Everything can change in the Mediterranean

We are in Nice for the finish …

Championship

IMOCA Globe Series 2025 - 2029
1st
Sam GOODCHILD
MACIF SANTÉ PRÉVOYANCE & BIOTHERM
Country GB		 383.75 pts
2nd
Jérémie BEYOU
CHARAL
Country FR		 355 pts
3rd
Justine METTRAUX
TEAMWORK-TEAM SNEF
Country CH		 319.50 pts
4Country IT Ambrogio BECCARIA
ALLAGRANDE MAPEI 		ALLAGRANDE MAPEI 306 pts
5Country IT Francesca CLAPCICH
11TH HOUR RACING 		11TH HOUR RACING 280 pts
6Country FR Yoann RICHOMME
PAPREC ARKÉA 		PAPREC ARKÉA 278.50 pts
7Country FR Elodie BONAFOUS
ASSOCIATION PETITS PRINCES - QUÉGUINER 		ASSOCIATION PETITS PRINCES - QUÉGUINER 250 pts
8Country GB Will HARRIS
11TH HOUR RACING 		11TH HOUR RACING 241.75 pts
9Country FR Morgan LAGRAVIERE
CHARAL 		CHARAL 206.75 pts
10Country GB Sam DAVIES
INITIATIVES-CŒUR 		INITIATIVES-CŒUR 198 pts
11Country FR Loïs BERREHAR
MACIF SANTÉ PRÉVOYANCE 		MACIF SANTÉ PRÉVOYANCE 197.50 pts
12Country FR Violette DORANGE
INITIATIVES-CŒUR 		INITIATIVES-CŒUR 196.50 pts
13Country FR Paul MEILHAT
BIOTHERM 		BIOTHERM 194.50 pts
14Country FR Nicolas LUNVEN
HOLCIM-PRB 		HOLCIM-PRB 175.50 pts
15Country FR Thomas RUYANT
ALLAGRANDE MAPEI 		ALLAGRANDE MAPEI 171.75 pts
16Country FR Louis BURTON
BUREAU VALLÉE 		BUREAU VALLÉE 154 pts
17Country NL Rosalin KUIPER
HOLCIM-PRB 		HOLCIM-PRB 148 pts
17Country FR Corentin HOREAU
PAPREC ARKÉA 		PAPREC ARKÉA 148 pts
19Country FR Arnaud BOISSIÈRES
4CAD - LA MIE CALINE 		4CAD - LA MIE CALINE 145.50 pts
20Country FR Xavier MACAIRE
TEAMWORK - TEAM SNEF 		TEAMWORK - TEAM SNEF 143 pts
21Country FR Louis DUC
FIVES GROUP - LANTANA ENVIRONNEMENT 		FIVES GROUP - LANTANA ENVIRONNEMENT 141 pts
21Country FR Benjamin DUTREUX
4CAD - LA MIE CALINE 		4CAD - LA MIE CALINE 141 pts
23Country FR Yann ELIÈS
ASSOCIATION PETITS PRINCES - QUÉGUINER 		ASSOCIATION PETITS PRINCES - QUÉGUINER 135.75 pts
24Country HU Szabolcs WEÖRES
NEW EUROPE 		NEW EUROPE 134 pts
25Country FR Romain ATTANASIO
FORTINET - BEST WESTERN 		FORTINET - BEST WESTERN 122 pts
25Country CH Alan ROURA
TEAM AMAALA 		TEAM AMAALA 122 pts
27Country FR Armel TRIPON
LES P'TITS DOUDOUS 		LES P'TITS DOUDOUS 118 pts
27Country FR Nico D'ESTAIS
CAFÉ JOYEUX 		CAFÉ JOYEUX 118 pts
29Country GB Pip HARE
CANADA OCEAN RACING - BE WATER POSITIVE 		CANADA OCEAN RACING - BE WATER POSITIVE 114.25 pts
30Country FR Pascal BIDÉGORRY
PAPREC ARKÉA 		PAPREC ARKÉA 114 pts
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10.2.24

Offshore racing: a laboratory for innovation in alternative materials

As part of its commitment to sustainability, the IMOCA class has recently introduced an experimental rule regarding the use of alternative materials in boat construction.

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9.30.24

IMOCA takes another step to limit harmful emissions in sail production with the introduction of the …

Last year the Class established its successful Green Sail rule that focused on reducing emissions in three areas of sail manufacturing – energy, waste and transportation. Now a more rigorous system is being put in place,…

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