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12.19.23

2023 – An IMOCA season like no other

More boats, more sailors and more races – the 2023 IMOCA season was a blockbuster that was followed by fans all over the world, gripped by stories of sporting glory and occasional heartbreak from the men and women who sa…

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11.28.23

Solo racing returns in the IMOCA Class with the Retour à la Base

So here we go, the beginning of the final build-up to next year’s Vendée Globe as single-handed racing returns to the IMOCA Class, with the first ever solo Retour à la Base from Martinique in the French Caribbean to Lori…

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11.24.23

Transat Jacques Vabre – great racing and great solidarity in a record-breaking fleet

The 2023 Transat Jacques Vabre-Normandie Le Havre featured a delayed start because of extreme weather and then a shortened course, but it still delivered a classic contest for the record-entry 40 IMOCA teams that took th…

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11.21.23

Louis Duc reminds us of the joy of sailing

Sometimes in IMOCA racing, the simple joy of sailing, on what are unbelievable racing machines, gets a bit lost in the focus on the design race, on finishing places, on discomfort on board and technical issues.

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11.19.23

MAGICAL MOMENTS I The first arrivals of the Transat Jacques Vabre

Today, the first IMOCAs arrived in Fort-de-France and it was magic.

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11.19.23

Teamwork and Malizia-Seaexplorer light up the top-10 just 65 seconds apart

In recent years close finishes in the IMOCA Class after trans-oceanic races have become the norm, but the level of competition in the higher reaches of this record-breaking fleet never ceases to impress.

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