Arnaud Boissières’ La Mie Câline is dismasted

1/30/25

Race

Arnaud Boissières’ the skipper of La Mie Câline, informed his technical team that he had dismasted this Thursday.

Currently 27th in the race he is more than 2,500 miles from the finish, at the longitude of Cape Verde in a group of five skippers. Arnaud is fine and said he had secured his boat, which he is continuing to inspect.

The Les Sables d’Olonne based Boissières is the only skipper to have finished four Vendée Globe races in a row, having taken part in every edition since 2008. Nicknamed ‘Cali’, born in Bordeaux, Arnaud Boissières was in the group expected to finish around the 8th to 9th February.

More information to come.

Source : Vendée Globe

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Championship ranking

01	Sam GOODCHILD MACIF SANTÉ PRÉVOYANCE	230.00 pts
02	Violette DORANGE INITIATIVES-CŒUR	205.00 pts
03	Ambrogio BECCARIA ALLAGRANDE MAPEI	200.00 pts
04	Elodie BONAFOUS ASSOCIATION PETITS PRINCES - QUÉGUINER	188.00 pts
05	Francesca CLAPCICH 11TH HOUR RACING	176.00 pts
06	Nico D'ESTAIS CAFÉ JOYEUX	165.00 pts
07	Arnaud BOISSIÈRES APRIL MARINE - RECHERCHE CO-PARTENAIRE	154.00 pts
08	Manuel COUSIN COUP DE POUCE	110.00 pts
09	Corentin HOREAU MACSF	45.00 pts