IMOCA Race Report #5 I Day 31 on the Vendée Globe

12/12/24

Race

After a month of racing, the fleet now spans two oceans. Charlie Dalin remains in the lead and is about to enter the Indian Ocean, while Szabi Woeres is just a few miles from the Cape of Good Hope.

In the middle of the fleet, a group of competitors is facing their first major depression. Two strategies are emerging: one group is choosing to navigate north of the system, while the other is heading south.

Anne-Claire Le Berre, sailor aboard the Ocean Fifty UpWind by MerConcept and former technical director of the IMOCA Initiatives-Cœur, analyzes the conditions and tactical decisions unfolding at sea.

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12.06Sailing to the Arctic Circle – the magic of the Vendée Arctique…The Vendée Arctique-Les Sables d’Olonne – currently mid-way through its third edition – is a yacht race like no other, that takes IMOCA skippers into waters no other sailing event touches.…10.06Energy levels are rising again as the arctic circle draws near…After two and a half days of being thrown around in every direction, the sailors competing in the Vendée Arctique – Les Sables d’Olonne are finally enjoying a little respite.…10.06Finding the right balance…After negotiating a first frontal system and crossing a ridge of high pressure, the skippers are entering a new phase of the race. The sea has built, the wind has strengthened and the priorities have shifted. It is no longer simply a matter of sailing fast.…31.05Beccaria and Cousin take on the Vendée Arctique after winter work on their foilers…The third edition of the Vendée Arctique-Les Sables D’Olonne race, which sets sail on Sunday, includes two of IMOCA’s great characters among its fleet of nine, in the form of the Italian sailor Ambrogio Beccaria and the veteran Frenchman Manuel Cousin.…29.05Sam Goodchild: the Vendée Arctique is not a race to be taken lightly…With four wins in the last five races, just about everything Sam Goodchild touches in sailing right now turns to gold.…12.05Pierre-Louis Attwell - a new skipper in the IMOCA Class with a very special message…It’s impossible not to be impressed by Pierre-Louis Attwell, who has entered the IMOCA Class this year determined to make his mark not only as a sailor with the dream of competing in the next Vendée Globe, but also as a highly effective campaigner for people assailed by what he calls “invisible disabilities.”…

News

6.12.26

Sailing to the Arctic Circle – the magic of the Vendée Arctique

The Vendée Arctique-Les Sables d’Olonne – currently mid-way through its third edition – is a yacht race like no other, that takes IMOCA skippers into waters no other sailing event touches.

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News

6.11.26

Thank you Charlie

The IMOCA Class is very sad to learn of the passing today of Charlie Dalin, one of the greatest solo sailors of the modern era.

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Championship ranking

01	Sam GOODCHILD MACIF SANTÉ PRÉVOYANCE	50.00 pts
02	Corentin HOREAU MACSF	45.00 pts
03	Violette DORANGE INITIATIVES-CŒUR	40.00 pts
04	Elodie BONAFOUS ASSOCIATION PETITS PRINCES - QUÉGUINER	38.00 pts
05	Francesca CLAPCICH 11TH HOUR RACING	36.00 pts
06	Nico D'ESTAIS CAFÉ JOYEUX	35.00 pts
07	Arnaud BOISSIÈRES APRIL MARINE - RECHERCHE CO-PARTENAIRE	34.00 pts