Latest OFF WATCH show with Kevin Escoffier

3/10/21

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SEASON #2 of OFF WATCH starts today with a dramatic story of survival that captured the whole of the sporting world. ? Kevin Escoffier ?? is a two-time competitor in The Ocean Race, a winner with Dongfeng Race team in 2017-18 and recently a survivor when his foiling IMOCA 60 boat PRB sank 840 nautical miles SW of Cape Town during the Vendée Globe. I

In this exclusive interview Kevin gives an incredible blow-by-blow account of the incident and his rescue, and explains why The Ocean Race creates the best sailors in the world. Follow Season #2 of Off Watch on YouTube and audio Podcast platforms over the coming months for the best stories in sailing ⛵️??

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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.”…08.051000 Race: Goodchild wins again after a dominant display on MACIF Santé Prévoyance…Sam Goodchild continues his strong run in the IMOCA Class. This morning, the sailor secured his fourth victory in the Class - and his first single-handed win - at the finish of the 1000 Race, the opening event of the season.…

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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News

6.10.26

Yoann Richomme on the Vendée Arctique: Crossing the Arctic Circle means coming close to the centre o…

Among those following the third edition of the Vendée Arctique – with the leading boats now well on their way to the turning point at the Arctic Circle – is the Paprec skipper Yoann Richomme.

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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