Neck and neck racing between Petits Princes - Queguiner and VULNERABLE
7/2/25
Race
A close and steady match between Association Petits Princes–Queguiner and Vulnerable, captured during La Course Des Caps. Sailing side by side 👀
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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.”…
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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.
•••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.
•••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 |