Vendée Arctique: two months to go!

4/12/22

Race

At 5:00 pm on Sunday 12th June 2022 will be given the start of the Vendée Arctique, the first chapter of the Vendée Globe 2024 adventure. The skippers will leave Les Sables d'Olonne and head north towards the icy waters of the Arctic Circle.

A demanding course

The Vendée Arctique, a single-handed, non-stop, without assistane ocean race, will cover 3,500 nautical miles. The IMOCA boats will sail up the Atlantic to Iceland, which they will round to cross the Arctic Circle. The finish line should be crossed after 10 to 12 days at sea in Port Olona, Les Sables d’Olonne.

The sporting line-up revealed on 19th May

The Vendée Arctique is the first qualifying race for the many candidates for the Vendée Globe 2024, who are looking for miles to validate their selection. While entries for the Vendée Arctique have been open since 30th March, the final line-up will be revealed on Thursday 19th May.

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Teams info

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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