Weekly recap #9
1/9/21
Race
New year, Cape Horn for the head of the fleet ... The ninth week was intense for the Vendée Globe sailors !
Teams info
05.04Oliver Heer : "It's really time to go sailing!"…Do you know Oliver Heer? This Swiss sailor, with a broad smile, boasts significant experience in offshore racing as the former boat captain of Alex Thomson. Since then, he has become the skipper of his own IMOCA and is registered for the upcoming Vendée Globe.…12.12The arrival of the 16th, 17th and 18th of Retour à La Base…Arnaud Boissières (La Mie Câline), Thomas Ruyant (For People) and Kojiro Shiraishi (DMG MORI GLOBAL ONE) reached La Base de Lorient in the early hours of this morning. Here are their reactions on arrival.…12.12Seb Simon dismasted on Groupe Dubreuil…At 7:40 this morning (local time), the Groupe Dubreuil IMOCA dismasted southwest of the island of Groix, at about 10 miles from the Retour à La Base finish line. Skipper Sébastien Simon is doing well and has not requested assistance.…10.12Sam Goodchild is the new IMOCA Globe Series Champion after a remarkably consistent 2023 season…After finishing third in the Retour à la Base – his fifth consecutive third place finish of a remarkable debut season – the British yachtsman Sam Goodchild was confirmed today as IMOCA Globe Series Champion for 2023.…10.12British skipper Sam Goodchild takes third and wins 2023 IMOCA Globe Series title.…British skipper Sam Goodchild (FOR THE PLANET) maintained his remarkably consistent form when he completed his first ever solo IMOCA race, the 3,500 nautical miles inaugural Retour à La Base from Martinique to Lorient in third place.…28.11Solo racing returns in the IMOCA Class with the Retour à la Base…So here we go, the beginning of the final build-up to next year’s Vendée Globe as single-handed racing returns to the IMOCA Class, with the first ever solo Retour à la Base from Martinique in the French Caribbean to Lorient.…
News
4.25.24
Lunven and Soudée on the dockside in Lorient: preparing for a classic north Atlantic passage
Once again La Base marina in Lorient, Brittany – the main home of the IMOCA fleet – is a hive of activity as 33 boats and their skippers prepare for the daunting challenge of the North Atlantic alone.
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4.24.24
The Ocean Race will return to Genova for European event in 2025
Following the success of ‘The Grand Finale’ in 2023, Genova will be a key stopover for The Ocean Race Europe in 2025.
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