The Vendée Globe is not only an exceptional human and sporting adventure. Behind each race also lies a major scientific contribution, often unknown to the general public.
•••The 2020 edition of the Vendée Globe has generated unprecedented interest. As a result, the organisers decided to increase the number of places at the start to 40 for the 2024 edition. 44 skippers applied for this 10th e…
•••After a spectacular 2023 season, that saw more miles sailed by more sailors in more races …
•••While the IMOCA are in winter refit, the organisers of the Vendée Globe are unveiling the …
•••More boats, more sailors and more races – the 2023 IMOCA season was a blockbuster that was…
•••Manuel Cousin completed his adventure this Wednesday morning at 4:53 am. The skipper of Co…
•••Because of a rapidly worsening weather forecast, in particular for the period Monday into …
•••We asked the Transat Jacques Vabre public what questions they had for the IMOCA skippers..…
•••Despite a small pulley breaking the duo fought till the end to catch Mie Câlin. Like other…
•••The IMOCA Class has always welcomed male and female competitors, whether it be in the sing…
•••What is important in our sport is this solidarity which is incredible. Never have I receiv…
•••That was the maxim that drove Manuel Cousin to leave his life as an executive selling fork…
•••Late Thursday Manuel Cousin noticed a major crack at the top of his port rudder. He immedi…
•••CLIMATE DAY: Apart from racing single-handed around the world, more than a third of the sk…
•••Today Tuesday, Yves Auvinet, President of the SAEM Vendée, which organises the Vendée Glob…
•••Line crossing and first words of Arnaud Boissières, Manu Cousin, Clément Giraud and Mirand…
•••The skipper of Groupe SÉTIN crossed the finish line in Les Sables d’Olonne this Thursday 1…
•••The Great Escape, a 3900-mile virtual race between La Rochelle et Curaçao (Caribbean) star…
•••It is on Thursday 30 May that the 9th edition of the ArMen Race will set sail from La Trin…
•••It was at 1700hrs local time on Thursday 9th May that the start was given for the Bermudes…
•••It is in a week from now on Wednesday 8th May that the Bermuda 1000 race will start from D…
•••The first event on the IMOCA Globe Series calendar for 2019, the Bermuda 1000 Race, will s…
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