The only pit stop that a competitor in the Vendée Globe is allowed involves returning to Les Sables d’Olonne, within ten days of the start. That is exactly what Michel Desjoyeaux did in 2008: he set ...

The Vendée Globe is a legendary race that celebrated its 10th edition in 2024. The Vendée Globe is a single-handed, non-stop, non-assisted round-the-world sailing race that takes place every four ...

Consider Cape Horn, an imposing black coloured lonely lump of rock. 425 metres high, 12 km² at the end of the world, swept by violent storms. All in all a very hostile, lonely area to work at. Welcome ...

Ils vivent à Brest, Bruxelles, Lyon ou Cambridge. Ils ont 16, 43, 54 ou 62 ans. Ils travaillent dans l’éducation nationale, la cybersécurité, tiennent un food-truck, profitent avec joie de leur ...

The Vendée Globe aims to use the media impact of the event to raise public awareness of ocean conservation throughout the round-the-world race. By sailing around the world, the Vendée Globe sailors ...

After one long, cold final night fighting through light winds off the Brittany coast, Charlie Dalin, the French skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance crossed the Vendée Globe finish line this Tuesday ...

Convinced by Fabrice Amedeo's personality and his environmental approach - a round-the-world race without fossil fuels and with on-board oceanographic sensors - FDJ United has made a long-term ...

The IMOCA - a VPLP design - is flying the flag for Les P'tits Doudous, a caregivers' association that improves the experience, reassures and reduces the anxiety of children (and their parents) before, ...

ETA of the skippers In front of your screen: total immersion from the comfort of your own home! The race organizers are setting up a production system to cover the arrival of all the competitors: Live ...

From one edition to the next, the success of the Vendée Globe is growing. In 2020, 33 competitors took the start of this unique round-the-world race. There have never been so many of them! In response ...

Back in 2008 the Vendée Globe was illuminated by charismatic Sam Davies who not only went on to finish fourth but along the way told her story with the same smile, grit and joie de vie that have ...

On Saturday, May 10, Les Sables d’Olonne will once again come alive to celebrate the epic journey of the Vendée Globe and pay tribute to the skippers of the 2024 edition, during a spectacular evening ...