On November 12, 2028, from Les Sables d'Olonne (France), a new generation of sailors will set out to take on the most extreme ...

Organisers outline qualification, sustainability measures and new challenges for the 2028 Vendée Globe round-the-world race.

Le Cam resumed racing his “Yes We Cam” IMOCA 60, and Escoffier went down for a meal and sleep. Four days later, Escoffier was transferred to French Navy frigate, then to Reunion Island, and eventually ...

On 12 November 2028, from Les Sables d'Olonne, a new generation of sailors will set out to take on the most extreme challenge: sailing around the world, solo, non-stop and without assistance, on IMOCA ...

There are so many things that can go wrong over the nearly 30,000 miles of the Vendée Globe: routing and tactical errors, boat breakages, collisions, sheer bad luck—you name it. And that’s why ...

Dec 16 (Reuters) - New Europe Hungarian skipper Szabolcs Weores has pulled out of the Vendee Globe due to irreparable damage to his boat, organisers of the solo, non-stop and unassisted ...

PARIS, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Charlie Dalin was cruising towards a record victory in the Vendee Globe challenge on Monday, with a finish expected in the early hours of Tuesday at Les Sables-d'Olonne. At ...

Dec 16 - The shattered mast of British sailor PipHare has ended his bid to complete a second Vendee Globe, a 24,000-mile race. The 50-year old woman dismasted the 60ft boat Medallia, about 800 ...