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Un double arc-en-ciel pour Jingkun Xu | Vendée Globe 2024

Oliver Heer : "I made the decision to go south "

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Marine heatwaves reshaping the Pacific Ocean ecosystem

As they circumnavigate the ocean, the skippers in the Vendee Globe might be noticing a very different ocean than they have in the past as they directly experience the changes in the conditions at sea – this is because of global warming and climate change.

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RACE, FEBRUARY 08, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Singchain Team Haikou during the Vendee Globe sailing race on February 08, 2024. (Photo by skipper Jingkun Xu)

Hanging in there

Antoine Cornic (Human Immobilier) is less than 100 nautical miles to Cape Finisterre this morning and has reaching conditions, 20-22kts of wind from just north of west. He is making steady progress, keeping focused and staying safe as he seeks to complete the final 500 miles or so across the Bay of…

LES SABLES D'OLONNE, FRANCE - 10 FEVRIER 2025 : Le Club des Skippers Finishers composé du skipper de DMG MORI Global One Kojiro Shiraishi (JAP), de la skipper de DeVenir Violette Dorange (FRA), du skipper de Fives Group - Lantana Environnement Louis Duc (FRA) et du skipper de FOUSSIER Sébastien Marsset (FRA) est photographié dans le village d'arrivée du Vendée Globe, le 10 février 2025 aux Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Vincent Curutchet / Alea)
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RACE, FEBRUARY 09, 2025 : Photo sent from the boat D’Ieteren Group during the Vendee Globe sailing race on February 09, 2025. (Photo by skipper Denis Van Weynbergh)

Getting there one step at a time

After a truly unforgettable weekend during which five skippers finished their Vendée Globes and enjoyed their welcome back into the Les Sables d’Olonne channel, there are six racers still out on the Atlantic ocean racing and two continuing their respective journeys.

Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) lors de sa conférence de presse.

Charlie Dalin: "I am very happy to be back on land"

MY RETURN TO LAND (1/3). Charlie Dalin won the Vendée Globe more than twenty five days ago, setting a significant new record for the race (64 days and 19 hours). After the high emotions of the finish, there was the media tour of Paris before finally returning home. Champion Dalin is now enjoying a…

Denis Van Weynbergh: "I'm sailing like a good family's father"

LES SABLES D'OLONNE, FRANCE - 09 FEVRIER 2025 : Sébastien Marsset (FRA), skipper de FOUSSIER, est photographié en studio après avoir pris la 27e place du Vendée Globe, le 09 février 2025 aux Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Jean-Marie LIOT / Alea)
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LES SABLES D'OLONNE, FRANCE - 09 FEVRIER 2025 : Le skipper de Fives Group - Lantana Environnement Louis Duc (FRA) est photographié en studio après avoir pris la 26ème place du Vendée Globe, le 09 février 2025 aux Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Jean-Marie LIOT / Alea)
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LES SABLES D'OLONNE, FRANCE - 09 FEVRIER 2025 : Louis Duc (FRA), skipper de Fives Group - Lantana Environnement, et Sébastien Marsset (FRA), skipper de FOUSSIER, sont photographiés lors de leur conférence de presse après avoir pris les 26ème et 27ème places du Vendée Globe, le 09 février 2025 aux Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Jean-Marie LIOT / Alea)
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Sébastien Marsset, 27e du Vendée Globe | Finish Recap | Vendée Globe 2024
Louis Duc à la 26e place de la course | Finish Recap | Vendée Globe 2024
Violette Dorange, 25e du Vendée Globe | Finish Recap | Vendée Globe 2024
Kojiro Shiraishi, 24e du Vendée Globe | Finish Recap | Vendée Globe 2024