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Arrival of Antoine Cornic the 14th February at 1330hrs UTC and channel at 1430hrs UTC!
Equator crossing times (return)
Water bottles Gobi
Cornic's Valentine's date...
Antoine Cornic (Human Immobilier) is set to finish his Vendée Globe in 28th place tomorrow, St Valentines Day. But with high pressure dominating, bringing sunny, settled weather for the school spring holidays in France, there looks to be only light winds for his final approach.
Oliver Heer: "I had 50 knots of wind"
Arnaud Boissières: "I feel I want to be back.”
Arnaud Boissière, skipper of La Mie Câline, made landfall in Martinique on Wednesday 12th after a gruelling passage under jury rig after being dismasted on January 30, while sailing up the Atlantic as part of his fifth Vendée Globe. Cali had tried to continue his course by improvising with a…
Éric Bellion: "I learned that I am a happy man"
This Wednesday mid-morning, Éric Bellion, skipper of Stand as One – Altavia, arrived back in Les Sables d'Olonne after 93 days of sailing around the planet. Sadly mechanical problems meant he had to stop in the Falklands and so although he sailed solo round the globe he does not rank as a finisher…
Sam Davies and Violette Dorange two hearts join as one on Initiatives-Cœur
The Vendée Globe has long since proven to be much more than a solo race around the world. It is a human adventure which shapes lives and which very often develops destinies. On this edition one of the outstanding stories has been that of Violette Dorange becoming the youngest ever skipper to finish…
Damage to masthead wind sensor on board Nexans - Wewise
Sébastien Simon: "My daily work has already resumed"
MY RETURN TO DRY LAND (3/3). Sébastien Simon the skipper of Groupe Dubreuil who finished in an third place on the Vendée Globe is straight back at it. At some three weeks after finishing his race and returning to his home in Les Sables d'Olonne, Simon is right back into his dedicated daily routine…
Yoann Richomme: "My recovery is taking up all my energy"
MY RETURN TO DRY LAND (2/3). Vendée Globe runner up Yoann Richomme has the voice of someone who is still emerging from a sustained, tough battle. But it is not just the recovery from the race that Richomme is struggling with but trying to shake off a bad bout of flu that has confined him to bed for…
Oliver Heer : "I made the decision to go south "
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.
