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ETA for the next boats

Mer de contrastes | Daily recap | Vendée Globe 2024
RACE, JANUARY 20, 2025 : Photo sent from the boat VULNERABLE SG during the Vendee Globe sailing race on January 20, 2025. (Photo by skipper Sam Goodchild)

Adapting to broken dreams

With less than 1200 miles or about three days of racing left to the Les Sables d’Olonne finish line of his first Vendée Globe, British skipper Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) had his best chances of finishing in fourth place ripped from his grasp in a few seconds when his IMOCA made a pair of…

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Sam Davies : "the wind's going to be changing"

Weather report #71 - January 20 | Vendée Globe 2024
Monday, January 20 | Vendée Live
Sam Goodchild tears his mainsail | Vendée Globe 2024
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Sam Goodchild has torn his mainsail

COURSE, 20 JANVIER 2025 : Photo envoyée depuis le bateau Groupe APICIL lors de la course à la voile du Vendée Globe le 20 janvier 2025. (Photo du skipper Damien Seguin)
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Audacity and mastery of one's environment are the keys to overcoming isolation

While the first skippers are finishing their round-the-world races, the back of the Vendée Globe fleet is finishing its round-the-Antarctic after more than two months at sea. Morale is tested in the headwinds, but these audacious people keep their goal in mind: Les Sables d'Olonne.

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RACE, JANUARY 19, 2025 : Photo sent from the boat VULNERABLE SG during the Vendee Globe sailing race on January 19, 2025. (Photo by skipper Sam Goodchild)

Getting into it

Some 150 miles south of the Azores Jérémie Beyou (Charal) and Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) are now getting into the low pressure area and the progressively strengthening winds. The French skipper has taken a few miles of a lead. As they pass the island archipelago today the winds look set to be…

Vertigo | Daily Recap | Vendée Globe 2024
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Penalty done for Clarisse Crémer

RACE, JANUARY 19, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Singchain Team Haikou during the Vendee Globe sailing race on January 19, 2024. (Photo by skipper Jingkun Xu)

The Last Waltz, One final big storm for the next group

Now expected to finish into the Les Sables d’Olonne late on Wednesday British skipper Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) is on course for fourth place but needs to hold out through one final storm, whilst at the same time contain his nearest rivals, including Jérémie Beyou (Charal) who he has been close…

Weather report #70 - January 19 | Vendée Globe 2024
Sunday, January 19 | Vendée Live
Oliver Heer lost his mast head gennaker | Vendée Globe 2024
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Mast head gennaker lost for Olivier Heer