Sébastien Simon surpasses successive 24hr speed marks during unprecedented South Atlantic session
Unprecedented solo monohull speeds continue to be sustained by the leading five boats on the Vendée Globe as they head towards the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope. Les Sables d’Olonne’s Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) has shown speeds more worthy of his airline sponsor than a solo round the…
Discounts
Justine Mettraux loses J0 headsail
Boris Herrmann this morning
Sébastien Simon decimates the 24 hours solo monohull record, more than 600!
Pip Hare : "not easy on a boat that's currently doing 22,8 knot, balancing up and down"
To each their own
With around 800 miles to pass the Cape of Good Hope off the southern tip of Africa the leaders pace remains consistently high. Best through the night has been Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) who is up to third place making a few small miles during the night. And while the leaders are largely…
Life on the edge
After three days at a truly relentless pace, devouring miles at near record speeds – 520, 530, 550 miles in a seemingly single bite, the top leaders of the Vendée Globe fleet continue to stay ahead of the depression while at the same time their pursuers are dropping off the back of the system, as…
Argo day: good start for the argo floats!
They are launched! The starting signal for Argo-Day was given today. The ten skippers who volunteered to embark Argo floats have been given the green light to deploy them. Their mission: to help build up the scientific database by collecting information in maritime areas which are remote and less…
