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Engine repaired for the IMOCA MACSF
Steering system failure for Yannick Bestaven
Yoann Richomme: "I managed to wash myself for the first time in a month"
Kojiro Shiraishi : "It will be my 5th Horn passage"
Cap Horn passage time
Back to life, back to reality
Since Thomas Ruyant (VULNERABLE) crossed Cape Horn last night at 17:38:29hrs UTC two more skippers have passed. Jérémie Beyou (Charal) and Nico Lunven (HOLCIM-PRB) crossed just fifteen minutes apart in fifth and sixth places respectively, Beyou some 10 hours and 38 minutes behind Ruyant. Both,…
Cape Horn Cavalcade
With just 238 miles between fifth placed Jérémie Beyou (Charal) and 11th positioned Yannick Bestaven (Maître CoQ V) a veritable cavalcade of Vendée Globe skippers will pass Cape Horn tomorrow. At forecast speeds they should pass with 12 or 13 hours from early Saturday morning in a more compact…
Nicolas Lunven: "The next 24 hours are going to be pretty rough"
The French Oceanographic Fleet helps protect the marine envi
With its 17 ships and 6 underwater vehicles, the French Oceanographic Fleet has a team of 1,800 scientists active each year to gain a better understanding of the world’s oceans.
of coral reefs, sharks, associated species, and marine mammals are threatened
