Not out of the woods yet.
Vendée Globe leader Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) has seen his lead shrink progressively as the skippers chasing behind him and to his west have held on to wind for slightly longer than he has, the British skipper descending south into light, light airs again.
Good times
As the fleet leaders finally angle southwards and line up with the breeze looking more established again, Briton Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) has gained a useful lead at the front of the Vendée Globe fleet. As the race runs into its second week, some 300 nautical miles NWW of the Cape Verde Islands,…
Sam Goodchild leads again!
Burton is repairing and fighting on
Discover the official water bottle
Play it again Sam! Goodchild on the rise again as Sébastien Simon takes the lead
Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil), the French skipper who grew up in Les Sables d’Olonne with the Vendée Globe as the backdrop to his life, is Sunday’s new leader of the solo non-stop round the world race. The 34 year-old, who had to withdraw into Cape Town from his first Vendée Globe challenge…
NEW EUROPE Safely Moored in Las Palmas and still in the race
Armel Tripon: "Salvation will come from the West"
SUNDAY RACE ANALYSIS. Armel Tripon who finished 11th on the last edition of the Vendée Globe was guest on the Vendée LIVE! on Saturday. Of course he is keeping a keen eye on the race. He joins us to decipher the current situation, in particular welcoming the decision of the skippers who chose the…
