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Arrival of Boris Herrmann and Sam Davies expected on wednesday evening
The long and winding road to Les Sables d’Olonne
Passing Cape Finisterre off the NW corner of Spain this afternoon Germany’s Boris Herrmann (Malizia Seaexplorer) remains in prudent, safe mode as he closes the finish line of the Vendée Globe which he should cross tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon to take 12th place. Briton Sam Davies (Initiatives…
Water bottles Gobi
VILLAGE CLOSED UNTIL WEDNESDAY
Expect the unexpected
Expect the unexpected is an epithet which is never far from front of mind for the solo skippers on the Vendée Globe. But neither Benjamin Dutreux (GUYOT environnement – Water Family) who finished 10th late yesterday afternoon nor Clarisse Crémer (L’Occitane en Provence) who took 11th early this…
Clarisse Crémer : "My Vendée Globe is one big gift."
She finished alone in the dark, In the middle of a storm with no one out there to salute her, to greet her, to welcome her back. But in some ways such a finish reflects the whole journey of Clarisse Crémer, she has had to constantly adapt and deal with unexpected problems, some of them indeed…
Kojiro Shiraishi: "With the Big Dipper, I know I'm getting close to home"
Equator crossing times (return)
Sébastien Marsset: "It's really great to be back in the northern hemisphere"
Benjamin Dutreux : « Top 10 is a little cherry on the cake »
Yesterday, Sunday, Benjamin Dutreux completed his second Vendée Globe in 10th position after 77 days of racing around the globe. He was one of the rising stars of the 2020 race with an incredible 9th place aboard a 2008 Farr boat with straight daggerboards. Now the skipper of GUYOT Environnement –…
Clarisse Crémer, 11th in the Vendée Globe 2024
This Monday at 0336 hrs (UTC), Clarisse Crémer, skipper of L’Occitane en Provence, crossed the finish line of her second Vendée Globe, after 77 days, 15 hours and 34 minutes at sea to take a hard earned, very creditable 11th place. After a very short preparation period which itself did not prove…
