Justine Mettraux loses J0 headsail
Boris Herrmann this morning
Discover the official water bottle
Sébastien Simon decimates the 24 hours solo monohull record, more than 600!
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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…
Yoann Richomme : « it's very intense »
Adapt or lose miles
With some 1700 nautical miles to go to the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope the Vendée Globe leaders are having to adapt as best they can to a life at high speeds, riding the crest of a low pressure system southeastwards. It is an incredibly harsh environment but it is amazing how each of the top…
