À bord de Groupe Dubreuil ce dimanche.

Play it again Sam!….Goodchild on the rise again as Sébastien Simon takes 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…

Weather report #7 - November 17 | Vendée Globe 2024
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NEW EUROPE Safely Moored in Las Palmas and still in the race

RACE, NOVEMBER 17, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Hublot during the Vendee Globe sailing race on November 17, 2024. (Photo by skipper Alan Roura)
RACE, NOVEMBER 17, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Hublot during the Vendee Globe sailing race on November 17, 2024. (Photo by skipper Alan Roura)
Armel Tripon & Sam Goodchild

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…

RACE, NOVEMBER 16, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Groupe Dubreuil during the Vendee Globe sailing race on November 16, 2024. (Photo by skipper Sébastien Simon)
RACE, NOVEMBER 16, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Groupe Dubreuil during the Vendee Globe sailing race on November 16, 2024. (Photo by skipper Sébastien Simon)
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PORT-LA-FORET, FRANCE - AUGUST 1, 2024 : Tout Commence en Finistère - Armor Lux skipper Jean le Cam (FRA) is pictured on August 1, 2024 off Port-La-Forêt, France. (Photo by François Van Malleghem)

Le Cam without a storm

As one week on since the start of the Vendée Globe passes at 1302hrs today, Sunday, it is still Jean Le Cam who is leading the race on Tout commence en Finistère- Armor lux but, whilst his continues to sail more directly south closer to the African coast, he has been making relatively slow speeds…

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Damage on board the IMOCA Bureau Vallée (updated)

Choisis ton camp | Vendée Globe 2024
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This week's video recap is out!

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Solo around the world’ exhibition

Discover the official water bottle

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COURSE, 16 NOVEMBRE 2024 : Photo envoyée depuis le bateau L'Occitane en Provence lors de la course à la voile du Vendée Globe le 16 novembre 2024. (Photo de la skipper Clarisse Crémer)
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French skipper Jean Le Cam sails his Imoca monohull "Tout commence en Finistere-Armor Lux", off Port-La-Foret, western France, a few months prior to take the start of the Vendee Globe around-the-world solo sailing race, on April 15, 2024. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP)

The African King?

Jean Le Cam, at 65 the oldest and most experienced skipper among the 39 solo racers still competing, leads the Vendée Globe singlehanded non-stop race around the world as the tenth edition completes its first week at sea tomorrow Sunday.

Weather report #6 - November 16 | Vendée Globe 2024