New 2028 project: Ambrogio Beccaria with sponsor Mapei

In the Vendée Globe's namesake department, the event is much more than an ocean race: it's a matter of pride, sharing and emotion. This tenth edition, unprecedented in terms of the number of participants and media coverage, has brightened the winters of the local people, who have thrilled alongside…

On Saturday 10th May, the town of Les Sables d'Olonne will be witnessing one last great Vendée Globe moment before the 2028 edition.

Adélie, the mascot of the Vendée Globe since this 10th edition, is a species of penguin living in Antarctica. Recently, a lost and disorientated Adélie penguin was found on the coast of New Zealand, a long way from its natural habitat. This is not an isolated case: Antarctic birds are sometimes…

The 10th edition of the Vendée Globe ends on an exceptional note, from a sporting, popular and media point of view. The level of competition has never been so high: Charlie Dalin, the great winner of this anniversary edition, smashed the event record by more than 9 days! The public, as ever,…

Managing sleep, or rather the lack of it. This is one of the key skills that Vendée Globe sailors must master, and one that generates the most attention and the most questions. On this World Sleep Day, two of them agreed to tell us a few secrets about their relationship with the pillow, before,…