Nicolas Lunven breaks the 24h solo monohull distance record

With the top three on the Vendée Globe are all making good progress eastwards under Australia their pursuers look set to deal with a windless zone that is forming which could widen the gaps even further.  Indeed the next few days as leader Charlie Dalin moves out of the Indian Ocean and into the…

Now that the skippers are well into their circumnavigation of Antarctic it’s a good time to learn about the polar scientific stations which are situated in some of the most remote, hostile parts of the world. A polar station is a stationary hub which is used by scientists to monitor and study the…

As he looks forwards to departing the Indian Ocean with just one and a half days left to pass into the Pacific at the longitude of Tasmania, Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) has extended his lead over Seb Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) by 100 miles since the same time yesterday morning. Behind Simon…

After the chasing pack closed in rapidly on Vendée Globe leaders yesterday Charlie Dalin (MACIF Prévoyance) and Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil), the whole leading posse of nine skippers are contemplating their next obstacle as they pass successively under Australia towards the longitude of…

At one month since the start of the race, the Vendée Globe is fully underlining its huge popular, sporting and media success. Between the record number of visitors to the start village, historic audiences and unprecedented sporting performances so far, this 10th edition is already making a big…