Skippers Finishers Club Wednesday March 5 at 6:30 p.m. at VandB des Sables d'Olonne with Manuel Cousin and Fabrice Amedeo.

Two days after Manuel Cousin (Coup de Pouce, 31st) returned home, finishing on a Saturday afternoon in beautiful sunshine , there are two sailors still out there racing. Fabrice Amedeo (Nexans-Wewise, 32nd) is expected on the finish line this Tuesday, he is still tacking upwind into the easterly…

For the finish of his second consecutive Vendée Globe, adopted Sablais skippers Manuel Cousin (Coup de Pouce, 31st) was gifted sunshine and clear skies. All along the channel and up to the public stage, he was welcomed by a huge and passionate crowd, cheering him home during what proved a very…

After 111 days and 38 minutes racing since leaving Les Sables d’Olonne on 10th November French skipper Manuel Cousin crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe today at 1240hrs UTC. The 57 year old former motor industry executive turned ocean racer completes his second successful Vendée Globe,…

Armel Le Cléac'h won the 2016 Vendée Globe and held the Vendée Globe record for eight years. That was until Charlie Dalin came along and finally smashed it out the park this time. But Le Cléac'h is a true Vendée Globe legend, the only skipper to have competed three times and always finished on…

Hooked... Feedback proves that the Vendée Globe is becoming increasingly popular all over the globe and this edition has grown on the big audience spike that the race enjoyed last edition. Almost every day Race HQ in Les Sables d’Olonne receives messages from people from all walks of life, many of…

While it seems likely that Manuel Cousin (Coup de Pouce, 31st) should cross the finish line tomorrow (Friday) and then Fabrice Amedeo (Nexans Wewise, 32nd) should finish after the weekend  a dark cloud of uncertainty is hanging over the Belgian skipper Denis Van Weynbergh (D’Ieteren Group, 33rd).