The village is now open !

The early rain was torrential at times but the smiles shared between the 40 skippers, the important dignitaries and the thousands of visitors waiting patiently more than made up for the inclement weather. The race village for the tenth edition of the Vendée Globe was inaugurated officially at…

SKIPPERS' SAYINGS (2/40). At 1.60 m tall she may be of relatively small stature and her voice kind of matches her size, but for all of that Violette Dorange is powerfully impressive. At just 23, the sailor from France’s Charente region will be the youngest to compete on this tenth edition of the…

Right on time on the day before the inauguration of the village, all of the skippers have docked into their spot on the pontoon. The final arrivals came up the legendary channel this Friday morning.

SKIPPERS' SAYINGS (1/40). First to cross the finish line, second in the final ranking four years ago, Charlie Dalin, the skipper of Macif Santé Prévoyance is back for a second Vendée Globe challenge even more motivated than ever.

Many Vendée Globe skippers docked into the pontoons this Thursday afternoon. Mostly they were serious and careful on the way up the channel but the enthusiasm was plain to see and the sheer pleasure and relief to have finally arrived in Les Sables d'Olonne,

Twenty five sailors who will take part in the Vendée Globe 2024, the biggest ever solo round-the-world race, racing non-stop and without assistance, will take scientific equipment provided by UNESCO and its scientific partners on board their IMOCA yachts to deploy during the race as they look to…

The role of the race doctor on a non-stop, non-assisted, single-handed round-the-world race is not a trivial one. In 2024, it will be taken on by Laure Jacolot, surrounded by two other doctors. The hostile environment in which the sailors live, and their distance from land, make this mission a…