Wind vane problem on board D'Ieteren Group

He is one of the new faces of ocean racing, French offshore racing champion, third in the last Solitaire du Figaro, Gaston Morvan is planning to take part in the next Vendée Globe in four years' time. An accomplished young sailor with a great talent, he is following the current edition closely.

Progressively breaking out of the high pressure ridge speeds are building for the back part of the group which is chasing the three Vendée Globe leaders, Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance), Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA) and Seb Simon (Groupe Dubreuil).

The miracle of modern ‘always on’ internet may be worlds away from what Vendée Globe sailors of old had to endure solo, alone with no one to share the minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day challenges, big and small. But while the 38 skippers of this edition may find minutes here and there to…

A few days ago he said he was gunning for him. This morning when he regained second place on the Vendée Globe from Seb Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA) delivered on his promise.

Racing what is almost certainly the most extreme sailing event in the world, Vendée Globe skippers are subjected to particularly testing conditions for the human body. Between the permanent damp and wetness, sudden movements of the boats and the often uncomfortable postures, these ocean racers face…

With the bulk of the Vendée Globe fleet now stretched across 4,500 miles of ocean around Antarctica, so skippers are experiencing a wide variety of different conditions.