RACE, NOVEMBER 22, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Groupe Dubreuil during the Vendee Globe sailing race on November 22, 2024. (Photo by skipper Sébastien Simon)
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Mind the gap…

Of the 39 boats still racing in the Vendée Globe most are now out of the Doldrums and almost half are now across the Equator in the Southern Hemisphere. Thomas Ruyant (VULNERABLE) led the fleet across last night at 1910hrs yesterday evening. His elapsed time of 11d 07h 08m 15s is almost to the…

Weather report #12 - November 22 | Vendée Globe 2024
The gaps are widening | Vendée Globe 2024

Discover the official water bottle

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In brief

Equator crossing times

22 NOVEMBRE 2024 : Photo envoyée depuis le bateau Initiatives-Coeur lors de la course à la voile du Vendée Globe le 21 novembre 2024. (Photo du skipper Sam Davies) Equateur
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LORIENT, FRANCE - OCTOBER 8, 2024 : MACIF Santé Prévoyance skipper Charlie Dalin (FRA) is pictured training on October 8, 2024 in Lorient, France - Photo by Ronan Gladu / Disobey / Macif

Dalin leads descent to the magic carpet depression

Thomas Ruyant (VULNERABLE) led the 2024 Vendée Globe fleet into the Southern Hemisphere yesterday evening at 19:10:15hrs UTC, so taking an elapsed time of 11d 07h 08m 15s since starting the solo non stop race round the world on Sunday 11th at 1202hrs UTC. The leader’s passage to the Equator is the…

En route vers le sud ! | Daily Recap | Vendée Globe 2024
Weather report #11 - November 21 | Vendée Globe 2024
RACE, NOVEMBER 21, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat L’Occitane en Provence during the Vendee Globe sailing race on November 21, 2024. (Photo by skipper Clarisse Crémer)

A date with a low

Thomas Ruyant (VULNERABLE) took over the lead of the Vendée Globe solo race round the world very early this morning benefiting from his position to the west of his rivals which include his teammate British sailor Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) who holds second place. Ruyant was first to emerge from the…

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Drone tour around MS Amelin | Vendée Globe 2024
Weather report #10 - November 20 | Vendée Globe 2024

Pip Hare : "I had an unexpected good night"

LORIENT, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 : VULNERABLE skipper Thomas Ruyant (FRA) is pictured on September 12, 2024 off Groix, Lorient, France - Photo by Pierre Bouras

Keeping it in the family, Ruyant takes over the lead

The Vendée Globe race leaders are emerging from the Doldrums and into the SE’ly trade winds. Thomas Ruyant (VULNERABLE) is about 80 miles to the west of his stable mate Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) and has been making double figures boatspeeds since last night. Ahead of them it looks like a race…

Coup de Pot ! | Vendée Globe 2024
RACE, NOVEMBER 20, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Initiatives-Coeur during the Vendee Globe sailing race on November 20, 2024. (Photo by skipper Sam Davies)

Richomme rockets to new 24 hour distance record

One week on exactly since Nico Lunven (HOLCIM-PRB) set a new solo 24 hours monohull distance record, Paprec Arkéa solo skipper Yoann Richomme dramatically bettered that mark this morning on the Vendée Globe, before running out of track and hitting the buffers as he and the other leaders of the solo…