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Antoine Cornic: "What matters is to follow your dreams"
Today Antoine Cornic achieved much more than simply finishing his Vendée Globe he has fulfilled a dream he has had for twenty years, a success which has been driven by a burning passion and unwavering determination. Aboard his vintage IMOCA HUMAN Immobilier – the oldest boat in the fleet - he dealt…
Antoine Cornic, 28th in the Vendée Globe
This Friday at 13:02, after 96 days and 1 hour at sea, French solo skipper Antoine Cornic crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe in 28th place, concluding an adventure that he had been nurturing for more than two decades.
Cornic's Valentine's date...
Antoine Cornic (Human Immobilier) is set to finish his Vendée Globe in 28th place tomorrow, St Valentines Day. But with high pressure dominating, bringing sunny, settled weather for the school spring holidays in France, there looks to be only light winds for his final approach.
Oliver Heer: "I had 50 knots of wind"
Arnaud Boissières: "I feel I want to be back.”
Arnaud Boissière, skipper of La Mie Câline, made landfall in Martinique on Wednesday 12th after a gruelling passage under jury rig after being dismasted on January 30, while sailing up the Atlantic as part of his fifth Vendée Globe. Cali had tried to continue his course by improvising with a…
Éric Bellion: "I learned that I am a happy man"
This Wednesday mid-morning, Éric Bellion, skipper of Stand as One – Altavia, arrived back in Les Sables d'Olonne after 93 days of sailing around the planet. Sadly mechanical problems meant he had to stop in the Falklands and so although he sailed solo round the globe he does not rank as a finisher…
