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The Vendée Globe at schools in France: “Such a wealth of learning options and opportunities.”

When term restarted after the summer recess last September most young school students in France knew nothing or very little about ocean racing. But since then tens of thousands have followed the Vendée Globe, many classes and groups uniting to race on the Virtual Regatta Vendée Globe and learning…

Water bottles Gobi

RACE, DECEMBER 28, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Singchain Team Haikou during the Vendee Globe sailing race on December 28, 2024. (Photo by skipper Jingkun Xu)

The uphill climb in the trade winds is tough

If there is a supposition or belief that for the sailors still racing life might be in any way easier because they are making slower average speeds than those who have long since finished it is very much misplaced. Boats are very tired, skippers are tired and for some of them time it really…

Jingkun Xu : "I'm facing rough conditions"

Antoine Cornic à la 28e place du Vendée Globe | Finish Recap | Vendée Globe 2024
LES SABLES D’OLONNE, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 : HUMAN Immobilier skipper Antoine Cornic (FRA) is celebrating with flares after taking 28th place in the Vendee Globe, on February 14, 2025 in Les Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Vincent Curutchet / Alea)

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…

LES SABLES D'OLONNE, FRANCE - 14 FEVRIER 2025 : Le skipper de HUMAN Immobilier Antoine Cornic (FRA) est photographié lors de sa conférence de presse après avoir pris la 28e place du Vendée Globe, le 14 février 2025 aux Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Jean-Louis Carli / Alea)
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Finish of Antoine Cornic, 28th in the Vendée Globe
LES SABLES D'OLONNE, FRANCE - 14 FEVRIER 2025 : Le skipper de HUMAN Immobilier Antoine Cornic (FRA) est photographié sur scène avec Nicolas Chenechaud (Département de la Vendée) après avoir pris la 28ème place du Vendée Globe, le 14 février 2025 aux Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Jean-Louis Carli / Alea)
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LES SABLES D'OLONNE, FRANCE - 14 FEVRIER 2025 : Le skipper de HUMAN Immobilier Antoine Cornic (FRA) fête avec des fusées éclairantes sa 28ème place dans le Vendée Globe, le 14 février 2025 aux Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Vincent Curutchet / Alea)
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LES SABLES D’OLONNE, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 : HUMAN Immobilier skipper Antoine Cornic (FRA) is photographed taking 28th place in the Vendee Globe, on February 14, 2025 in Les Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Jean-Louis Carli / Alea)

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.

LES SABLES D'OLONNE, FRANCE - 14 FEVRIER 2025 : Le skipper de HUMAN Immobilier Antoine Cornic (FRA) fête sa 28ème place dans le Vendée Globe, le 14 février 2025 aux Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Vincent Curutchet / Alea)
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Retour sur terre pour Arnaud Boissières | Vendée Globe 2024
LE MARIN, MARTINIQUE - 12 FEVRIER 2025 : Arnaud Boissières (FRA), skipper de La Mie Caline, arrive au Marin, Martinique, sous gréement de fortune après un démâtage lors du Vendée Globe, le 12 février 2025 aux Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo Marc Marsillon / Vendée Globe)
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RACE, FEBRUARY 10, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat HUMAN Immobilier during the Vendee Globe sailing race on February 10, 2024. (Photo by skipper Antoine Cornic)

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"

LE MARIN, MARTINIQUE - FEBRUARY 12, 2025 : La Mie Caline skipper Arnaud Boissières (FRA) is arriving in Le Marin, Martinique, under jury rigging after dismasting during the Vendee Globe sailing race, on February 12, 2025 in Les Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Marc Marsillon / Vendée Globe)

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…