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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
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: "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…
