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![Violette Dorange, 25e du Vendée Globe | Finish Recap | Vendée Globe 2024](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/oembed_thumbnails/2025-02/_hJ4w_QIWtd6goSYBCuho6aRKGDc7Clbq-NacwvDyNQ.jpg.webp?itok=X8l9HevR)
![Kojiro Shiraishi, 24e du Vendée Globe | Finish Recap | Vendée Globe 2024](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/oembed_thumbnails/2025-02/SH_MtwBB1VC5Fz5xkqSrTmM7ze6OFn5wpwVQ2gbpWwY.jpg.webp?itok=qtNGVIJT)
Water bottles Gobi
![LES SABLES D’OLONNE, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 09, 2025 : Fives Group - Lantana Environnement skipper Louis Duc (FRA) is being interviewed by media after taking 26th place in the Vendee Globe, on February 09, 2025 in Les Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Jean-Louis Carli / Alea)](/sites/default/files/styles/news_card/public/imported_img/2025/02/67a8d3576c8f5.jpg.webp?itok=MYmQFscM)
Louis Duc: "I only ask for one thing, to go back!"
Louis Duc a proud, self reliant offshore and ocean racer from Normandy today completed his first solo round the world race. He showed great faith his own routing choices, often backing his bold choices. He was not afraid to push into and through some of the bigger weather systems of this edition of…
![LES SABLES D’OLONNE, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 09, 2025 : FOUSSIER skipper Sébastien Marsset (FRA) is in the channel photographed after taking 27th place in the Vendee Globe, on February 09, 2025 in Les Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Anne Beauge / Alea)](/sites/default/files/styles/news_card/public/imported_img/2025/02/67a8d7fad688d.jpg.webp?itok=sEkFHcsD)
Sébastien Marsset: "The finish is massive in every way”
Seb Marsset the skipper of FOUSSIER is the last of the four skippers to complete their Vendée Globe race this Sunday. After 91 days and 35 minutes at sea Marsset finished 27th on the first solo race round the world he has taken part in. A skipper with a big heart and a tireless drive, Sébastien…
![LES SABLES D’OLONNE, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 09, 2025 : DeVenir skipper Violette Dorange (FRA) is being interviewed by media after taking 25th place in the Vendee Globe, on February 09, 2025 in Les Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Olivier Blanchet / Alea)](/sites/default/files/styles/news_card/public/imported_img/2025/02/67a8b033d4f44.jpg.webp?itok=AWv-CEpA)
Violette Dorange: “I pursued my dream!”
At 23, Violette Dorange is the youngest sailor in history to have completed Vendée Globe. Even having been warned by her team that she should expect a big welcome she was blown away by the number of people who turned out to celebrate her finish and to congratulate her. What was especially…
![LES SABLES D’OLONNE, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 09, 2025 : Fans are cheering for DMG MORI Global One skipper Kojiro Shiraishi (JAP) and DeVenir skipper Violette Dorange (FRA) taking 24th and 25th place in the Vendee Globe, on February 09, 2025 in Les Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Jean-Louis Carli / Alea)](/sites/default/files/styles/news_card/public/imported_img/2025/02/67a8e4e414080.jpg.webp?itok=7yZMYRVS)
an emotional day
A new star, Violette Dorange, is celebrated on an emotional day when Asian ace Kojiro Shiraishi is saluted. Inspirational 23 year old Violette Dorange rode a huge wave of emotion as tens of thousands of well- wishers turned out on the famous Les Sables d’Olonne to welcome back one of the stars…
![Finishes of Kojiro Shiraishi, Violette Dorange, Louis Duc and Sébastien Marsset](/sites/default/files/styles/large/private/2025-02/replay%20live%20EN_1.jpg.webp?itok=X5Wtwyg4)
![LES SABLES D’OLONNE, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 09, 2025 : DMG MORI Global One skipper Kojiro Shiraishi (JAP) is photographed after taking 24th place in the Vendee Globe, on February 09, 2025 in Les Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Olivier Blanchet / Alea)](/sites/default/files/styles/news_card/public/imported_img/2025/02/67a8c730bc04b.jpg.webp?itok=iDVr1BsC)
Kojiro Shiraishi: "Every round the world race is a new adventure"
Kojiro Shiraishi achieved a remarkable feat by completing his second Vendée Globe, becoming the first Asian sailor to complete two solo non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation of the globe. After first sailing around the world solo, Japan to Japan as a 26 year old, this Vendée Globe is the fifth…
![LES SABLES D’OLONNE, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 09, 2025 : FOUSSIER skipper Sébastien Marsset (FRA) is photographed after taking 27th place in the Vendee Globe, on February 09, 2025 in Les Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Jean-Marie Liot / Alea)](/sites/default/files/styles/news_card/public/imported_img/2025/02/67a8a4fd1bede.jpg.webp?itok=1RyCKk1m)
Sébastien Marsset, 27th in the Vendée Globe
On crossing the finish line in Les Sables d’Olonne on February 9th, the skipper of Foussier took 27th place, at 1237hrs (UTC), after 91 days and 35 minutes at sea. The completion of this circumnavigation marks a colossal achievement for Sébastien, who started his Vendée Globe programme just three…