Now that the skippers are well into their circumnavigation of Antarctic it’s a good time to learn about the polar scientific stations which are situated in some of the most remote, hostile parts of ...

Consider Cape Horn, an imposing black coloured lonely lump of rock. 425 metres high, 12 km² at the end of the world, swept by violent storms. All in all a very hostile, lonely area to work at. Welcome ...

The almost perfect conditions, riding ahead of the low pressure in still relatively flat water, has seen a memorable evening and night for the fast moving lead group on the Vendée Globe who ...

All the sailors in the Vendée Globe could make their own a slogan for a brand of cheese that has stuck in the collective memory: "Eating well is the beginning of happiness"! A statement that takes on ...

As part of the partnership between UNESCO and the IMOCA Class, 25 skippers took scientific instruments on board at the start of the Vendée Globe. The last instrument, an Argos Marget II beacon, was ...

At 23h 27min 20sec (UTC) Yoann Richomme passed the last of the three major capes of the solo non-stop race around the world, the infamous Cape Horn, in the lead of the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe ...

The 24 hour solo monohull record had already been broken twice on this tenth edition of the Vendée Globe but last night it fell successively to an onslaught of attacks as the leaders of the solo non ...

For almost two years, the Les P'tits Doudous team has been working tirelessly to build a more environmentally-friendly monohull. Reused carbon from Airbus, titanium screws collected by caregivers... A ...

THE SKIPPERS SAID (11/40). Eight years ago he enchantedrace followers when he finished his race under jury rig after being dismaster 15 days before the line. Courageous, talented and tenacious, Conrad ...

The circumpolar current goes around Antarctica and carries the Vendée Globe skippers in their race around the South Pole. "It is the strongest of all ocean currents because no land obstacle stops it", ...

COURSE, 08 FÉVRIER 2024 : Photo envoyée depuis le bateau Singchain Team Haikou lors de la course à la voile du Vendée Globe le 08 février 2024. (Photo du skipper Jingkun Xu) ...

What logically can be considered the Vendée Globe title duel between Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance, 1st) and Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKEA, 2nd) continues unabated in the trade winds. The two ...