the big fear of skipper Tanguy Le Turquais during a night maneuver
The skipper of Lazare Tanguy Le Turquais explains that he got scared during a maneuver in the Vendée Globe in the difficult area of the Doldrums. If the majority of sailors in the Vendée Globe 2024 have been in the southern hemisphere since Thursday, the poorly classified have not yet passed the terrible Doldrums. Among […]
Thomas Ruyant first skipper to cross the equator, without beating Alex Thomson’s record
The skipper of Vulnerable took the lead at the end of the doldrums at 7 p.m. Thomas Ruyant was the first skipper to leave the Doldrums, an intertropical convergence zone known for its unstable weather which slowed down the fleet, and took the lead in the Vendée Globe for the first time on Thursday. In […]
Vendée Globe: the rankings this Thursday, November 21 in the evening… leader Thomas Ruyant is heading towards the equator
Thomas Ruyant heads towards the equator. The 43-year-old northern skipper was the first to emerge from the Doldrums, an intertropical convergence zone known for its unstable weather which slowed down the fleet, after taking the lead in the Vendée Globe on Thursday. At the 7:00 p.m. check-in this Thursday, the 43-year-old Northerner, 6th in the […]
Thomas Ruyant comes out on top in the Doldrums
The skipper of Vulnerable was the first to emerge from the intertropical convergence zone feared for its unstable weather. He takes the lead for the first time. Thomas Ruyant was the first skipper to leave the Doldrums, an intertropical convergence zone known for its unstable weather which slowed down the fleet, and took the lead […]
Lola Billy new skipper of the Brittany-CMB Region
Victorious in a selection, Lola Billy joins the prestigious Figaro Bénéteau circuit. At the end of a tough selection with two other sailors and by winning four races out of nine contested, Lola Billy became the new skipper of the Brittany-CMB region and thus joined the prestigious Figaro Bénéteau circuit. The young sailor will therefore […]
Sam Goodchild still in the lead in the dreaded Doldrums
During a slow day for the sailors, Samantha Davies (Initiatives-Coeur) and Clarisse Crémer (L’Occitane en Provence) made a comeback in the standings. Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) in the lead, the Vendée Globe leaders entered the dreaded Doldrums on Wednesday, an intertropical convergence zone known for its unstable weather which had already started to slow down the […]
Vendée Globe: the rankings this Wednesday, November 20 in the evening… Sam Goodchild rushes into the Doldrums
Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) in the lead, the Vendée Globe leaders entered the dreaded Doldrums on Wednesday, an intertropical convergence zone known for its unstable weather which had already started to slow down the boats in the evening. “The sailors have to juggle between the squalls, sometimes nasty and sudden, and the soft ones. This requires […]
Vendée Globe: “People identify with her”, Violette Dorange the new fiancée of the Atlantic
At 23, the youngest skipper ever entered in the Vendée Globe is shaking up the codes of ocean racing. The general public, particularly young people, have become attached to La Rochelaise, whose social networks have surged. By Sandrine Lefèvre The November 20, 2024 at 6:20 p.m.modified on November 20, 2024 at 6:52 p.m.
Vendée Globe: the rankings this Wednesday, November 20 at 7 a.m.… Sam Goodchild still in the lead
To you, to me. The crossover continues at the top of the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe. This time, the Englishman Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) took back the lead and was sailing almost 27 miles ahead of his first pursuer Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) in the 7 a.m. standings this Wednesday. In the early morning, […]
Approaching the Doldrums, Goodchild takes the lead ahead of Le Cam
The crossover continues at the top of the Vendée Globe. This Tuesday, at the 7 p.m. check-in, it’s the Briton Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) who is in charge. British sailor Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) took over the lead of the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe from Jean Le Cam (Everything begins in Finistère – Armor-Lux) on […]