Vendée Globe 2024: victim of mechanical problems and injured ankle, Maxime Sorel diverts to Madeira
If the entire fleet has had a rather peaceful start to the Vendée Globe since Sunday, Maxime Sorel (VandB-Monbana-Mayenne) has already found himself in a bit of trouble. “We prepared too well to have shit like that. This is not possible”: this is how he expressed himself in tears in a video sent this Wednesday. […]
Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) takes the lead ahead of Charlie Dalin (Macif)
Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) leads the Vendée Globe this Wednesday morning. The skipper is slightly ahead of Charlie Dalin (Macif). Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) took the lead in the Vendée Globe on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday but was in a close second with Charlie Dalin (Macif), second six miles away at the 07:00 […]
Vendée Globe 2024: Englishman Sam Goodchild takes the lead… The classification of the race on the evening of November 12
An Englishman at the top of the Vendée Globe. After two days at sea, British skipper Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) took the lead this Tuesday in the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe, overtaking Norman Charlie Dalin (Macif) off the coast of Portugal. “I wasn’t really looking for this first place,” explained the surprised 34-year-old Englishman, […]
“It’s horrible”, the Chinese Jingkun Xu started with a sprain but remains in the race
The skipper of Singhain Team Haikou has suffered terribly with his left foot since leaving Sables d’Olonne and even fears a fracture. <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2024/11/vendee-globe-2024-only-one-former-winner-15-beginners-6-women-the-list-of-40-skippers-at-the-start/" title="Vendée Globe 2024: only one former winner, 15 beginners, 6 women… the list of 40 skippers at the start”>Jingkun Xu is having an extremely complicated start to her world tour for […]
Richomme and Goodchild get closer to Charlie Dalin
Charlie Dalin (Macif) is still leading the Vendée Globe but is closely followed by two of his competitors, Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) and Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa). Charlie Dalin (Macif) crossed Cape Finisterre in the lead, the first difficulty of the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe, but at 7:00 a.m. Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) and Yoann […]
Vendée Globe 2024: Dalin in the lead, damage for Coleman and Herrmann… The race rankings as of November 11
This time, the race is off to a good start. After a great start, exciting the crowd but frustrating the skippers due to the lack of wind in the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe, the serious things begin. Even if the fleet of 40 boats is still quite compact, the big names have already […]
Cape Finisterre in sight for leader Charlie Dalin and the rest of the fleet
Big favorite of the race, Charlie Dalin should pass Cape Finisterre in Spain during the night of this Monday to Tuesday. The French navigator Charlie Dalin (Macif), leader of the fleet of the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe, should overtake Cape Finisterre in Spain during the night from Monday to Tuesday, according to the […]
Vendée Globe 2024: “Those uninitiated to sailing can have fun”… The success of the virtual world tour
The release on screens this Wednesday of “La Vallée des Fous”, where Jean-Paul Rouve engages in the game from his garden, alone on a boat, in racing conditions (Jean Le Cam and his wife, Anne, collaborated on the scenario), should bring a new spotlight. “The Vendée Globe represents adventure, wide open spaces, surpassing oneself and […]
Vendée Globe 2024: “For months, I woke up at night”… Charlie Dalin, in search of lost time
He was the first to enter the pontoon on Sunday when the sun had not yet risen. The ovation was immense, while at the foot of his boat, his wife, Perrine, and their little Oscar, 6 and a half years old, were waiting for him, life jacket on his back. As he set off for […]
LIVE – Vendée Globe: the start of the 10th edition has been given
At 1:02 p.m. this Sunday, the 40 sailors set off from Les Sables d’Olonne for a world tour. Les Sables d’Olonne Deliverance came with a cannon shot at precisely 1:02 p.m. The 40 sailors of the Vendée Globe 2024-2025, who had been waiting since mid-morning in front of Les Sables d’Olonne after a triumphant exit […]