Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) takes the lead ahead of Charlie Dalin (Macif)

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 […]

“It’s horrible”, the Chinese Jingkun Xu started with a sprain but remains in the race

“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

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 […]

Cape Finisterre in sight for leader Charlie Dalin and the rest of the fleet

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 […]

LIVE – Vendée Globe: the start of the 10th edition has been given

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 […]

How much will the winner of the 2024-2025 edition receive?

How much will the winner of the 2024-2025 edition receive?

40 skippers will set off this Sunday for the world tour with the hope of winning a small prize by crossing the finish line as the winner. Crossing the finish line of the Vendée Globe as a winner will open the doors to the pantheon of ocean racing, but the feat does not make the […]

1989-2021, nine editions of an ocean legend

1989-2021, nine editions of an ocean legend

Since a first initiatory world tour, exploits, adventures and dramas have followed one another around the planet. A look back at a legendary epic, before the start of the tenth edition on Sunday. 1989-1990: Poupon first rescued, Lamazou first winner 13 sailors at the start, 7 classified How much will they come back to? And […]

40 sailors and a new, more flexible qualification system for the 2028-2029 edition

40 sailors and a new, more flexible qualification system for the 2028-2029 edition

The organizers have announced a more flexible qualification system than the previous one. Four days before the start of the tenth edition in Les Sables d’Olonne, the Vendée Globe organization unveiled this Wednesday the regulations for the following edition scheduled for 2028-2029. As this year, a maximum of forty sailors will be allowed on the […]

Boris Herrmann: “I’m more excited than last time”

Boris Herrmann: “I’m more excited than last time”

Germany’s most famous offshore sailor wants to go it alone again: Boris Herrmann will start his second Vendée Globe on November 10th. The Hamburger is one of the favorites – and has set a specific goal for himself on the tour. Boris Herrmann is ready for his second sailing solo around the world. Almost four […]