The IMOCA - a VPLP design - is flying the flag for Les P'tits Doudous, a caregivers' association that improves the experience, reassures and reduces the anxiety of children (and their parents) before, ...

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 ...

Back in 2008 the Vendée Globe was illuminated by charismatic Sam Davies who not only went on to finish fourth but along the way told her story with the same smile, grit and joie de vie that have ...

Construction of this generation 2028 IMOCA - a Guillaume Verdier design - will be launched in April 2026. For the 2025 season, the Swiss sailor will continue to sail on her current boat, including the ...

Emerging relieved and happy out of a dark, windy night off Les Sables d’Olonne, Jérémie Beyou crossed the finish line of his fifth Vendée Globe this morning at 00:58 (UTC) to take fourth place from ...

This morning, at 0830 UTC the halyard of the code 0 (largest headsail) of the IMOCA Freelance.com broke. The 200m2 sail ended up in the water, dangerously tangling in the keel. Guirec had no choice ...

The 10th edition of the Vendée Globe ends on an exceptional note, from a sporting, popular and media point of view. The level of competition has never been so high: Charlie Dalin, the great winner of ...

Doing the Vendée Globe is one of my big dreams and I'm very happy to be joining the Voile MACSF team to achieve this goal. I really feel ready for this adventure. Thanks to this 2025 season as ...

Herrmann, who is lying 10th in the race hit an unknown object or animal in the water at 02:31 UTC when he was approximately 900 nautical miles off Brazil’s northeast corner while sailing at 13.7 knots ...

After 21 full campaigns, I feel the need to live in harmony with my rhythm and my physiology. For me, ocean racing is more a way of life than a job. It's also a total commitment that demands a lot of ...

In rough seas and big winds off Les Sables d’Olonne, German solo racer Boris Herrmann (Malizia - Seaexplorer) completed the Vendée Globe tonight (Wednesday) at 2218hrs (UTC) to take 12th place. For ...

The French Oceanographic Fleet sails the world's oceans from the coast to the open sea and from the sea’s surface to the deepest depths. This very large infrastructure provides researchers with access ...