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 ...

At the Azores, Fabrice Amedeo (Nexans-Wewise, 32nd) is preparing for a final depression which will give way to upwind conditions before finishing at the weekend. Finally, the Belgian Denis Van ...

Denis Van Weynbergh, who should return to the Northern Hemisphere tomorrow evening or Wednesday, “"I collect water with a watertight container system to make up my forty litres. Every day, there is a ...

After one long, cold final night fighting through light winds off the Brittany coast, Charlie Dalin, the French skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance crossed the Vendée Globe finish line this Tuesday ...

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 ...

Dalin has led since yesterday but once more he has seen his margin trimmed by his pursuer, from 93 to 63 miles today. “The thing has been the weather GRIB files don’t really relate to what we are ...

Convinced by Fabrice Amedeo's personality and his environmental approach - a round-the-world race without fossil fuels and with on-board oceanographic sensors - FDJ United has made a long-term ...

After 62 days at sea racing, Éric Bellion, the French skipper of STAND AS ONE - Altavia has withdrawn from the Vendée Globe The pin system holding the J2 forestay has given way again, a situation ...

This new project is part of a long-term commitment to ocean racing for the Paprec Group, after eight years of co-partnership with Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, highlighted by two Vendée Globe participations.

On Saturday 10 May, Les Sables d'Olonne recaptured the magic of the Vendée Globe with a grand ceremony to celebrate the skippers of the 2024 edition. The eagerly-awaited event drew large crowds along ...

Managing sleep, or rather the lack of it. This is one of the key skills that Vendée Globe sailors must master, and one that generates the most attention and the most questions. On this World Sleep Day ...