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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

After 62 days at sea racing, Éric Bellion, the French skipper of STAND AS ONE - Altavia has withdrawn from the Vendée Globe The pin system holding the J2 forestay has given way again, a situation ...

Après avoir terminé son deuxième Vendée Globe en 2024, Fabrice Amedeo a annoncé qu’il serait au départ de l’édition 2028. Il pourra compter sur le soutien renforcé de FDJ United (ex-Française des jeux ...

The circumpolar current goes around Antarctica and carries the Vendée Globe skippers in their race around the South Pole. "It is the strongest of all ocean currents because no land obstacle stops it", ...