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Vendée Globe: Everything you need to know about the world’s toughest sailing race

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Alex Thomson sets new 24-hour speed record as he goes all-out in bid to overtake Vendée Globe leader

  • January 16, 2017

Vendée Globe racer Alex Thomson has set a new 24-hour solo monohull sailing record, sailing an incredible 536.81 nautical miles in 24 hours. Watch Alex talking about the record here:…

Vendée Globe showdown: can Alex Thomson beat his great French rival Armel Le Cléac’h?

  • January 15, 2017

After over 23,000 miles of racing, the two leaders of the Vendée Globe solo round the world race are today just over 100 miles apart. Armel Le Cléac’h has led…

The new Hugo Boss IMOCA Open 60 race yacht skippered by Alex Thomson. Credit: Lloyd Images/ AT Racing

What’s behind the design of Alex Thomson’s Vendée Globe racer Hugo Boss?

  • January 7, 2017

The 2016/7 Vendée Globe race will go down as one dominated by two very different sailors, Frenchman Armel Le Cléac’h and Briton Alex Thomson in two critically different yachts. There is no…

Armel le Cléac’h, ‘The Jackal’: we profile the secretive leader of the Vendée Globe

  • January 2, 2017

In his home country, Armel Le Cléac’h’s triumph in the Vendée Globe is seen as the right result. If ever hard work and persistence paid off in sport, this win…

Thomas Ruyant's Le Souffle du Nord pour Le Projet Imagine

‘Exceptionally violent’ collision is causing Vendée Globe sailor’s boat to split apart

  • December 19, 2016

Solo sailor Thomas Ruyant is in a perilous situation, with his IMOCA 60 cracking up like an egg shell and splitting apart. The 35-year-old Frenchman has sent back these shocking…

Sebastien Josse (FRA), skipper Edmond de Rothschild

“Foil controls are needed – the loads are massive” warns Vendée Globe sailor Seb Josse

  • December 7, 2016

Leading French offshore sailor Sébastien Josse says he believes that designers and builders need to develop improved control systems for foils to be fit for extreme ocean conditions. The solo sailor…

Seb Josse on Edmond de Rothschild, forced to retire from Vendée Globe 2016

Foil damage in Southern Ocean forces out Vendée Globe favourite Seb Josse

  • December 7, 2016

Top French sailor Sébastien Josse, one of the favourites in the Vendée Globe solo round the world race, has decided to retire after damage to one of his foils in…

Vendée Globe solo sailor rescued in Southern Ocean after keel failure

  • December 7, 2016

French solo sailor Kito de Pavant, taking part in the Vendée Globe race, has been rescued from a remote position in the Southern Ocean after his keel fin was partially…

Why do the new Vendee Globe IMOCA 60 yachts have foils?

  • December 1, 2016

Foils are the newest phenomenon on the Vendée Globe race and one that looks as if it is set to change offshore racing. But why have these experimental ideas appeared…

Alex Thomson on Hugo Boss

Collision and foil damage puts Alex Thomson’s Vendée Globe lead in jeopardy

  • November 20, 2016

A collision with an underwater object has damaged the starboard foil of Alex Thomson’s Hugo Boss, putting his attempt to win the Vendee Globe solo round the world in jeopardy.…

Vendée Globe 2016 presentation

First presentation for the Vendée Globe 2016 reveals skippers, sponsors and new builds will be back in force

  • December 10, 2014

Although there are two years to go before the start of the Vendée Globe 2016 solo round the world race, the organisers were staking out their ground early this week…

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