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How to follow the Vendée Globe 2024

  • November 7, 2024

The 10th edition of the Vendée Globe is set to begin on Sunday, November 10,…

Exclusive extract of Pip Hare’s fascinating Vendée Globe book

  • October 30, 2024

There were many reasons to fear my passage through the Southern Ocean, and how it…

Vendée Globe 2024 preview: The most competitive edition ever?

  • October 29, 2024

“When you think about the Vendée Globe, you always remember the good stuff. I’ve done…

The International contenders hoping to make their mark in the 2024 Vendée Globe

  • September 17, 2024

The Vendée Globe is one of the most quintessentially French sporting phenomena. Fans who make…

Forty solo skippers taking part in the Vendée Globe race 2024

  • September 6, 2024

IMOCA teams have been anxiously counting the qualification miles for this year’s around the world…

The America’s Cup and Olympic Sailing tech coming to your sailing kit

  • July 22, 2024

We’re weeks away from the start of one of the biggest seasons in sailing. The…

King of the Atlantic: Thomas Ruyant wins IMOCA class in tense Transat Jacques Vabre

  • November 19, 2023

Thomas Ruyant and Morgan Lagravière on For People this morning took first place in the…

Alex Thomson buys Banque Populaire IMOCA, but skipper still to be confirmed

  • March 22, 2023

British four-time Vendée Globe competitor Alex Thomson has announced that his team has agreed to purchase the…

Alex Thomson backs ‘rookie’ Canada ocean racing campaign 

  • August 23, 2022

When solo ocean racing skipper Alex Thomson announced that he was stepping aside from competitive…

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Alex Thomson stands down as Vendée Globe skipper

  • October 25, 2021

British sailor Alex Thomson has announced he won’t compete as a skipper in the 2024…

The Ocean Race: What’s it like on a fully crewed IMOCA 60?

  • September 27, 2021

How much faster could an IMOCA 60 go if it were really pressed? Not in…

Pip Hare gets ‘dream’ foiling IMOCA for 2024 Vendée Globe

  • May 13, 2021

British Vendée Globe sailor Pip Hare today announced that she has renewed her partnership with…

Mid-ocean repairs: Vendée Globe sailors tell all

  • May 4, 2021

Some of the damage we saw at the Vendée Globe finish was simply staggering, yet…

What we learned from our Pip Hare Ask Me Anything on YBW

  • April 23, 2021

On April 22nd, Vendée Globe hero and the first British sailor to finish the 2020/21…

Jean Le Cam: Vendée Globe legend they call ‘The King’

  • April 19, 2021

He’s the solo skipper who might remind you of Keith Richards. A rugged, hawkish face…

Pip Hare: My Vendée Globe journey

  • April 14, 2021

The Vendée Globe race was everything I ever dreamed it could be, and more. It…

Vendée Globe heroes: 10 remarkable sailors who embody the race’s spirit

  • March 8, 2021

The Finnish airline pilot was the first Nordic skipper to complete the Vendée Globe and,…

Vendée Globe: Miranda Merron on the highs and lows of her race

  • February 24, 2021

Some Vendée Globe and IMOCA sailors are relentlessly focused on winning, on the position schedules…

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Video: Post-race, Pip Hare takes us onboard her Vendée boat

  • February 22, 2021

Now back safely on dry land having completed her first ever Vendée Globe race, British…

Pip Hare is first British skipper in Vendée Globe

  • February 12, 2021

Pip Hare crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe at 0057 this morning to…

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