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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Today, his Vendée Globe 2028 project is taking on a new dimension. The former extreme skier recently bought the IMOCA Groupe Dubreuil, a 2020 generation Sam Manuard design, which won The Ocean Race ...

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 ...

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", ...

Memory likes to play tricks on our certainties. What remains of an adventure lasting nearly three months around the world's oceans? Sailors spend a lifetime dreaming of the Vendée Globe, then another ...

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 ...