Wind and wave data from ESA's Envisat satellite radar are being used to observe meteorological conditions in the track of the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world yacht race. CLS, a subsidiary of the ...

Organisers outline qualification, sustainability measures and new challenges for the 2028 Vendée Globe round-the-world race.

Since the IMOCA monohulls arrived in Port Olona last Friday (14th October) with three weeks to go to the start of the race, referees from the FFVoile (the French Sailing Federation) have been present ...

Organised by the Vendée Globe team and starting from Les Sables d'Olonne, the Vendée Arctique 2026 will be the first solo ...

Charlie Dalin has revealed he was undergoing cancer treatment while he won the 2024-25 Vendee Globe in record time. Dalin, 41, completed the solo round the world sailing race in 64 days, 19 hours and ...

It is tough enough for any sailor just to complete the non-stop round-the-world Vendee Globe, let alone win it but winning it while battling cancer, as French skipper Charlie Dalin did in January, is ...

Dec 16 (Reuters) - New Europe Hungarian skipper Szabolcs Weores has pulled out of the Vendee Globe due to irreparable damage to his boat, organisers of the solo, non-stop and unassisted ...

A new winner has just crossed the finishing line of the Vendée Globe, the solo, non-stop, unassisted round-the-world sailing race that takes place every four years. The next edition, in 2028, will be ...