Last night evening, on the main beach in Les Sables d’Olonne, François Gabart, the skipper of MACIF received his trophy from the President of the General Council, Bruno Retailleau. As for the ten other skippers who have finished the race,…

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The Vendée Globe awards ceremony will take place on Saturday May 11. It is undoubtedly in the world of sailing (and even in the world of sports), the awards ceremony that gather the most people. It lies in that in the continuity of what was…

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The awards ceremony of the 7th Vendée Globe will be held on Saturday May 11 at the Sables d'Olonne in the presence of all the twenty skippers of the race. Here is the program of the day: 9AM – 8PM: Animations "The Vendée…

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François Gabart received on Friday, April 26, the IMOCA World Champion title in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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While the awards ceremony approaches (May 11 in Les Sables d'Olonne with all the skippers) and will close this wonderful 2012-2013 Vendée Globe, the 7th edition of the round the world race, nonstop and unassisted generated benefits never…

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Bruno Retailleau, President of the Vendée Globe, said he was satisfied with the new gauge prototype adopted on Friday by the IMOCA class.

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  The Skippers and Members of IMOCA met in Paris on Thursday 18 and Friday 19 April 2013 at the IMOCA Annual General Meeting to decide the future direction of their class, and in particular to discuss two major subjects: the design of the…

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Monday, April 8 at 12:30 pm, the President of the French Republic received all of the Vendée Globe skippers and handed on this occasion the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur insignia to François Gabart, winner of this year edition.…

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The official DVD of the Vendée Globe 7th edition is now available in the online shop.

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Back from his holidays after his great second place in the Vendée Globe, Armel Le Cléac'h resumed training aboard his Figaro boat in order to prepare the Solitaire du Figaro in June. "I'm happy to resume training! It has…

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