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March 10. 2010 at 11:21
The Vendée Globe on Facebook
The Vendée Globe made its appearance a few weeks ago on the social networking site Facebook and already has around a thousand fans. -
February 10. 2010 at 14:49
Pascal Conq on the question of power vs the lightweight approach
The Finot-Conq design team had three new boats at the start of the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe. Armel Le Cléac’h’s second place on Brit Air shows that the designers remain a reference ... -
February 03. 2010 at 16:16
A new video round-up on the Vendée Globe website
The official Vendée Globe website will now be offering you a video round-up every two months. Quite simply because the next Vendée Globe (2012) is already being prepared today by some ... -
February 03. 2010 at 16:05
Vincent Riou’s new PRB to be launched by the end of the month
Built at the CDK yard using Safran’s moulds, Vincent Riou’s new PRB is almost finished, seven and a half months after work first began on her. The winner of the 2005-2005 Vendée ... -
February 03. 2010 at 15:05
Kito de Pavant will be back in 2012
Antoine Fiévet, CEO of Groupe Bel, has just announced his company is renewing its partnership with Kito de Pavant, who will therefore be lining up at the start of the next Vendée Globe ... -
January 28. 2010 at 15:44
A 13-week winter refit for Safran
For ten days or so, the Safran Sailing Team has been busy working on the boat, which is now out of the water and in her shed in Saint-Philibert (Southern Brittany). A 13-week long winter refit lies ... -
January 21. 2010 at 16:28
Michel Desjoyeaux to build a new 60-foot Foncia
After been involved in sailing sponsorship for ten years, Foncia has decided to remain with Michel Desjoyeaux and has announced that the partnership has been extended to 2014. The next four years ... -
January 12. 2010 at 19:15
Arnaud Boissières looking forward to the Route du Rhum
Having completed their delivery trip from Costa Rica on 23rd December, Arnaud Boissières and his team are now busy preparing the monohull for a 2010 season, dominated by the Route du Rhum. Arnaud ... -
December 24. 2009 at 10:00
A meeting with the designer Guillaume Verdier
Safran and Groupe Bel, both designed by Guillaume Verdier/VPLP, finished first and second in the highly competitive field of IMOCA Open 60’s in the recent Transat Jacques Vabre Both were lighter, ... -
November 30. 2009 at 19:15
A triumph for Safran
Marc Guillemot talked about it at the end of the 2009 Vendée Globe. His exceptional voyage from a human point of view left him with a taste for revenge in terms of a race result. Choosing to ... -
November 28. 2009 at 19:48
Marc Guillemot 2009 Imoca World Champion
This Transat Jacques Vabre, which culminated in Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, with the arrival of Sam Davies and Sidney Gavignet aboard Artemis II, saw victory go to the duo Marc Guillemot - Charles Caudrelier ... -
November 27. 2009 at 09:54
Bernard Stamm to take part in the 2012 Vendée Globe
Bernard Stamm will be taking part in the 2012 Vendée Globe at the helm of a 60-foot IMOCA boat built in Switzerland at Décision S.A and designed by Juan Kouyoumdjian, the Franco-Argentinean ... -
November 07. 2009 at 18:53
Alex Thomson with Hugo Boss for the 2012 Vendée Globe
Alex Thomson confirmed today that his partnership with Hugo Boss has been renewed for the next four years, which should allow him to line up for the start of the next edition of the Vendée Globe ... -
October 29. 2009 at 18:28
Back together again in the Atlantic
It has been a year since the fleet of solo sailors set out from Les Sables d’Olonne at the start of a legendary Vendée Globe. A year on and many of those that did battle in the 2008 event ... -
October 08. 2009 at 18:57
The new PRB has arrived in Port-la-Forêt
The hull of Vincent Riou's new PRB arrived in Port La Forêt yesterday after a long loader transported it from Arcachon. Work can now begin on the assembly of his new Van Peteghem Lauriot Prévost ...
Flash infos
- 09/03/10 at 19:25 - The new PRB to be launched on ...
- 05/03/10 at 15:13 - Charles Caudrelier has his eyes ...
- 26/02/10 at 19:24 - Jean-Yves Gau in Auckland
- 04/02/10 at 11:33 - Virbac-Paprec 3 ready in the ...
- 22/01/10 at 16:04 - Marc Emig hoping to take part ...
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