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Alan Roberts: "The harder the challenge the more you take away from it"

THEY ARE DREAMING OF THE 2028 VG. Alan Roberts 2/4. They are currently competing in The Ocean Race as part of a crew, with experienced skippers, but dream of being at the start of the next solo, non-stop, unassisted round-the-world race on their own boat. Here is a series of portraits of…

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Maxime Sorel, UTMB finisher!

Amélie Grassi

Amélie Grassi: “The Vendée Globe is my major driver”

THEY ARE DREAMING OF THE 2028 VG. Amelie Grassi 1/4. They are currently competing in The Ocean Race as part of a crew, with experienced skippers, but dream of being at the start of the next solo, non-stop, unassisted round-the-world race on their own boat. Here is a series of portraits of…

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Is the human factor the key to performance?

Pushing back the limits of body and mind: that's what the Vendée Globe is all about. But until recently, the physiological and mental effects of a single-handed round the world race on a 60-foot monohull remained surprisingly poorly understood. This gap has now been filled by an ambitious…

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Before the Big South in 2028, the Far North in 2026! The Vendée Arctique unveils its new route

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Sam Goodchild won the first edition of the Course des Caps

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Élodie Bonafous' IMOCA named "Association Petits Princes - Quéguiner"

IMOCA Association Petits Princes - Quéguiner
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LES SABLES D'OLONNE, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 10, 2024: The crowd is photographed in the channel before start of the Vendee Globe, on November 10, 2024 in Les Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Bernard Le Bars / Alea)

In the Vendée Globe, there's a hero or heroine for everyone

They live in Brest, Brussels, Lyon, or Cambridge. They are 16, 43, 54, or 62 years old. They work in public education, cybersecurity, run a food truck, or are joyfully enjoying retirement or their high school years. At first glance, nothing — or very little — connects their daily lives with those…

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A new IMOCA for 2028 for Yoann Richomme, sponsored by Paprec

Les P’tits Doudous
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Armel Tripon has launched her new IMOCA Les P’tits Doudous

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Justine Mettraux, a new IMOCA for 2028

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MACSF and Corentin Horeau head for the Vendée Globe 2028

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Fabrice Amedeo will set off again in 2028 for a 4th Vendée Globe with FDJ United

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Canadian skipper Scott Shawyer acquires Sébastien Simon's IMOCA boat

La grande parade des skippers | Vendée Globe 2024
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Arnaud Boissières buys Benjamin Dutreux's boat