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November 09. 2008 at 08:53
Final touches
By six o'clock this morning, the shore teams were already busy down on the Vendée Globe pontoon putting the final touches to the preparation of the boats before the start. The spectators, ... -
November 08. 2008 at 18:44
Déjà vu and a baptism by fire
For the Vendée Globe veterans start day will be a heady cocktail of déjà vu rushing into an immediate test of seamanship and brinksmanship. For the rookies – the first timers ... -
November 08. 2008 at 11:35
Faster times
While all the designers and skippers agree that the record set by Vincent Riou in 2004 (87d 10 h 47’ 55’’) looks set to fall in this sixth Vendée Globe, how long will it take ... -
November 08. 2008 at 09:09
Dee's reference point
Dee Caffari might be anticipating her first Vendée Globe, but the three-month Vendée is a shorter timescale than her last solo voyage – when she sailed singlehanded around the world ... -
November 08. 2008 at 09:00
Mixed emotions
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November 07. 2008 at 20:00
Thirty to do battle
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November 07. 2008 at 16:02
Ellen: I'd love to come back.
Ellen MacArthur is back at the heart of the Vendée Globe, enjoying an atmosphere which is truly unique in any global sport. -
November 07. 2008 at 11:45
The bread and butter that holds the team together
Nine am in Les Sables d’Olonne and Alex Thomson and the shore team for Hugo Boss are trying to overcome their final hurdles to ensure the British solo skipper sets ... -
November 07. 2008 at 11:20
Dr Chauve - More strain on the body than before
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November 06. 2008 at 19:55
The magnificent seven, and the Merf Owen view
Britain fields a record seven entrants ... -
November 06. 2008 at 19:00
A well-oiled machine
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November 06. 2008 at 11:20
Unfinished Business
Like others who have launched new IMOCA Open 60’s Mike Golding has not had an easy run into this, his third Vendée Globe. -
November 05. 2008 at 14:22
Go Jonny Go
Jonny Malbon is raring to go, enjoying the hubbub and the pressure of having a schedule to stick to, most hours accounted for, as Artemis guests arrive to meet the skipper ... -
November 05. 2008 at 14:00
Yves Parlier's perspective
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November 05. 2008 at 11:47
Elected
As the only American in the Vendée Globe race around the world, Rich Wilson has been a busy man this morning, giving interviews and commenting on an historic election ...
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