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Enda Completes His Remarkable Odyssey
Finally he made it. On Easter Sunday Irish solo racer Enda O'Coineen, 63, skipper and team ambassador and for Le Souffle du Nord and Team Ireland,…
Enda O'Coineen on the road back to the equator
After 42 days at sea since leaving New Zealand, the Irish sailor Enda O’Coineen continues his solo journey to return home with the IMOCA Le Souffle…
Charlie Dalin to compete in the Vendée Globe
After displaying the colours of MACIF for four years in the Figaro circuit, Charlie Dalin, French offshore racing champion in 2016 and French vice-champion…
Simon’s maiden innings
The young skipper Sébastien Simon, aged 28, will be competing in the next Vendée Globe at the helm of an IMOCA monohull flying the colours…
Amedeo announces a new partner
« I’m still hungry for the Vendée Globe. » Now certain that Newrest, his partner for the last Vendée Globe, will remain…
Attanasio – a two pronged attack
As he busily prepares for the Transat AG2R - La Mondiale (start on 22nd April) on a Figaro, Romain Attanasio is also hard at work on his new 60-foot boat,…
Le Souffle du Nord – Team Ireland set sails again to complete the voyage
On Friday 26th January, Irish sailor, Enda O’Coineen set sail from Dunedin, New Zealand, aboard Thomas Ruyant’s former Le Souffle du Nord,…
Vendée Globe 2016-2017 ranking
At 12h00 | Skipper/Boat | Race time |
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Armel LE CLÉAC’H BANQUE POPULAIRE VIII
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Arrived on 19/01/17 at 16:37
Race time : 74d 03h 35m 46s |
2
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Alex THOMSON HUGO BOSS
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Arrived on 20/01/17 at 08:37
Race time : 74d 19h 35m 15s (+15h 59m 29s) |
3
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Jérémie BEYOU MAITRE COQ
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Arrived on 23/01/17 at 19:40
Race time : 78d 06h 38m 40s (+4d 03h 02m 54s) |
4
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Jean-Pierre DICK StMICHEL-VIRBAC
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Arrived on 25/01/17 at 14:47
Race time : 80d 01h 45m 45s (+5d 22h 09m 59s) |
5
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Yann ELIES QUÉGUINER - LEUCÉMIE ESPOIR
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Arrived on 25/01/17 at 16:13
Race time : 80d 03h 11m 09s (+5d 23h 35m 23s) |
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Skippers of 2016 Edition
The Vendée Globe is the hardest and most famous sailing race in the world. Nicknamed the Everest of the Seas, it involves sailing around the world alone, without stopping and without assistance, setting sail from and finishing in Les Sables d’Olonne, after rounding the three legendary capes: The Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, Cape Leeuwin in Southern Australia and the infamous Cape Horn at the tip of South America. They therefore have to sail twice in the North and South Atlantic – on the way down and on the way back – and sail around Antarctica by crossing the Indian Ocean and the huge Pacific. Like other major international sporting events (the Olympics, World Cup, etc) it has been organised every four years since 1989. This merciless event, which combines human endeavour and technological aspects, is raced on 60-foot monohulls (18.28 m), IMOCA boats. The Vendée Globe has been won by some very famous sailors, Titouan Lamazou, Alain Gautier, Christophe Auguin, Vincent Riou and François Gabart. Only one sailor has won it twice: Michel Desjoyeaux in 2001 and 2009. The race record is held by François Gabart, who finished after 78 days. The eighth Vendée Globe will begin from Les Sables d’Olonne on Sunday 6th November 2016.