The Vendée Globe aims to use the media impact of the event to raise public awareness of ocean conservation throughout the round-the-world race. By sailing around the world, the Vendée Globe sailors are highlighting the fragility of our oceans faced with global warming. They are direct witnesses to the changes underway, particularly around Antarctica, a region that is under particular threat.
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- Maxime Sorel, UTMB finisher!
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- MACIF announces the construction of a new IMOCA for the 2028 Vendée Globe, with British sailor Sam Goodchild at the helm
- Benjamin Dutreux announces the construction of a new IMOCA for the 2028 Vendée Globe
- Justine Mettraux and Charlie Dalin rewarded at the 2025 World Sailing Awards
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The Vendée Globe is a single-handed, non-stop, non-assisted round-the-world sailing race that takes place every four years. It is contested on IMOCA monohulls, which are 18 metres long. The skippers set off from Les Sables-d'Olonne in Vendée and sail around 45,000 kilometres around the globe, rounding the three legendary capes (Good Hope, Leeuwin and finally Cape Horn) before returning to Les Sables d'Olonne. The race has acquired an international reputation, attracting skippers from all over the world. Beyond the competition, it is above all an incredible human adventure.
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