Each Vendée Globe finish is a unique moment. Whether you choose to follow the event from your screen or experience the emotion on the spot, here's everything you need to know so you don't miss a thing about the arrivals.
In front of your screen: total immersion from the comfort of your own home!
The race organizers are setting up a production system to cover the arrival of all the competitors:
- Live arrivals on social networks: all arrivals, day and night, will be broadcast live on the official Vendée Globe pages, in French and English, via YouTube and on the race's Facebook page.
- Analysis and summaries: find out more about each skipper's route, highlights and performances on the race website. Interactive cartography also allows you to explore the multimedia content associated with each track around the world.
IN LES Sables d'Olonne: at the heart of the hustle and bustle
- Entertainment and a festive atmosphere: a stage and a giant screen will be set up to welcome visitors in a convivial atmosphere.
- A unique moment: the ascent of the channel: witness this magical moment when the skippers, greeted by thousands of spectators, wave to the crowds gathered on the quayside.
From January 14 at 11:00 to February 2, the village is open to the public (without ticket sales) from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm UTC:
- Museographic area of the Département de la Vendée, with a new immersive exhibition on the race, accessible from February 16.
- VandB bar area open from 10am to midnight UTC (1 am on Friday and Saturday).
In this area, round-table discussions will take place from Wednesday to Sunday at 2pm, starting January 18, meetings with arriving skippers at 6:30 p.m, concerts followed by DJ sets on Friday and Saturday. (+ Special concerts for the arrival of the first skippers). - Savoury and sweet foodtrucks, including the Sodebo foodmobile
Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate these heroes of the seas and their incredible adventure around the globe. Whether you're watching the arrivals from the comfort of your living room or on the spot, every moment promises to be emotionally charged. The “ETAs” are broadcast on the race website and will be updated in real time.
practical information
The town of Les Sables d'Olonne has introduced traffic and parking restrictions:
- No parking and no traffic on the quays of Port de Pêche and La Chaume, and in the vicinity of the Village for the first arrivals, then depending on attendance for the other skippers.
- The entire system will reopen once the channel has been reopened, depending on the number of visitors and subject to the directives of the local authorities.
Find out more about the traffic and parking plan:
on water
The race organizers strongly advise yachtsmen not to watch the competitors' arrivals at sea, especially at night. Even taking all the necessary precautions, weather conditions can be difficult at this time of year, the seas choppy, the IMOCA boats unpredictable as they approach the finish line... However, as the sea is a free space, it is not possible to prohibit access to it. For those who still wish to go there, it is imperative to strictly respect the safety instructions and not to approach closer than 60 meters from the boats, to guarantee the safety of all.
