Comment les skippers se soignent à bord ? | Vendée Globe 2024
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Virtual Regatta: registration is now open!

Virtual Regatta
The new marina of Virtual Regatta

Discover the official water bottle

Un enfant sur le village du Vendée Globe

The Vendée Globe adventure for kids

The mythical non-stop, non-assisted, single-handed round-the-world race continues to fascinate all generations. And this year, youngsters are not left out! The Vendée Globe Junior, an educational program run by the Département of Vendée, is back for its 10th edition with a number of new features…

Stage médical

Laure Jacolot, race doctor: “When sailors call, it's rarely to take a Paracetamol!”

The role of the race doctor on a non-stop, non-assisted, single-handed round-the-world race is not a trivial one. In 2024, it will be taken on by Laure Jacolot, surrounded by two other doctors. The hostile environment in which the sailors live, and their distance from land, make this mission a…

Ponton du Vendée Globe

The village, a unique immersion in ocean racing

The Vendée Globe is getting ready to celebrate its 10th edition with the long-awaited opening of its Start Village, from Saturday 19 October to Sunday 10 November 2024. This 30,000 m² space offers a total immersion in the world of ocean racing, with a rich programme of events, activities and…

Jérémie Beyou et la gamme Charal Sport

On the skippers' plates

Since no detail is overlooked before setting off around the world, special attention is paid to the food supplies on board. Freeze-dried, appertized dishes, snacks, sweets... Between tastes and preparation techniques, nothing is left to chance to last for three months. Explanations with Jérémie…

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Village opening october 19 at 10 a.m

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Solo around the world’ exhibition

Maxime Sorel au "moulin à café"

Develop your physical qualities to optimize your performance

In order to improve their performance in a holistic way, Vendée Globe sailors work on various aspects such as technical mastery, tactics, nutrition, sleep, mental health but also physical preparation. In addition to serving their discipline by developing their physical qualities and optimizing…

Clarisse Crémer, skipper de L'Occitane en Provence, interviewée par les médias.
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Hyundai and Océane Automobiles: Vendée Globe Official Suppliers

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Les deux IMOCA VULNERABLE

Pooling resources within teams: together it's everything!

Sharing part of the technical team, pooling the design office, the data to be analysed and certain areas of activity... What if sharing resources was a boon, a performance advantage? In any case, that's the choice made by Beyou Racing with Charal (Jérémie Beyou) and TeamWork-Team SNEF (Justine…

Manchot adélie sur la banquise

The Vendée Globe unveils its very first mascot: Adélie the penguin

The Vendée Globe, the famous solo sailing race around the world, is proud to present its very first mascot: Adélie, the penguin. Endemic to Antarctica, the South Pole continent that sailors circumnavigate on their round-the-world voyage, the Adélie penguin is directly threatened by global warming…

Violette Dorange et sa gourde Gobi

GOBI, a technical supplier committed to zero waste

In line with the environmental commitments it unveiled at its press conference at UNESCO last February, the Vendée Globe has approached Gobi to design its official water bottle, in order to eliminate the use of plastic bottles in the 2024 village.

Sodebo

Sodebo, VandB: partnering a boat and the Vendée Globe, how do they complement each other?

One has been a major partner of the Vendée Globe (Sodebo) for 20 years, the other a brand new official supplier (VandB). But these two companies from the Pays de la Loire region are contributing in their own way to the dynamism of the most iconic of round-the-world races. Alongside this support,…