Soloists Descend South with Vendée Globe Underway
After a slow start from Les Sables d’Olonne over the weekend, the 40-boat Vendee Globe fleet is well and truly racing south.
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After a slow start from Les Sables d’Olonne over the weekend, the 40-boat Vendee Globe fleet is well and truly racing south.
Determined American sailor Ronnie Simpson has his heart and mind set on a Vendee Globe lap and is ready for the long haul.
There are countless incredible stories of the recent Vendée Globe Race and perhaps the most compelling is that of runner-up Charlie Dalin. It’s a story of seamanship, perseverance and determination.
Racing full-tilt, alone and around the globe non-stop. Not for the faint of heart, but for these amazing sailors.
The elapsed time for Huusela is 116 days 18 hours 15 minutes and 46 seconds and he closes the Vendee Globe finish line 36 days after winner Yannick Bestaven and Charlie Dalin crossed.
Kojiro Shiraishi takes 16th in Vendee Globe, First Asian Skipper Ever To Finish The Race
Jonathan McKee explores his favorite twists and turns of the 2020-’21 Vendee Globe.
Paige Railey, Dane Wilson and Leandro Spina get us up to speed on the new West Marine US Open Sailing Series.
From Turnabouts in Newport to AC75s in Auckland there’s racing to discuss—in both hemispheres.
A collective sigh of relief went across the Vendee Globe fleet with news that PRB skipper Kevin Escoffier had been finally rescued by competitor Jean Le Cam after a harrowing search and rescue effort in conditions nothing short of heroic.
The Vendée Globe’s British superstar, Alex Thomson, will face himself and his past when setting off again on the greatest ocean race. Could this be his last shot at singlehanded glory?
The July 14 update from the Vendee Artique Race finds Frenchman Jérémie Beyou sprinting to the finish with his rival close on his transom.
After a slow start from Les Sables d’Olonne over the weekend, the 40-boat Vendee Globe fleet is well and truly racing south.
Determined American sailor Ronnie Simpson has his heart and mind set on a Vendee Globe lap and is ready for the long haul.
There are countless incredible stories of the recent Vendée Globe Race and perhaps the most compelling is that of runner-up Charlie Dalin. It’s a story of seamanship, perseverance and determination.
Racing full-tilt, alone and around the globe non-stop. Not for the faint of heart, but for these amazing sailors.
The elapsed time for Huusela is 116 days 18 hours 15 minutes and 46 seconds and he closes the Vendee Globe finish line 36 days after winner Yannick Bestaven and Charlie Dalin crossed.
Kojiro Shiraishi takes 16th in Vendee Globe, First Asian Skipper Ever To Finish The Race
Jonathan McKee explores his favorite twists and turns of the 2020-’21 Vendee Globe.
Paige Railey, Dane Wilson and Leandro Spina get us up to speed on the new West Marine US Open Sailing Series.
From Turnabouts in Newport to AC75s in Auckland there’s racing to discuss—in both hemispheres.
A collective sigh of relief went across the Vendee Globe fleet with news that PRB skipper Kevin Escoffier had been finally rescued by competitor Jean Le Cam after a harrowing search and rescue effort in conditions nothing short of heroic.
The Vendée Globe’s British superstar, Alex Thomson, will face himself and his past when setting off again on the greatest ocean race. Could this be his last shot at singlehanded glory?
The July 14 update from the Vendee Artique Race finds Frenchman Jérémie Beyou sprinting to the finish with his rival close on his transom.
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