IMOCA
IMOCA are 60-foot (18.28 m) boats built to race on the Vendée Globe. These yachts are designed for solo sailing even if they sometimes race in crews. The gauge limits some characteristics, but architects can let their imagination run wild. This year, boats equipped with foils were launched. A world first on monohulls.
Two CDK Technologies IMOCA boats on the Vendée Globe podium
A wooden IMOCA for the 2028 Vendée Globe for Mathieu Claveau
What are the criteria that define an IMOCA?
Why do IMOCA boats use foils? What are they used for?
Tout Commence en Finistère - Armor-Lux, a new IMOCA without foils for Jean Le Cam
Biotherm and Paul Meilhat, a competitive IMOCA to sail and study the oceans in 2024
Thomas Ruyant's Vulnerable, a tolerant and consistent IMOCA born of two Vendée Globe campaigns
Initiatives-Coeur 4, an IMOCA in the Top 5 of the circuit's major races
Charal II, a narrower hull and surprising rudder design for Jérémie Beyou
IMOCA Paprec Arkéa, an innovative architecture for one of the favourites Yoann Richomme
Maître CoQ V, Yannick Bestaven's first new sailboat for the Vendée Globe 2024
V and B - Monbana - Mayenne, a softened IMOCA Apivia plan for Maxime Sorel
Foussier, a lighter and more reliable daggerboard IMOCA for Sebastien Marsset's first Vendée Globe
Freelance.com, a simple and reliable IMOCA for Guirec Soudée's first Vendée Globe
Nexans - Wewise, a simplified IMOCA with straight daggerboards for Fabrice Amedeo
Singchain Team Haikou, Chinese skipper Jingkun Xu's first IMOCA for the Vendée Globe 2024
The many lives of Ocean Racing, Oliver Heer's IMOCA for the Vendée Globe 2024
Monnoyeur Duo for a Job, the IMOCA that won Benjamin Ferré's 1st Vendée Gobe in 2012
Vendée Globe 2024: a sluggish start in light airs
DeVenir, one of the most tested IMOCAs on the circuit for Violette Dorange's first Vendée Globe
La Mie Caline, a softened foiler to complete Arnaud Boissières' 5th Vendée Globe
L'Occitane en Provence, the best foiler of its generation for the Vendée Globe by Clarisse Crémer
Interview Robin Salmon "We're arriving at Les Sables with tried and tested boats on which everything has been tested"
Medallia, an IMOCA that has already won the Vendée Globe for Pip Hare of England
Sailor safety in the Vendée Globe: Plastimo liferafts on board all IMOCA boats
Vendée Globe 2028: new rules focus on ranking and performance
Malizia-SeaExplorer, a robust and versatile IMOCA for single-handed or crewed round-the-world races
What happened to the boats that won the Vendée Globe?
Lazare, a 2007 Finot-Conq IMOCA optimized for performance
Fortinet - Best Western, a 2016 IMOCA that's reliable and sharp for Romain Attanasio
IMOCA Macif Santé Prévoyance, designed and optimized for the Vendée Globe 2024
Interview Alan Roura on IMOCA Hublot: "There are twenty of us who could win the Vendée Globe!"
Hublot, an atypical IMOCA upgraded by Alan Roura for the Vendée Globe 2024
Stand As One, an IMOCA scow with straight daggerboards for Bellion, born of a pooling gamble
Who are the competitors who have managed to complete a Vendée Globe without their keel?
Bureau Vallée 3 skippered by Louis Burton, a reliable IMOCA that inspired a whole generation
Interview Louis Duc at the start of his 1st Vendée Globe: "Our daggerboard IMOCAs are still in the mix!"
Logbook of ocean racing: Vendée Globe, Voiles d'Automne, Gitana Team, Ocean Fifty...
Groupe Fives-Lantana: an IMOCA that has come a long way, skippered by Louis Duc for the Vendée Globe 2024
In a Word Logbook of ocean racing: Skippers Macif, Ocean Fifty, America's Cup...