Sailors

Interview

Catherine Chabaud: "I'm amazed but worried about the pleasure of the Vendée Globe skippers"

La Mie Caline, a softened foiler to complete Arnaud Boissières' 5th Vendée Globe

Vendée Globe 96: Catherine Chabaud, the first solo sailor to complete a non-stop round-the-world voyage

L'Occitane en Provence, the best foiler of its generation for the Vendée Globe by Clarisse Crémer

Coup de Pouce, a simplified and more reliable daggerboard IMOCA for Manuel Cousin's 2nd Vendée Globe

Interview

Robin Salmon "We're arriving at Les Sables with tried and tested boats on which everything has been tested"

Prysmian, a 1st generation foiler upgraded for Giancarlo Pedote's 2nd Vendée Globe

Medallia, an IMOCA that has already won the Vendée Globe for Pip Hare of England

1993: Patrick Poivre d'Arvor and Alain Gautier victims of a hoax at the finish of the Vendée Globe

Malizia-SeaExplorer, a robust and versatile IMOCA for single-handed or crewed round-the-world races

Vendée Globe 2024, which women sailors will start the round-the-world race?

What happened to the boats that won the Vendée Globe?

Lazare, a 2007 Finot-Conq IMOCA optimized for performance

Interview

Tanguy Le Turquais: "I think this will be my one and only Vendée Globe"

Fortinet - Best Western, a 2016 IMOCA that's reliable and sharp for Romain Attanasio

Interview

Romain Attanasio: "I wanted to go back with a foiler, even if it's not new"

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

Interview

Charlie Dalin: "I'm really looking forward to testing this boat designed and engineered for the Vendée Globe"

Stand As One, an IMOCA scow with straight daggerboards for Bellion, born of a pooling gamble

Bureau Vallée 3 skippered by Louis Burton, a reliable IMOCA that inspired a whole generation

Interview

Eric Bellion: "We made it all the way, with our boats out of step, and I'm very happy about that"

Interview

Louis Duc at the start of his 1st Vendée Globe: "Our daggerboard IMOCAs are still in the mix!"

In Pictures

Grilled sausages in Tierra del Fuego with Jean Le Cam on the Vendée Globe 2008

Call for donations to restore L'Hydroptère: giving wings to the flying trimaran

Groupe Fives-Lantana: an IMOCA that has come a long way, skippered by Louis Duc for the Vendée Globe 2024

The most spectacular accidents in the Vendée Globe

In a Word

Logbook of ocean racing: Skippers Macif, Ocean Fifty, America's Cup...

MS Almin: portrait of an IMOCA without fossil fuels for Conrad Colman in the Vendée Globe 2024

Fortinet - Best Western dismasting: a technical, human and financial challenge met

Interview

Patricia Brochard: "Sponsorship has incredible potential, combining uncertainty and opportunity"

Vendée Globe 2024, which architects are behind the 40 IMOCA boats?

Interview

Conrad Colman: "Without fossil fuels, the Vendée Globe is possible and more reliable"

Interview

Kito de Pavant, Med Max designer: "A tricky course with lots of tactical opportunities"

The Med Max, a new ocean race on a new course for Ocean Fifty and Class 40 boats

Switzerland takes to the oceans for 2027 and 2028: launch of the Swiss Offshore Team

Interview

Record crossing: Emmanuelle Guillerm prepares to challenge the Atlantic on an ocean rowing boat

Yannick Bestaven to wear Décathlon for Vendée Globe 2024

Romain Attanasio on his way to the Vendée Globe 2024 thanks to nautical solidarity