Charlie Dalin passed the longitude of Cape Leeuwin, Monday 9 December, at 14:12:58 UTC, after 29d 02h 10min 58s of racing.
Vendée Globe – Second placed Sébastien Simon has sustained a broken starboard foil
Sébastien Simon, lying second in the Vendée Globe, has sustained a broken starboard foil on his IMOCA Groupe Dubreuil
Vendee Globe leader Charlie Dalin has just under 500 miles to Australia’s Cape Leeuwin
Vendee leader Charlie Dalin has slowed slightly as he starts the passage along the Australian safety barrier now in a more moderate breeze.
Vendée Globe leader Charlie Dalin has had his toughest night and Brit Goodchild has passed Nico Lunven
Vendée Globe leader Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) has had his toughest night but seems now to be getting through the worst of the back side of the low pressure system.
Vendee Globe race leaders outrunning monster low pressure system past the Kerguelen Islands
Vendee Globe race leaders Charlie Dalin and Sébastien Simon are outrunning a monster low pressure system as they pass the Kerguelen Islands
Both Ultim 3 foiling trimarans aborte their Jules Verne Trophy record attempts
The Ultim foiling trimarans of Thomas Coville’s Sodebo and Francois Gabart’s SVR-Lazartigue have both aborted their Jules Verne Trophy record attempts
Louis Burton has had to abandon the Vendee Globe
At around midday UTC Wednesday, Louis Burton (BUREAU VALLÉE) informed the Vendée Globe race management that he had to abandon the race
Vendee Globe – Sam Goodchild takes northern route to avoid the approaching severe depression
With more competitors repositioning to their north east, leader Charlie Dalin and Seb Simon are left out on their own as clear leaders
Ultim trimarans in race to break Jules Verne Trophy non-stop, around the world record
Thomas Coville’s Sodebo and Francois Gabart’s SVR-Lazartigue set off this weekend to break the non-stop around the world crewed record, and claim the Jules Verne Trophy
Vendee Globe leaders negotiate the first major storm in the cold and windy south
Sunday will be a quick transition from the Atlantic Ocean to a very different phase of the Vendee Globe as the leaders negotiate the first major storm in the cold and windy south.
Vendee Globe – Charlie Dalin first to Cape of Good Hope Friday afternoon
After ten days charging across the South Atlantic, Vendée Globe leader Charlie Dalin crossed the legendary cape at Friday afternoon.
Vendee Globe that keeps on giving – Solo monohull record breaks 600 miles and average speed 25.11 knots
Still propelled by a fast moving depression the six leading Vendee Globe boats continue at record speeds and another 24hr monohull and solo distance record
