Vendee Globe Race Directors move the Antarctic Exclusion Zone south by almost 100 miles

The Vendee Globe Race Directors have decided to drop the Antarctic Exclusion Zone south by almost 100 miles

GBR IRC 2025 Championship dates and new prize sponsor announced

The RORC GBR IRC Championships for 2025 have been officially announced with multiple events spanning from May to November

Vendée Globe leaders starting to fly downwind towards the Cape of Good Hope

Monday morning the leaders of the Vendée Globe are riding a secondary depression north of Rio de Janeiro and starting to fly downwind towards the Cape of Good Hope

Vendee Globe – Charlie Dalin (MACIF) is the leader Saturday morning

Of the 39 boats still racing in the Vendée Globe most are now out of the Doldrums and almost half are now across the Equator in the Southern Hemisphere

Vendee Globe – Yoann Richomme sets a new solo 24 hours monohull distance record

Paprec Arkéa solo skipper Yoann Richomme dramatically bettered the solo 24 hours monohull distance record set just a week ago by Nico Lunven (HOLCIM-PRB).

Vendee Globe – Sam Goodchild leads the race on his 35th birthday

On the afternoon of his 35th birthday British skipper Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) took the race lead again.

Vendee Globe – Sam Goodchild speeds back into the Vendee race lead on Sunday

British skipper Sam Goodchild took back the Vendee Globe lead in the 18:00 Ranking Sunday and continued to lead at the 22:00 Ranking.

Vendee Globe – Louis Burton reports a “big crack” on board the IMOCA Bureau Vallée

Vendee Globe, Louis Burton reports a very worrying noise: a “big crack” on board the IMOCA Bureau Vallée.

Wily old fox of the oceans Jean Le Cam is top of the rankings Saturday

As many suspected given the forecast for downwind sailing and multiple transition zones, the wily old fox of the oceans Jean Le Cam on his non-foiling IMOCA who is top of the rankings Saturday morning.

Vendee Globe Day 5 – Maxime Sorel is the first skipper to abandon the tenth edition of the race

French Vendée Globe skipper Maxime Sorel, is unfortunately the first skipper to abandon the tenth edition of the race.

Vendee Globe Day 4 – French skipper Nicolas Lunven sets a new 24h distance record

Nicolas Lunven, French solo skipper of Holcim-PRB has set a new 24h distance record. and moves into 7th on the leaderboard.

Vendee Globe Day 3 – Sam Goodchild takes lead off Portugal

Britain’s Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) has taken the lead in the Vendée Globe solo race around the world as the leaders of the 40 boat fleet descend south down the Iberian peninsula