During a routine inspection of Merci, Skipper Sebastien Destremau discovered a large crack in the bow of the IMOCA at the bowsprit
Isabelle Joschke forced to retire from Vendee Globe
The Franco-German Vendee skipper Isabelle Joschke has been forced to abandon the Vendée Globe.
Rayon Vert early leader of RORC Transatlantic Race
The 2021 RORC Transatlantic Race started in glorious conditions outside Marina Puerto Calero on Saturday
RORC Transatlantic Race – Catch the Black Pearl
The 7th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race in association with the International Maxi Association is set to start on Saturday 9 January from Puerto Calero, Lanzarote
Vendee Globe – Pip Hare fixes rudder problem
Succcess! Pip Hare has replaced her port rudder in the depths of the South Pacific. While Yannick Bestaven, the Vendée Globe leader since Christmas Day, has been slowed in a high pressure zone
Bestaven stretches Vendee Globe lead to 400+ nm
Yannick Bestaven has accelerated north and increased his Vendee Globe lead to over 400 nm, leaving the battle for second in his far distant wake.
Vendee Globe – Tough week ahead for British skipper Pip Hare
With 1,300 miles to sail to Cape Horn this next week will be the toughest of British skipper from Poole in England Pip Hare’s Vendée Globe
Vendee Globe – Rush Hour at Cape Horn
In two days, eleven Vendee Globe Race IMOCAs have rounded Cape Horn
Vendee Globe – Isabelle Joschke’s MACSF keel hydraulics damaged
Here are the Vendee Globe race leader times at Cape Horn . . .
Vendee Globe – Charlie Dalin second round Cape Horn
Charlie Dalin, skipper of Apivia, rounded Cape Horn some 14 hours and 56 minutes after Vendee race leader Yannick Bestaven on Maître Coq IV
Vendee Globe leader Yannick Bestaven rounds Cape Horn
Yannick Bestaven, skipper of Maître CoQ IV, the leader of the Vendée Globe passed Cape Horn this Saturday 2 January at 13:42hrs UTC
Vendee leader expected to round Cape Horn this afternoon
Vendee Globe race leader Yannick Bestaven should pass Cape Horn this Saturday afternoon (2 Jan) with Charlie Dalin is expected to round about 10-12 hours later
