Vendee Globe – Yoann Richomme, skipper of PAPREC ARKÉA has closed to within 2nm of Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) who has led since 2 Dec
Vendee Globe – Pip Hare dismasted Sunday night south of Australia
Vendee Globe – Pip Hare was dismasted Sunday night at around 21:45hrs UTC some 800 miles south of Australia
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 – 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 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 – Sam Goodchild in leading pack heading to Cape Finisterre
Pre-race favourite Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prevoyance) leads the 40 boat Vendée Globe fleet towards Cape Finisterre on the NW corner of Spain.
Pip Hare – “I want to finish the race with no regrets and knowing I took every opportunity”
Even to many seasoned Vendée Globe fans Britain’s Pip Hare was a complete unknown before the start of the last Vendee Globe
Route du Rhum – First British finishers Pip Hare and James Haryada
Britain’s Pip Hare (Medallia) finished 12th IMOCA, and James Haryada (Gentoo) 14th in the early hours of Wednesday morning (23 November).
Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe – Just 4 British entries in 138 strong fleet
The Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe will start on Sunday 6 November from Saint Malo. For 2022 a record 138 boats spread across six classes will start at 13:02 hrs local time on a course of 3,542 miles (6,500 km) to Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe.
Round Britain & Ireland Race – Medallia Takes Line Honours
IMOCA Medallia, skippered by Pip Hare, took Line Honours in the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race in an elapsed time of 10 days 13 hours 23 minutes and 22 seconds.
Vendée Arctique – Winner declared at Iceland Gate
On Friday 17 June the Vendée Arctique – Les Sables d’Olonne race direction decided to make the Iceland Gate – to the east of Iceland – the finish line
Pip Hare first British skipper to finish the Vendee Globe
Pip Hare is the first British skipper to finish the 2020-21 race, and only the eighth women ever to finish the Vendée Globe in its history
