Goodchild wins the IMOCA season-opening 1000 Race

Sam Goodchild on MACIF Santé Prévoyance won the IMOCA season-opening 1000 Race. He finished in Concarneau after 4days 22h 09min 56s to claim the final Trophee Bretagne.

1000 Mile Race – Sam Goodchild leads round Fastnet Rock

1000 Mile Race – Sam Goodchild leads round Fastnet after 24 hours trapped in a stubborn calm, the competitors found wind again Tuesday night,

Sam Goodchild finishes 9th in his first Vendée Globe Race

Securing ninth place British solo skipper Sam Goodchild realised his long held dream when he crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe 2024.

Vendee Globe Race – Sam Goodchild approaching finish off Les Sables d’Olonne to take 9th

Justine Mettraux (Teamwork – Team SNEF) and Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) are expected to finish the 2024 Vendee Globe today, Saturday 25 January

Sam Goodchild slips to 7th while he repairs his mainsail on approach to Vendee Globe finish

Briton Sam Goodchild is down to seventh Tuesday afternoon 21 Jan, Fighting to effect a repair to his torn mainsail in order to finish

Goodchild’s Vendee Globe 4th place finish ripped from his grasp

With less than 1200 miles to the finish line of his first Vendée Globe, British skipper Sam Goodchild had his chance of finishing in fourth place ripped from his grasp

Vendee Globe – Goodchild faces Arctic Surge in final push to the finish

British Vendee Globe skipper Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) is on course for fourth place but needs to hold out through one final storm.

Sam Goodchild is Vendee Globe race leader on the water

Briton Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) is now the Vendee Globe race leader on the water

Vendee Globe Race – Sam Goodchild moves into 4th as more halyard lock problems hit leaders

Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) has moved into 4th off the Brazilian coast where seven Vendee skippers are equally determined to take the best possible finishing position

Vendee Globe Race – Charlie Dalin crosses the equator . . . Sam Goodchild gains ground

Vendee leader Charlie Dalin, skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance, crossed the equator back into the Northern Hemisphere this Sunday afternoon at 14:38hrs UTC

Vendee Globe – Tough last hours for Sam Goodchild as Dalin and Richomme prepare for long tack home

The last few days of light winds have been frustrating for the two Vendée Globe leaders on the final stage back to Les Sables d’Olonne – See ETA

Charlie Dalin regaines lead of the Vendee Globe Race

Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) has regained the lead of the Vendee Globe Race