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
Vendée Arctique – Sprint Finish Video
Great video as Jeremie Beyou (Charal) took the Vendée Arctique win, but for Matt Sheenan the stand out performance was Sam Davies (Initiatives Coeur) best placed British competitor in fourth place
Jérémie Beyou WINS Vendée-Arctique
Jeremie Beyou on Charal won the Vendée-Arctique, arriving in Les Sables d’Olonne at 20:44:08 (Fra) on Wednesday 14 July
Jérémie Beyou takes Vendée-Arctique lead on final leg
Jeremie Beyou on Charal leads the Vendee-Arctique fleet on the final leg to the finish in Les Sables d’Olonne ETA Wednesday morning
Vendée-Arctique – Leader rounds final waypoint before finish
Charlie Dalin on Apivia was first to round Gallimard, the final waypoint before the finish in Les Sables d’Olonne
Vendée-Arctique – Heading to final waypoint before the finish
Full speed for the Vendée-Arctique fleet to the final waypoint before the finish in Les Sables d’Olonne
Vendée-Arctique – Escoffier leads . . . but many challenge
Day 7 of the Vendée-Arctique and while Kévin Escoffier on PRB shows as the official leader, there is a three-way tie just to the west . . . of Jérémie Beyou (Charal), Thomas Ruyant (LinkedOut) and Charlie Dalin (APIVIA). Alongside…
Vendée-Arctique – Samantha Davies (Initiatives Coeur) takes a turn at the front
Charlie Dalin (APIVIA) leads the Vendée-Arctique fleet as they head back down to the Waypoint Gallimard mark, the southern waypoint in the Vendée – Arctique
Vendée-Arctique – Thomas Ruyant on LinkedOut leads round UNESCO
Thomas Ruyant on LinkedOut led round the northern waypoint ‘UNESCO’ on the Polar Circle in moderate wind conditions on day 5 of the Vendee-Arctique
Vendée-Arctique – Beyou and Dalin battle for lead
At the front of the Vendée-Arctique race, Frenchman Jérémy Beyou (‘Charal’) and Charlie Dalin (‘APIVIA’) battle for the lead as the fleet consolidates
Vendée-Arctique – Baptism of fire off the Irish coast
A baptism of fire as the early stages of the Vendée-Arctique race continue to prove tough on the skippers and their boats
Vendee Arctique – First retirement as low-pressure system rolls in
After Saturday’s start of the Vendée – Arctique from Les Sables d’Olonne, Sébastien Simon made his retirement official this Sunday morning