After more than 25,000 miles of racing this Vendée Globe hangs in the balance with Burton powering-off to make gains to West
Vendee Globe – Dalin and Burton lead the North Atlantic climb
The Doldrums did not give up the Vendee Globe leaders as easily as was initially predicted. But first placed Charlie Dalin (Apivia) appears to have skirted round the worst of a dynamic cloud system
Vendee Globe – Doldrums are the next hurdle
The Doldrums are the next Vendee Globe hurdle, the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone is in the crosshairs, with its normal diet of squally showers, wind holes and unsettled, shifty breezes
Vendee Globe – Herrmann makes a move on the Leaders
Charlie Dalin keeps the Vendee lead with less than 160 miles to go to pass Recife on the north easterly corner of Brasil
Vendee Globe shuffle continues on the Climb To Recife
The Vendee Globe Shuffle continues with Charlie Dalin (Apivia) back in the lead Thursday morning, just 15 nm ahead of Louis Burton (Bureau Vallée 2)
Yannick Bestaven retakes the Vendee Globe lead
Yannick Bestaven (Maître CoQ IV ) retakes the Vendee Globe lead from Charlie Dalin (Apivia)
Charlie Dalin is new leader of Vendee Globe
Dramatic change at the front of the Vendee Globe with Charlie Dalin on APIVIA the new race leader
Vendee Globe – Sebastien Destremau’s Merci has large crack in the bow
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.
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
Vendee Globe – Pip Hare reports rudder damage
Vendee Globe sailor Pip Hare has reported that she has discovered a crack in her port rudder and will be forced to change to her spare
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.
