The route follows the legendary Vendée Globe route, divided into three main legs: Simply participate and cross the finish ...

There are so many things that can go wrong over the nearly 30,000 miles of the Vendée Globe: routing and tactical errors, boat breakages, collisions, sheer bad luck—you name it. And that’s why ...

A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to attend a small community event in Les Sables-d’Olonne, a resort town on France’s West Coast that hosts the start and finish of the Vendee Globe. There, Luc Van ...

French skipper Violette Dorange will make sailing history on Sunday as she sets off on the Vendée Globe round-the-world race, becoming the youngest ever sailor to take on the epic solo event dubbed ...

From seaside fun on sleepy Noirmoutier island to gobsmacking historical reenactments at Puy du Fou theme park, this area of western France offers a delicious dip into temps perdu Low tide on the ...

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Dorange completed the race in 25th place after 90 days, 22 hours and 37 minutes at sea and beat the record set in 2016 by the previous youngest-ever finisher Alan Roura, who had completed the 2016-17 ...