WEEK 7: DAMAGE FOR VENDÉE GLOBE WINNER YANNICK BESTAVEN MARS A DAY OF CAPE HORN CELEBRATIONS. They might have been upwards of 60 miles off the actual lighthouse, but for the skipper who passed Cape Horn today the moment of release is the same nonetheless. The realisation that the Pacific is done, the Southern Oceans are safely completed, might only be fleeting but it is a key moment
WEEK 5: WILD IN THE WEST AS LEADER DALIN PREPARES FOR PEACEFUL EXIT TO PACIFIC While Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance), the race leader, is due to pass into the Pacific this evening or tonight, and also cross the theoretical half way point of the 23,890 nautical miles course for the Vendée Globe 10th edition, way far to his west – nearer the Kerguelen Islands – skippers in the second half of the 38 boat fleet are struggling with robust conditions generated by a tough low pressure system.
This month on the World Sailing Show we meet Rolex World Sailor of the Year Marit Bouwmeester, go behind the scenes at the Yacht Racing Forum in Amsterdam and kick off SailGP Season 5 in Dubai. We also look back at a momentous year in sailing which included the Paris Olympics and the America’s Cup. Plus the latest news from the Vendee Globe and the Women’s and Youth Match Racing World Championships.
WEEK 5: WILD IN THE WEST AS LEADER DALIN PREPARES FOR PEACEFUL EXIT TO PACIFIC While Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance), the race leader, is due to pass into the Pacific this evening or tonight, and also cross the theoretical half way point of the 23,890 nautical miles course for the Vendée Globe 10th edition, way far to his west – nearer the Kerguelen Islands – skippers in the second half of the 38 boat fleet are struggling with robust conditions generated by a tough low pressure system.
WEEK 4: “Monsters Inc.” The Indian Ocean has a fearsome reputation among sailing’s ocean racers and the Vendée Globe leaders are set to deal with their first monster. Longtime pacemaker Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) and second placed Seb Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) are set for a difficult 24 hours which will test their resolve and that of their boats to the full.
After ten days charging across the South Atlantic, mostly at near record speeds Vendée Globe leader Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé et Prévoyance) had time to reflect before he crossed the legendary cape at 15:45:02hrs UTC this afternoon.
Summary of Vendée Globe Second week of racing.
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.
This month on the World Sailing Show we’re in Singapore for the 2024 World Sailing Awards, round up the final action from the America’s Cup in Barcelona and we’re on the start line for the Vendee Globe round-the-world race. We also look ahead to Season 5 of SailGP, join the RS Venture Connect sailors for their Para World Championships and report from the Rolex Middle Sea Race in Malta
Summary of Vendée Globe first week of racing.
Summary of Vendée Globe first 24H of racing: Pre-race favourite Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prevoyance) is living up to his billing as he leads the 40 boat Vendée Globe fleet towards the first big test of the skippers and their craft this evening and tonight as the racers on the solo non stop race round the world set up to negotiate the notorious Cape Finisterre on the NW corner of Spain.