Vendée Globe

29 skippers start the race from France around the world alone by themselves – in the Vendée Globe with some of the fastest, most advanced yachts on the planet.

The Vendée Globe is the hardest and most famous sailing race in the world. The race is using state of art 60-foot monohulls (18.28 m), IMOCA boats.

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Alex Thomson Racing

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Photos from Alex Thomson Racing's post Today our incredible tour of 🇨🇦 and 🇺🇸 comes to an end, as Alex and the crew prepare to leave New York and head home 🇬🇧
Thanks to everyone who welcomed us and joined the crew onboard HUGO BOSS. Be... 9 Comments It was great to meet Alex and his wonderful crew in Boston. Daniel and I had a blast sailing with...When are you guys back I will come and catch your lines and bring biscuitsHi - can I just ask about the polygons: are those solar panels?

Posted: Yesterday

Alex Thomson Racing

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Back across the Atlantic we go! Alex and the team have made a quick exit from New York earlier today avoiding the storms, as they start their sail back across the Atlantic to team HQ at @Haslar Marina. We have had a blast in New York,... 22 Comments I can’t find Hugo Boss on my ship tracking app. How can I track you?Safe passage home. It was great to see you and the boat in Toronto. Come back again!Me again the clip was of a van driving on a road on a two thousand foot drop off ,...

Posted: Yesterday

Vendée Globe

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[HOLIDAY WORKBOOK 🌴📓 / CONTEST]
They have done the Mini-Transat, the Solitaire du Figaro, the Class40 circuit races and they dream of the Vendée Globe. Discover their interviews and projects on http://bit.ly/2L4FCyf
➡️ What are the average speeds of a... 29 Comments Bonjour. Dix nœuds de moyenne sur un bateau de 6,50m, à plus de vingt nœuds sur un IMOCA.Un imoca en vitesse de fond peut atteindre 35 noeud et un mini 6,50 peut atteindre 20 noeudJ'ai pas lu l'article mais un IMOCA récent sur un parcours type course au large file à 15 noeuds de...

Posted: Yesterday

Vendée Globe

@VendeeGlobe

Ils ont fait la @MiniTransat2017, @LaSolitaire2018, les courses du circuit @AssoClass40 et ils rêvent de #VendéeGlobe. Découvrez leurs interviews et leurs projets sur : https://t.co/i1v4pkBi8Z https://t.co/ciKZov0fcC

Posted: Yesterday

Alex Thomson Racing

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Timeline Photos A beautiful sunrise captured by @ashtonalistairsampson from the ATR crew.
HUGO BOSS is preparing to leave sunny New York.... 🇺🇸🇺🇸
#sunrise #boat #sailing #nofilter #nyc #newyork 37 Comments Who cares about the sunrise----look at that boat!The only thing I recognize is the life lines ! Looks like a space ship 🚀Wow! It’s a beast! Does it go all the way? That’s the question, Mr Thompson, does it?

Posted: Yesterday

La Fabrique

@AlanRoura

C’est gros un @IMOCA60 😲 #PetitAlan #RDR2018 https://t.co/HoLG1G9xZo Vendée Globe Retweeted

Posted: Yesterday

Vendée Globe

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🇫🇷 PROUD OF OUR TEAM 🏆🇫🇷
At the moment, the Équipe de France de Football is celebrating its beautiful victory of the World Cup on the Champs Elysées 🎉 In 1990, the first skippers of the Vendée Globe had also... 30 Comments de nombreux autres sportifs devraient être célèbres ainsi pour leurs efforts et victoires !!! champions ❤️Ce jour là rien n’avait été cassé à bon entendeurTitouan Lamazou / Loïc Peyron

Posted: 2 days ago

Vendée Globe

@VendeeGlobe

🇫🇷 BRAVO LES BLEUS 🏆🇫🇷
En ce moment, l'@equipedefrance célèbre sa belle victoire de la #CM2018 sur les Champs Elysées 🎉
En 1990, les 1ers skippers du #VendéeGlobe avaient eux aussi descendu la plus connue des avenues de France. Les...

Posted: 2 days ago

Vendée Globe

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[HOLIDAY WORKBOOK ☀️📓]
This summer, the Vendée Globe is offering you its holiday workbook to keep you up to date until september 😉. One subject per week: maths, geography, sciences... Answers to find on our website and powerbanks 🔋📱 with...

Posted: Last week

Vendée Globe

@VendeeGlobe

FOILERS - NON FOILERS
In the #VG2016 ranking, the boats equipped with foils set the pace !
5 of the 7 foilers at the start completed the round the world race
Will these appendages become standards in #VG2020? Tell us... Carmen Scherubel Retweeted

Posted: Last week

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Hello, Conrad! I'm considering building a mainsail with UK Sails that has the built in solar panels. My solo racing hasn't quite reached your levels yet, but I'm trying to get there. I'm curious what kind of performance you saw...

Posted: 3 weeks ago

Conrad Colman Ocean Racing

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Volvo Ocean Race Well, that's all folks! Tune in for the live show in an hour that will be run from the travel team from the Hague, but I'm done!
It has been a fantastic challenge and an immense pleasure to have been... 12 Comments Thought you might be going to join your mare Niall in The Hague for a well deserved celebration ! Enjoyed...I thought you were great. Helped to have exciting race legs to finish with once round the Horn it was...Thanks Conrad for all your comments and explanations. What a fantastic race with an amazing last leg . Safe sail...

Posted: 3 weeks ago

VendeeGlobeTV

Teaser Vendee Globe (English) 🎞️ NEW TEASER 🎞️
Highlights, Sports Moments: recipe for the vendée globe adventure...
3 minutes of images to better understand the magic of this unique world tour for the skippers, for their teams, but also for hundreds of thousands of...

Posted: Last month

VendeeGlobeTV

Teaser Vendee Globe 🎞️ NOUVEAU TEASER 🎞️
Moments forts, moments sports : 3 minutes d'images pour mieux comprendre la magie du Vendée Globe, un tour du monde unique pour les skippers et leurs équipes, mais aussi pour des centaines de milliers de spectateurs...

Posted: Last month