Vendee Globe Archives

Vendée Globe Has First Retirement

November 19th, 2016

(November 19, 2016; Day 14) – Following on from the collision that his boat experienced early in the race off

November 19th, 2016

(November 19, 2016; Day 14) – Vendée Globe leader Alex Thomson was today on the brink of smashing the solo

November 18th, 2016

(November 18, 2016; Day 13) – Averaging over 22kts of boat speed during the mid-afternoon hours, Vendée Globe leader Alex

November 17th, 2016

(November 17, 2016; Day 12) – The extraordinary step up in performance of the new generation of foiling IMOCA monohulls

November 16th, 2016

(November 16, 2016; Day 11) – After a fast passage south from Les Sables d’Olonne to cross the Equator last

November 15th, 2016

(November 15, 2016; Day 10) – Alex Thomson led the eighth edition of the Vendee Globe solo nonstop around the

November 14th, 2016

(November 14, 2016; Day 9) – Black-hulled Hugo Boss has gained and leads the Vendée Globe out of the Doldrums,

November 13th, 2016

(November 13, 2016; Day 8) – One week after last Sunday’s start of the eighth Vendée Globe solo race around

November 12th, 2016

(November 12, 2016; Day 7, 22:21) – Alex Thomson has taken the lead at the head of the Vendée Globe

November 11th, 2016

(November 11, 2016; Day 6, 17:22) – The duel between Vincent Riou and Armel Le Cléac’h at the head of