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All the latest news from the Vendée Globe is listed below.

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Show news RORC Transatlantic Race 2027 Lanzarote
The Atlantic home of ocean racing, sport and adventure
Posted on 17 Jul Paul Meilhat and Mariana Lobato launch new IMOCA
'United by the Ocean' is ready for The Ocean Race Atlantic
Posted on 15 Jul Revolution versus Evolution
Two very different new IMOCAs getting ready for The Ocean Race Atlantic
Posted on 14 Jul 2026 RORC Round Britain & Ireland Race preview
The 2026 edition is particularly significant, marking the 50th anniversary of the race
Posted on 14 Jul Canda Ocean Racing Pathway Programme Class of 2026
Helping identify and develop Canada's next generation of offshore sailors
Posted on 7 Jul Molabo Hybrid System on Team Malizia
Hybrid-electric propulsion and energy system on the newly launched IMOCA yacht
Posted on 7 Jul Boris Herrmann And Team Malizia Launch Malizia 4
Their New-Generation IMOCA Race Yacht
Posted on 6 Jul Défi Azimut Lorient Agglomération sets a date
15 to 20 skippers are due to come together in Lorient in September
Posted on 4 Jul Boris Herrmann to take on the Route Du Rhum 2026
Just one week to go until the launch of their new IMOCA race yacht
Posted on 29 Jun The Ocean Race and the Yacht Racing Forum
Once again featured as an official partner of the event
Posted on 18 Jun Honoring the great Charlie Dalin
Honoring the great Charlie Dalin, Tasars, OK Dinghies, Musto Skiff, TP52, Bermuda Race
Posted on 16 Jun Francesca Clapcich finishes the Vendée Arctique
This was the longest solo race Clapcich has ever completed
Posted on 16 Jun Ambrogio Beccaria secures a spectacular win
After dramatic end to the Vendée Arctique
Posted on 16 Jun Sam Goodchild second in the Vendée Arctique
After an intense race of 3,219.86 nautical miles
Posted on 16 Jun Ambrogio Beccaria wins the Vendée Arctique
Allagrande Mapei finishes at 03:07:50 French time
Posted on 16 Jun Francesca Clapcich in the Vendée Arctique day 8
Using the A2 spinnaker for the first time and it was a bit of a handful
Posted on 15 Jun Francesca Clapcich in the Vendée Arctique day 7
Down the west coast of Ireland powered by a fresh easterly wind
Posted on 14 Jun Francesca Clapcich in the Vendée Arctique day 6
She holds fifth position out of the eight skippers still racing
Posted on 13 Jun Racing Education Center dedicated to Jason Titunik
Recently fully remodeled for use by racing sailors in Sail Newport programs
Posted on 12 Jun Francesca Clapcich in the Vendée Arctique day 5
Now about 70 miles due east of the Icelandic coast
Posted on 12 Jun Francesca Clapcich in the Vendée Arctique day 4
Enjoying more moderate conditions as she sails to the most northerly point of the race
Posted on 11 Jun World Sailing pays tribute to Charlie Dalin
Sailors everywhere are mourning the passing of the truly inspirational sailor
Posted on 11 Jun Charlie Dalin passes away
The Vendée Globe champion leaves an indelible mark on the history of the race
Posted on 11 Jun Yoann Richomme on the Vendée Arctique
Crossing the Arctic Circle is going to be tricky, close to the centre of the depression
Posted on 10 Jun Francesca Clapcich in the Vendée Arctique day 3
This morning 11th Hour Racing was clocking the highest average speeds.
Posted on 10 Jun Francesca Clapcich in the Vendée Arctique day 2
A vivid picture of life onboard a foiling IMOCA in big winds
Posted on 9 Jun Oliver Heer will take on The Ocean Race 2027
The first Swiss skipper to lead a campaign in the race for decades
Posted on 9 Jun The Ocean Race sailors help detect threats
Seawater samples collected could unlock new insights into ocean hazards
Posted on 8 Jun Francesca Clapcich in the Vendée Arctique day 1
This morning Francesca sounded in good spirits
Posted on 8 Jun IMOCA skippers will deploy weather/climate buoys
Three competitors will handle this during the Vendée Arctique
Posted on 8 Jun
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Paul Meilhat and Mariana Lobato launch boat for new ‘United by the Ocean' campaign
© United by The Ocean Team Paul Meilhat and Mariana Lobato launch boat for new ‘United by the Ocean' campaign
© United by The Ocean Team Paul Meilhat and Mariana Lobato launch boat for new ‘United by the Ocean' campaign
© United by The Ocean Team DMG MORI Global One
© Benjamin Sellier DMG MORI Global One
© Benjamin Sellier Revolution versus Evolution: Two very different new IMOCAs getting ready for The Ocean Race Atlantic
© Anne Beauge Revolution versus Evolution: Two very different new IMOCAs getting ready for The Ocean Race Atlantic
© Anne Beauge Malizia 4 launch
© Marie Lefloch / Team Malizia Boris Herrmann
© Alice Callow / Team Malizia Revolution versus Evolution: Two very different new IMOCAs getting ready for The Ocean Race Atlantic
© Benjamin Sellier DMG MORI Global One
© Benjamin Sellier Malizia 4 test sailing
© Marie Lefloch / Team Malizia Malizia 4 - First sail
© Marie Lefloch / Team Malizia Boris Herrmann
© Alice Callow / Team Malizia Malizia 4
© Marie Lefloch / Team Malizia Revolution versus Evolution: Two very different new IMOCAs getting ready for The Ocean Race Atlantic
© Alice Callow / Team Malizia Team Malizia's mew IMOCA launches with Molabo Hybrid System
© Flore Hartout - polaRYSE Malizia 4
© JB Epron / Team Malizia Boris Herrmann and Team Malizia have launched their new Malizia 4 IMOCA race yacht this Monday morning morning
© Ricardo Pinto / Team Malizia Malizia 4's cockpit
© Flore Hartout / Team Malizia Malizia 4 and the team, shortly after her very first splash early this morning
© Marie Lefloch / Team Malizia Boris Herrmann standing in front of Malizia 4 the day before she was rolled out of the hangar for the first time
© Ricardo Pinto / Team Malizia Boris Herrmann sitting in the cockpit of his new IMOCA race yacht which features steering wheels instead of a tiller
© Flore Hartout / Team Malizia Team Malizia at the CDK team standing in front of the boat on 3 July 2026 in Lorient (photo from May 2026)
© Ricardo Pinto / Team Malizia Pete Goss & Raphaël Dinelli
© Pete Goss Défi Azimut 2025
© Jean-Marie Liot / Défi Azimut 2025 Défi Azimut 2025
© Benjamin Sellier / WInd4 Boris Herrmann and Team Malizia announce the skipper's third Route du Rhum–Destination Guadeloupe campaign, which he will contest aboard the team's new IMOCA yacht
© Antoine Auriol / Team Malizia Team Malizia's new IMOCA race yacht, to be launched on 6 July 2026 in Lorient (photo from May 2026)
© Flore Hartout / Team Malizia Francesca Clapcich crosses the finish line of the Vendée Arctique–Les Sables d'Olonne in fifth place
© Maud Helfgott - polaRYSE / 11th Hour Racing
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