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The results of the 2016-2017 Vendée Globe show huge increases everywhere : many more people attending the event, unprecedented media coverage and feedback, a record level of international coverage without talking about the very positive race outcome in terms of the rankings. With 29 skippers lining up, 18 were ranked, which is a record number in the history of the Vendée Globe.
VI – Prize-giving ceremony on 13th May in Les Sables d’Olonne
The prize-giving ceremony will be organised differently due to safety reasons and to ensure the comfort of the spectators while considering the cost of the operation. It will take place in two stages :
– A prize-giving ceremony for invited guests at Les Atlantes at 7.45 p.m.
– A procession of the skippers on the seafront in Les Sables d’Olonne with a fireworks display from 9.30 to 10.45 p.m.
This ceremony will mark the conclusion of the Vendée Globe and allow the public to see the skippers together for one final time.
Alexis Loison and Jean-Pierre Kelbert’s JPK 1050 Léon has been crowned overall winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race. No other boat still racing on the 695 nautical mile course can catch the French doublehanded duo for overall honours in this, the 51st edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s offshore classic.
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) is delighted to announce the Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM) as the winner of the 2025 Admiral’s Cup. After an intense battle during the RORC Channel Race, six inshore races in the Solent and the prestigious finale, the Rolex Fastnet Race, the Yacht Club de Monaco team is victorious. Runner-up for the Admiral’s Cup (…)
Volvo 70 Tschüss 2 (USA), owned by Christian Zugel and co-skippered by Johnny Mordaunt, has taken Line Honours in the West to East Transatlantic Race 2025 in an elapsed time of 07 Day 15 Hrs 29 Mins and 10 Secs. Tschüss 2 Crew : Christian Zugel, Johnny Mordaunt, Al Fraser, Andrew McLean, Campbell Field, Christopher Welch, Edward Myers, Fredric (…)
It has been a long time coming after spending much of the 2024 season finishing second and even continuing this in the recent IMA Maxi European Championship, but finally Guido Paolo Gamucci’s Cippa Lippa X has won a race. On Saturday morning at 1012 off Marina di Punta Ala, the white-hulled canting keel Mylius 60 crossed the finish line of the (…)
The inaugural McIntyre Mini Globe Race (MGR) has officially set sail, and what a start it’s been ! The first leg from Antigua to Panama has already delivered drama, camaraderie, and a masterclass in offshore sailing in these Mighty Mini’s. With 15 ALMA Class Globe 580s battling it out over 1,200 nautical miles, the MGR is proving to be (…)
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race line honours has been claimed for a second year in a row by LawConnect. The 100-ft (30.48m) maxi skippered by Christian Beck completed the 628-nautical mile course at 02:35.13 AEDT on Saturday 28 December in an elapsed time of one day, 13 hours, 35 minutes and 13 seconds.
Franck à Saint Malo avant le départ du rhum 1998. Photo : Ch.Guigueno
Le skipper du trimaran Groupama est parmi les favoris de la prochaine Route du Rhum. Vainqueur de la Transat Jacques Vabre en double, son trimaran de 1998 devra lutter face à une nouvelle génération de machines transocéaniques.
Pour sa première épreuve de la saison, l’équipage francilien emmené par Jimmy Pahun et Laurent Pagès a terminé à la 7e place (sur 79 inscrits) du Championnat du Monde de Melges 24 couru à Key West (USA).
With a score line that included five bullets Italian Flavio Favini won the 2001 Melges 24 World Championship in true style after the final day of racing eventually had to be cancelled due to lack of wind. Although disappointed that no more racing was possible the fleet were in full agreement with the Race Committee’s decision that sailing in (…)
Arrivée de Bilou aux Sables d’Olonne. Photo : Ch.Guigueno
L’IMOCA, classe grandissante, a décerné jeudi 24 janvier le titre de champion du monde 60 pieds Open à Roland Jourdain. Thierry Dubois prend la suite de Christophe Auguin à la présidence de l’association.
Les étudiants de l’ENST Bretagne et de l’ENSIETA, soutenus par la Ville de Brest et leurs écoles, tentent de mener un projet en commun pour participer au prochain Tour de France à la Voile.
If you’ve ever wanted to watch a master class in Melges 24 sailing today was the day to be out on the water. Italian Flavio Favini and his Swiss team, headed by owner Franco Rossini, led the fleet from start to finish in all three races taking him into a comfortable lead.
Les skippers réunis devant le YC de France. Photo : Ch.Guigueno
Voici la nouvelle course océanique réservée aux seuls monocoques IMOCA : La Regata de Rubicon. L’épreuve est organisée par Gérard Petitpas, déjà organisateur de la Transat Jacques Vabre, et reprend le principe du Challenge Mondial Assistance des multicoques en 2001.
"Nous allons réduire la voilure dans nos partenariats avec les équipes de Saint Étienne et de Limoge". Daniel Sicard, directeur général des hypermarchés Géant, avoue ne rien connaître à la voile, mais il en a bien compris les termes. Au détriment des footballeurs et basketteurs, éloignés de la philosophie du groupe.
La décoration du nouveau Géant est signée Jean-Baptiste Epron.
Michel Desjoyeaux a présenté lors d’une conférence de presse tenue ce jour à Paris, son nouveau voilier. Le successeur du monocoque PRB avec lequel le Finistérien a remporté le Vendée Globe est un trimaran dessiné par le tandem Marc Van Peteghem et Vincent Lauriot-Prévost. Un voilier dans la lignée des multicoques de la nouvelle génération.