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Vendée Arctique

The time for timing

The forecast proved brutally simple for the IMOCA fleet tracking north-west of Ireland early Monday morning: 25 knots...
9 June 2026

Corentin Horeau on MACSF forced to abandon

Corentin Horeau’s Vendée Arctique campaign came to an abrupt end on Monday evening when structural damage forced the...
9 June 2026

The channel, Sables of emotions

9 skippers IMOCA, 2 km de chenal, des milliers de spectateurs : revivez le départ émouvant de la...
9 June 2026

It’s a good warm-up

The fleet hit its first real test on Monday morning as forecast winds materialized with genuine teeth. Departure...
8 June 2026

First knit, then accelerate

Light winds off the Vendée coast turned Sunday’s opening miles into a chess match none of the nine...
8 June 2026
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The battle has already begun

The Vendée Arctique fleet scattered its first tactical move before the afternoon breeze had even settled. Light winds—five...
8 June 2026

The route of the polar circle is open

Nine IMOCA yachts slipped out of Les Sables d’Olonne on Sunday, 3 June at 15:02 NZST under hesitant...
7 June 2026

Corentin Horeau: “a great dress rehearsal for the Vendée Globe

De la baie de Quiberon à l’IMOCA MACSF, Corentin Horeau poursuit son ascension. Portrait d’un skipper ambitieux engagé...
7 June 2026

The moment when everything becomes real

The boats have been ready for weeks. The weather files have been studied, every detail checked, dozens of...
7 June 2026
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