Francesca Clapcich
In the mind of Ambrogio
Ambrogio Beccaria crossed the finish line of the Vendée Arctique – Les Sables d'...
Francesca Clapcich, 5th in the Vendée Arctique!
Francesca Clapcich limped across the finish line off Les Sables d'Olonne after e...
Skippers completely frozen!
Sailors racing across the Arctic Circle in single-handed IMOCA yachts tend towar...
We live a permanent adventure
Several Vendée Arctique competitors have now crossed the Arctic Circle, marking ...
When Ambrogio takes to the water
Ambrogio Beccaria knew something was wrong the moment his IMOCA lost pace. A fis...
The offshore rodeo
The past 24 hours have turned the Vendée Arctique into an offshore bruiser. Sinc...
It shakes and it’s intense!
Day two of the Vendée Arctique race is revealing what every offshore sailor drea...
The channel, Sables of emotions
9 skippers IMOCA, 2 km de chenal, des milliers de spectateurs : revivez le dépar...
First knit, then accelerate
Light winds off the Vendée coast turned Sunday’s opening miles into a chess matc...
When skippers board weather buoys
Three skippers in the Vendée Arctique accepted an unusual cargo this week: weath...
Francesca Clapcich, the Italian-American who runs on adrenaline
Francesca Clapcich, known as Frankie, steers 11th Hour Racing with the restlessn...
The little joys of girl power
Three women have entered the Vendée Arctique starting in four days. Élodie Bonaf...
Skippers with big hearts
Nico d’Estais lights up when talking about Café Joyeux. The French skipper racin...