Vendée Globe: Victory goes to Bestaven

Les Sables d’Olonne, France (January 28, 2021) – French skipper Charlie Dalin lived up to his status as favorite in the ninth edition of the Vendée Globe, steering his 2019 Verdier design Apivia first across the finish line yesterday at 19:35:47 UTC, completing the...

Vendée Globe: Final night for victory

Day 79 – With less than 24 hours until the first solo sailor finishes the Vendée Globe off Les Sables d’Olonne, the merging courses of the front runners has everyone guessing who the likely winner will be of a truly epic ninth edition of the non-stop solo round the...

Prada Cup finals take shape

It is typical in match racing for there to be an opening stage which can reduce the field, or in the example of the America’s Cup, be used for seeding. Do well and skip a round, while others face elimination in a knockout match. But it can be a mixed blessing to do...

Vendée Globe: Too close to call

Day 77 – Less than 1000 nautical miles to the finish of the ninth edition of the Vendée Globe in Les Sables d’Olonne and it is still too close to call, not least as the Saint Malo maverick Louis Burton seized the race lead from Charlie Dalin in the late morning today....