by Natalie | Nov 11, 2020 | Daily News, Features
Heading west this afternoon and encountering building southerly winds, Vendée Globe skippers of the faster foiling IMOCAs are preparing themselves for an overnight pounding, set to last five or six hours, when they punch through an active weather front which is...
by Natalie | Nov 11, 2020 | Daily News, Features
Professional sailor and coach and America’s Cup veteran Cameron Dunn reports for Live Sail Die on how the AC75 isn’t the only be game-changer for the 36th America’s Cup in 2021. Since the 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco and throughout the 35th America’s Cup, held...
by Natalie | Nov 10, 2020 | Daily News, Features
France’s double Paralympic gold medalist and 2017 winner of the Tour Voile Damien Seguin leads the 33 boat Vendée Globe fleet as the early rankings favor a leading group of older generation IMOCAs as they race south westwards across the Bay of Biscay towards Cape...
by Natalie | Nov 9, 2020 | Daily News, Features
As the Vendée Globe gets underway, the fleet of solos IMOCA skippers will be testing groundbreaking gear in the harshest environment, and what survives the hardship may influence the direction of sailing. Among the hot topics is autopilots which are seeking to be...
by Natalie | Nov 8, 2020 | Daily News, Features, Industry Insider 1
Les Sables d’Olonne, France – A sea mist shrouding the start zone held up the start of the ninth edition of the Vendée Globe, the solo non-stop round the world race, for nearly one hour and 20 minutes. All of the 33 skippers had previously been given a clean bill of...
by Natalie | Nov 6, 2020 | Daily News, Features
British sailor Alex Thomson is just days away from beginning a sporting challenge widely regarded as one of the toughest in the world today as the 46-year-old from Gosport, Hampshire prepares to depart on Sunday November 8 on the Vendée Globe – a 24,000-mile, solo,...
