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Vendée Update

January 7, 2013
Wonder if Mike Golding on Gamesa, currently in sixth place, found a pot of gold at the end of this Southern Ocean rainbow. © Mike Golding / Gamesa Speaking of the Vendée Globe . More »

Stamm Appeals Vendée Globe DSQ

January 4, 2013
Bernard Stamm says he will not stop reaching for his goal to finally finish the Vendée Globe, even after being disqualified earlier this week. © Bernard Stamm / Cheminées Poujoulat If you haven’t been keeping up with the Vendée Globe, you’ve been missing the race of a lifetime. More »
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Oracle’s New Wing Ready to Ship

December 17, 2012
A little over two months ago, USA 17 — Oracle Team USA’s AC72 — pitchpoled on San Francisco Bay, severely damaging the boat and obliterating her massive $2 million wing sail. More »

The Vendée Tango

December 10, 2012
The top five leaders in this year’s running of the Vendée Globe have been dancing back and forth, in and out of the lead position since the fleet passed the tip of South Africa. More »

And the Hits Just Keep Coming

December 3, 2012
Records have been breaking left and right over the last several days. First we reported that Paul Larsen broke his own on-the-water sailing speed record of a few days before — first with 59.37 knots over 500 meters on November 16, then again with 65.45 knots on November 24 sailing on Namibia’s Walvis Bay with his innovative Vestas Sailrocket 2. More »

Vendée Globe Loses Riou

November 26, 2012
© Vincent Riou / PRB / Vendee Globe There’s no denying that the Vendée Globe is a race of attrition. Twenty skippers started from Les Sables d’Olonne on November 10, and before the fleet was even 25% of the way around the course, 35% had retired from damage to their fragile boats, the latest being Vincent Riou on PRB. More »

Vendée Drop-Outs & Drama

November 21, 2012
Gutek was forced to withdraw after Energa’s autopilots wouldn’t steer a consistent course. © Jean-Marie Liot / DPPI / Vendée Globe This morning brought the bad news that Zbigniew ‘Gutek’ Gutkowski on Energa has bowed out of the Vendée Globe. More »

Artemis’ Big Cat Tests Bay Waters

November 19, 2012
Artemis Racing’s big cat was looking awesome as she plied Bay waters last week. © Sander van der Borch It’s a bird. . . It’s a plane. . . No, it’s Artemis Racing’s sleek new AC72 testing the waters of San Francisco Bay. More »

Vendée Globe Down to 16

November 16, 2012
The normally cheerful Sam Davies was forced to abandon the Vendée Globe when she dismasted. © Sam Davies / Savéol More carnage in the Vendée Globe over the past two days. More »

Vendée Globe Drama

November 12, 2012
Twenty IMOCA Open 60s started the Vendée Globe; 18 remain. © Jean-Marie Liot / DPPI The Vendée Globe, the nonstop solo race around the world, got off to a rough start this weekend. More »