There are so many things that can go wrong over the nearly 30,000 miles of the Vendée Globe: routing and tactical errors, boat breakages, collisions, sheer bad luck—you name it. And that’s why ...

In early December 2024, 40-year-old French sailor Charlie Dalin had Antarctica and icebergs to starboard, and behind him lurked a monstrous storm, barreling across the great swath of the Southern ...

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French sailor Charlie Dalin, the Vendee Globe winner in record time last year, has died from cancer at age 42. Vendee Globe organizers announced his passing and French President Emmanuel Macron ...

Sorel retires due to irreparable mainsail damage, ankle injury Injury worsened while attempting repairs Vendee Globe race covers 24,000 nautical miles Nov 15 - Sailor Maxime Sorel became the first ...

The arrival of French Vendée Globe champion Charlie Dalin in Les Sables D’Olonne today was more than a finish, or a circumnavigation completed. It was the ascension to the throne of ocean sailing’s ...