Team Malizia launches new IMOCA with Molabo hybrid system
German electric propulsion manufacturer Molabo and Team Malizia have extended their technical partnership with the integration of a second...
Vendée Globe
Marine industry news from the Vendée Globe including skipper updates, boat developments, and sponsorship information.
Data reshapes performance strategy for Vendée Globe teams
The next breakthrough in offshore racing may not come from a new foil, sail or weather-routing tool. Instead, it...
Vendée Globe teams ‘stealing’ technologies originally developed for other applications: Onboard Oliver Heer’s IMOCA
When Vendée Globe organisers announced in November 2025 that skippers competing in the 2028 edition would need to aim...
Industry mourns Charlie Dalin, Vendée Globe’s 2025 winner, as death announced
French yachtsman Charlie Dalin, who won the non-stop round-the-world Vendée Globe race last year, has died aged 42 after...
B&G supports Francesca Clapcich’s Vendée Globe campaign
B&G has joined Team Francesca Clapcich Powered by 11th Hour Racing as an official supplier, supporting the Italian-American skipper’s...
Pip Hare brings yacht home to Poole after year-long recovery effort
Just twelve months after her Vendée Globe dream was shattered in the remote wilds between Australia and Antarctica, Pip...
“No one is waiting for you”: Swiss sailor Oliver Heer’s race for sponsorship
A year after crossing the Vendée Globe finish line as the first-ever Swiss-German skipper to complete the world’s toughest...
Ocean Cruising Club honours Vendée Globe sailor Pip Hare and Arctic navigator Victor Wejer
The Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) has announced its 2024 award winners, recognising significant achievements in ocean sailing. British Vendée...
Seventy-three per cent of first eleven Vendée finishers using same wind sensor
“Having the FT743-SM onboard nearly half the Vendée Globe fleet is a phenomenal milestone,” says Chris Trodden, head of...
Video: Charlie Dalin wins Vendée Globe and smashes race record
Charlie Dalin, skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance, has won the 2024 Vendée Globe, crossing the finish line this morning...
Vendée Globe: Competitors battered off the Falkland Islands
Charlie Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance) is reataining his lead at the head of the Vendée Globe fleet with an...
