A former business strategy consultant in Paris, Nico D'Estais swapped his suit and tie for a sailing jacket several years ago, in order to focus on ocean racing. After two Mini-Transat races and four ...

Ancien consultant en stratégie d’entreprise à Paris, Nico D’Estais a troqué il y a maintenant plusieurs années le ...

For Élodie Bonafous, 2025 will have been a rich and exciting year. After launching her new IMOCA boat in February – a sister ship of Charlie Dalin's IMOCA MACIF Santé Prévoyance, winner of the last ...

The team made it official this morning: Violette Dorange, who finished 25th in the last Vendée Globe, will take the helm of Sam Davies' former IMOCA boat, Initiatives-Cœur, a ‘2024 generation’ foiler.

On 12 November 2028, from Les Sables d'Olonne, a new generation of sailors will set out to take on the most extreme challenge: sailing around the world, solo, non-stop and without assistance, on IMOCA ...

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The 2025 World Sailing Awards honoured two major names of the 2024 Vendée Globe on Wednesday: Justine Mettraux and Charlie Dalin. Recognised for their remarkable performances around the world, they ...

Benjamin Dutreux announced on Thursday the construction of a latest-generation IMOCA for the 2028 Vendée Globe. The boat will be designed by Antoine Koch and built in collaboration with Yoann Richomme ...

On Monday 13 October, MACIF – a long-standing sponsor that won the 2012 Vendée Globe with François Gabart and the latest edition with Charlie Dalin – announced the construction of a new IMOCA yacht ...

Some victories transcend the world of sport. Charlie Dalin's victory is one such example. Yesterday, the skipper revealed that he had won the latest Vendée Globe while fighting an invisible battle ...

THEY ARE DREAMING OF THE 2028 VG. Amelie Grassi 1/4. They are currently competing in The Ocean Race as part of a crew, with experienced skippers, but dream of being at the start of the next solo, ...