Wind and wave data from ESA's Envisat satellite radar are being used to observe meteorological conditions in the track of the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world yacht race. CLS, a subsidiary of the ...

Since the IMOCA monohulls arrived in Port Olona last Friday (14th October) with three weeks to go to the start of the race, referees from the FFVoile (the French Sailing Federation) have been present ...

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 ...

Italian-American professional offshore sailor Francesca Clapcich is set to become the first American woman to take on the notoriously challenging double-handed race, the Transat Café L'OR.

Most of his competitors went around it, taking a longer route. "I stuck to my strategy ... lot of weight and am no longer able to compete in offshore races. "The next Vendee Globe is not possible in ...

LES SABLES-D'OLONNNE, France, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Among the 12 non-French skippers starting the 10th edition of the Vendee Globe on Sunday, Xu Jingkun will be the first Chinese sailor to embark on the ...