Vendée Arctic

The Vendée Arctique Les Sables d'Olonne is the first qualifying race for the Vendée Globe 2024. The boats will set sail from Les Sables d'Olonne on Sunday 12th June for a demanding 3500 mile course in the waters of the Far North. The sailing conditions are expected to be tough, similar to those encountered in a Vendée Globe. This will allow the new skippers entering the IMOCA class to get to know their boats better and to enter the Arctic Circle for the first time, single-handed.

Vendée Arctique, an overly ambitious course for the IMOCAs in the far north?

Vendée Arctique - Les Sables-d'Olonne, heading for the Arctic Circle for the IMOCA boats

Vendée-Arctic-Les Sables-d'Olonne, a great victory for Jérémie Beyou

Thomas Ruyant (LinkedOut) on the return from the Vendée - Arctic - Les Sables-d'Olonne

Abandonment in the Vendée-Arctic, what impact on the Vendée Globe 2020??

Vendée-Arctique-Les Sables-d'Olonne, a fast start and already 2 withdrawals

The course of the Vendée-Arctic Les Sables-d'Olonne is revealed

22 IMOCA to attack the Arctic on 4 July 2020

Vendée-Arctique-les Sables-d'Olonne, a new prologue race to the 2020 Vendée Globe