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In so doing, the Vendée is demonstrating its powerful links to the sea, thus reinforcing its image as a leader in the sailing domain”.For the Mayor of Les Sables d’Olonne, Yannick Moreau: “It’s an international event, which will kickstart the tourist season.

Arrivé le 8 juin à 14h 37min 52s en 9j 16h 57min 52s 2/Sébastien Josse (Edmond de Rothschild). A la clôture officielle des inscriptions, la liste des participants à cette dernière transat en solitaire avant le Vendée Globe a de quoi séduire. As Preferred Supplier of torches, Exposure will equip the Alex Thomson Racing team with a complete range of LED spot lights, MOB torches and head torches for use in training and testing, as well as during offshore races including the double-handed Transat Jacques Vabre in 2019 and the Transat New York to Vendée race in 2020. But after the inaugural Transat New York – Vendée attracted 14 boats, 20 to 25 skippers are anticipated for the start of the second edition on June 16, 2020.

20 to 25 IMOCA skippers will likely take the start of the next Transat New-York Vendee – Les Sables d’Olonne compared with 14 for its inaugural edition in 2016.

The finish in the famous channel into Les Sables is sure to be a very emotional moment once again… With this race, the Vendée region will be able to show just why it’s the place to be for event organisation. The start off Manhattan and the passage beneath the famous Pont de Verrazzano are a colourful spectacle that precedes the stress of an intense race, the start of which skims past the Banks of Newfoundland and the ice drifting down from the north...

A 2h 28min 57s du premier 3/Alex Thomson (Hugo Boss). "Crossing the North Atlantic in June generally offers up ideal conditions," explains Antoine Mermod, President of the IMOCA Class: "This transatlantic will be the final race in the Globe Series before the Vendée Globe so it will serve as a genuine 'warm-up' prior to the singlehanded round the world race. This second edition of the Transat New-York Vendee - Les Sables d'Olonne will serve as additional entertainment to kick off the summer season in style.

All Rights Reserved. While we were there we took a look at the stunning Spirit 111 as she slipped into the water and said we'd report back once she was sailing.Engine Above the deck, Choosing your Sailmaker, Improve your tacksEach IMOCA inventory is unique to their skipper, boat and rig plan. It's a very important partner to the IMOCA class and this race reinforces the strong bond we have." We’ll pull out all the stops to ensure the public is in the channel to welcome in the skippers.”Fabrice Amedeo, Romain Attanasio, Alexia Barrier, Yannick Bestaven, Jeremy Beyou, Conrad Colman, Manuel Cousin, Clarisse Cremer, Charlie Dalin, Samantha Davis, Benjamin Dutreux, Kevin Escoffier, Clément Giroud, Pip Hare, Boris Herrmann, Ari Hussela, Isabelle Joschke, Stéphane Le Diraison, Erik Nigon, Giancarlo Pedote, Yoann Richomme, Alan Rroura, Thomas Ruyant, Damien Seguin, Kojiro Shiraishi, Sébastien Simon, Maxime Sorel, Alex Thomson, Armel Tripon, Nicolas Troussel, Denis Van Weynbergh.We recall the key difficulties of this race across the North Atlantic, in the month of June that is fairly synonymous with downwind conditions and very high speeds. The North Sails team in France enlightens us on tailor-made solutions to compete at the highest level.Aiming to be the first sailor ever to finish four back-to-back Vendée GlobesHe is aiming to be the first sailor ever to finish four back-to-back Vendée Globe races. At the end of this Atlantic sprint, it was Jérémie Beyou (Maître CoQ) who took the win in the Vendée, ahead of Sébastien Josse (Edmond de Rothschild) and Alex Thomson (Hugo Boss) who completed the podium.Transat New-York Vendée 2016 © Thierry Martinez / Sea&Co

For the Mayor of Les Sables d'Olonne, Yannick Moreau: "It's an international event, which will kickstart the tourist season. He was inspired to take up sailing by a visit to Les Sables d'Olonne to see the start of the first ever race when he was fighting childhood leukaemia.The challenges of trying to live and run a foiling IMOCA to the maximumAfter finishing second in the Vendée-Arctique-Les Sables d'Olonne race Charlie Dalin pulled no punches when he described the challenges of trying to live and to operate to the maximum on board his foiler APIVIA.Onboard update from Amory as the team closes out their third day at seaOnboard update from Amory Ross as the team closes out their third day at sea for their Atlantic crossing training sail from France to Newport, RI.Get a teste for life aboard with 40 knots raging outsideAn unprecedented race, extreme conditions, a fierce battle: relive the prelude of the Vendée Globe from the inside.Ari will become the first Nordic skipper to compete in the raceHis pathway to compete on the Vendée Globe is like a carefully developed flight plan which is what you might expect from a career long haul pilot.

He grew up in Guadeloupe and is a qualified sports teacher.From Cape Finisterre to Cape Horn, the sailors pass several renowned landmarksFrom Cape Finisterre on the north western tip of Spain to Cape Horn at the tip of Tierra del Fuego, the sailors of the Vendée Globe pass several world renowned Capes, each an emblematic landmark in its own right.Onboard the Spirit 111, Vendée Arctique and RS Pulse 58Earlier this year in Episode 3 we went to see Spirit Yachts on the east coast of the UK.
The start off Manhattan and the passage beneath the famous Pont de Verrazzano are a colourful spectacle that precedes the stress of an intense race, the start of which skims past the Banks of Newfoundland and the ice drifting down from the north…On 29 May 2016, there were fourteen skippers taking the start of this first edition and the beginning of the race was marked by a number of competitors colliding with unidentified floating objects (UFOs). An event on the IMOCA Globe Series 2018-2021 programme, the next edition of the Transat New-York Vendee – Les Sables d’Olonne will set sail from New York on Tuesday 16 June 2020, with an initial ETA in France’s Vendée region of 25 June. A 19h 21min 35s du premier The Council of the Vendée Department will be pulling out all the stops in terms of the entertainment and promotion of the event to make this race a nautical event par excellence as well as a popular festival. The finish in the famous channel into Les Sables is sure to be a very emotional moment once again... With this race, the Vendée region will be able to show just why it's the place to be for event organisation.