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Virtual Vendée Globe © Virtual Regatta How do you scratch that competitive itch under lockdown? Well for 22 Frensham teams the answer is to race virtually in the Vendée Globe! There were well over one million participants in this latest event! Being 53,942nd does not seem so bad when you convert it to a top 5 finish at an average Nationals event. With around 70 gruelling days some of the leaders were adjusting courses and sails every few hours... days and nights... Much to th...

Goudon wins Virtual Vendée Globe in record time after 68 days of racing Wednesday, 20 January 2021 Frenchman Jean-Claude Goudon was crowned Virtual Vendée Globe champion after coming out on top in a race that went down to the wire. After 68 days of racing on the digital sailing platform Virtual Regatta, there was just 1 minute and 35 seconds separating Goudon and German Ronny Jesse. Goudon was the first to cross the finish line as he registered a record time of 68 days 22 hours 16min 4sec. ...

Maxi Edmond de Rothschild returns to Lorient for repairs © E.Stichelbaut / polaRYSE / GITANA S.A Foils are all the rage - theres no doubting that. From the Americas Cup, to the Vendée Globe, SailGP, Jules Verne Trophy, International Moths, WASZPs, A Class Catamarans, windsurfers, kiteboards and a plethora of other designs, these eye-catching yachts and dinghies are in the air much of the time. As weve seen, just about everything has been tried in foiling, including sticking a Moth...