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Vendée Globe update: Match up for 17th by Vendée Globe 9 Feb 16:44 UTC 9 February 2021 After 93 days of racing on the Vendée Globe there is a head to head, France v Switzerland match race for 17th place. Racing in near identical Finot Conq IMOCA Stéphane Le Diraison and Alan Roura have been duelling within two miles of each other with just 500 miles to the finish line in Les Sables d'Olonne. The duo have past history together, this tussle reprising the end of the 2018 Route du Rhum transatlantic when the young Swiss skipper got the better of his French rival.

Vendée Globe update: Thursday is finish day for Gang of Four by Vendée Globe 10 Feb 16:22 GMT 10 February 2021 After the heat of the tropics and the relentless winds, all pervading dampness and chill of the Southern Oceans the next group of Vendée Globe finishers into Les Sables d'Olonne will have sub zero overnight temperatures to add to their experiences of the weather extremes as winter returns to the west coast of France. Four skippers will finish their solo round-the-world race this Thursday. Arnaud Boissières (La Mie-Câline-Artisans Artipôle) this after...

Vendée Globe: United nations battle to the end on Biscay by Vendée Globe 7 Feb 16:41 GMT 7 February 2021 After the finishes on Saturday, Jérémie Beyou in 13th and Romain Attanasio in 14th arriving in Les Sables d'Olonne's channel at either end of the day, six more skippers are due to finish this week, among them France's Arnaud Boissières and Stéphane Le Diraison, Switzerland's Alan Roura, Japan's Kojiro Shiraishi, Great Britain's Pip Hare and Spain's Didac Costa. With tired boats, tired bodies and minds, each face their own personal battles to make the final...

th and Romain Attanasio in 14 th arriving in Les Sables d’Olonne’s channel at either end of the day, six more skippers are due to finish this week, among them France’s Arnaud Boissières  and Stéphane Le Diraison, Switzerland’s Alan Roura, Japan’s Kojiro Shiraishi, Great Britain’s Pip Hare and Spain’s Didac Costa. With tired boats, tired bodies and minds, each face their own personal battles to make the final 1000-1500 nautical miles to the finish but all share the same utter commitment and determination. The next five boats are within 100 nautical miles of each other while Ha...

Jérémie Beyou on Charal finishes 13th in the Vendée Globe by Vendée Globe 6 Feb 17:01 GMT 6 February 2021 Jérémie Beyou, who was one of the outstanding pre-start favourites to win the Vendée Globe crossed the finish line in 13th place today (Saturday 6th February) after having had to return to Les Sables d'Olonne because of technical breakdowns and restart over nine days after the fleet started on Sunday 8th November. The skipper of Charal finished at 08:15:58 hrs UTC this Saturday 6th February in an elapsed time of 89 days, 18 hours, 58 seconds. He finish...