Offshore Races

Vendée Globe

The solo, non-stop, unassisted race around the world.

Starts and finishes in Les Sables-d'Olonne. Skippers sail down the Atlantic, leave the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Leeuwin and Cape Horn to port, then sail back up the Atlantic. An Antarctic exclusion zone keeps them away from the ice.

Start
Les Sables-d'Olonne
Finish
Les Sables-d'Olonne
Theoretical distance
24,300 nm
Frequency
Every 4 years
Classes
IMOCA
Next start
Record
64d 19h 22m 49s · Charlie Dalin, MACIF Santé Prévoyance, 2025
Official website
vendeeglobe.org

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