After a slow start from Les Sables d'Olonne over the weekend, the 40-boat Vendee Globe fleet is well and truly racing south.

The Vendee Globe, a solo non-stop sailing race, exposes skippers to harsh conditions over 24,000 nautical miles. Despite a leak, Thomas Ruyant remains in control, while Sam Goodchild leads. Fabrice ...

By Ossian Shine Vendee Globe skipper Thomas Ruyant will be hoping the name of his vessel, "Vulnerable", doesn't prove ...

Two days into his first Vendée Globe solo round-the-world race ... Speaking from on board his IMOCA yacht, VULNERABLE, while ...

The Vendee Globe, a grueling solo sailing race, commenced from Les Sables d’Olonne, France. Featuring a record 11 nationalities, including six female skippers, the race will test the endurance of its ...

LES SABLES D’OLONNE, France - Forty intrepid skippers representing a record 11 nationalities and including six female ...

Forty intrepid skippers representing a record 11 nationalities and including six female competitors set off on the world's ...

Four years after completing her first solo circumnavigation of the globe ... Personal goals: the real quest The most ...

Yannick Bestaven already knows what it feels like to win the Vendee Globe but the 51-year-old Frenchman cannot resist the ...

At 23 years old, Violette Dorange is set to rewrite nautical record books on Sunday when she becomes the youngest sailor to compete in the Vendee Globe, the gruelling solo round-the-world yacht race.