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Vendée Update: Anyone’s Game

After last week’s dramatic rescue, Kevin Escoffier returned to dry land yesterday in good spirits. “I have no regrets about my race… The boat was

Vendée Globe: Rescued and Rescuer

In the early afternoon of November 30, Kevin Escoffier was dashing through the Southern Ocean aboard his IMOCA 60, PRB, one of 33 skippers competing

Vendée Update

It’s been an exciting weekend for some of the participants in the Vendée Globe and for others, not so much. The front of the fleet, led by

Vendée Globe: First Week Recap

Video courtesy of the Vendée Globe: for subtitles in English, click the “CC,” subtitles/closed caption button The Vendée Globe fleet took off from Les Sables d’Olonne on Sunday, November

Vendée Globe 2020-21

Despite this year’s myriad cancellations and postponements, the show will go on for the IMOCA 60 class. The Vendée Globe is scheduled to move ahead

Vendée Globe 2020-21: And They’re Off!

The Vendée Globe kicked off its 2020-2021 edition yesterday and the first 24 hours have led to excitement and disappointment in equal measure. The beloved French race

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Photo Friday: Summer Sunshine

There’s nothing quite like a little bit of summer sunshine, but when you can’t get it naturally, a nice bright spinnaker will do instead. We

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New Model from Bali

Bali has announced the launch of the new Bali 5.2 just a year after the launch of the 5.8, and a first look suggests 5.2 takes lessons from her big sister and fits them skillfully into a more approachable LOA.

Ben Varrey at rest in the company of different hull shapes and sizes. Photo by Adam Cove

Know how: Creative Anchoring

Perfect places to drop the hook are hard to come by. Have a few different anchoring techniques in your back pocket to make the best of it.

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