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Our ocean racing campaign pushes the boundaries of innovation, technology and human performance
The current 4-year campaign cycle culminates with the Vendée Globe Race which starts on 10th November 2024.
Looking ahead we plan to compete in the 2025-2029 cycle and are actively looking for sponsors to support this ambition.
APR
TRANSAT
CIC RACE
NOV
VENDéE
GLOBE RACE
AUG
ROLEX FASTNET RACE
NOV
TRANSAT JACQUES VABRE
JUN
VENDéE ARCTIQUE
NOV
ROUTE
DU RHUM
MAY
GUYADER BERMUDES 1000 RACE
SEP
DéFI AZIMUT LORIENT
APR
TRANSAT CIC RACE
NOV
VENDéE
GLOBE RACE
2024
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MAY-JUN
NEW YORK
VENDéE RACE
SEP
DEFI AZIMUT LORIENT
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2025
2026
2027
2028
SEP
DEFI AZIMUT LORIENT
MAY-JUN
NEW YORK
VENDéE RACE
MAY
GUYADER BERMUDES 1000 RACE
SEP
DEFI AZIMUT LORIENT
JUL
ROLEX FASTNET RACE
OCT
TRANSAT JACQUES VABRE
about us
what is The Vendée Globe?
The Vendée Globe is a solo, non-stop, unassisted, round-the-world yacht race. It takes courage, perseverance, resilience, and passion to compete.
The Vendée Globe is widely acknowledged to be the toughest ocean race. Only the world's best skippers are able to compete.
the route
SOLO
44,000KM+
80+ DAYS
the 'everest of the seas'
Nicknamed the ‘Everest of the Seas’, the Vendée Globe race is a circumnavigation of the globe, over 44,000KM, taking up to 3 months.
This non-stop race is sailed solo; the skipper must sail completely alone without external help or support for the entire route.
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Taking place every 4 years, it takes courage, endurance, resilience and passion to compete.
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Only 114 people have ever crossed the finish line, only half the sailors who start the race ever finish!
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During the race, Ollie will have to sail through some of the harshest conditions and most remote places on the planet.
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At times, sailors will be closer to astronauts on the International Space Station than to anyone on Earth.
race schedule
The schedule comprises of 18 races over 4 years in 13 different countries, culminating with the Vendée Globe. This is known as the IMOCA Globe Series. This series includes the most prestigious solo, double-handed and crewed extreme sailing races in the world.
Sailors must compete in the IMOCA Globe Series as part of a gruelling qualification process to prove their eligibility to race in the Vendee Globe, making them the "BEST" sailors in the world.
Oliver completed his qualification in 2022, but a lot of training and preparation is still required before the next edition of the Vendée Globe race starts in November 2024.
