The Vendée Globe in Les Sables d'Olonne

The Vendée Globe: a race of champions

A real challenge of adventure and endurance, the Vendée Globe is for seasoned skippers!

They embark on a solo, non-stop, unassisted round-the-world yacht race.

Each edition of this competition, which takes place every four years, attracts the most daring sailors, ready to brave the winds and tides... and all for several months!

Setting sail from Les Sables d'Olonne, the skippers embark on an epic race across the oceans, from the storms of Cape Horn to the dangers of Antarctica, via the flat calm of the equator.

Estimated arrivals

The Village

Port Olona

• Free access, no ticket sales.

Stands and entertainment

• The Vendée department's museum area, with a new immersive exhibition on the Vendée Globe race;
• VandB bar area, open from 11am to 1am (2am on Friday and Saturday);
• Round table discussions, every day at 3pm;
• Meetings with the skippers arriving at 6.30pm;
• Concerts followed by DJ sets on Friday and Saturday. (+ Special concerts for the arrival of the first skippers);
• Savoury and sweet foodtrucks, including the Sodebo foodmobile.

On the water

"The race organisers strongly advise yachtsmen not to watch the competitors arrive at sea, particularly at night. Even if you take all the necessary precautions, the weather conditions can be difficult at this time of year, the seas choppy, the manoeuvres of the IMOCA boats unpredictable as they approach the finish line... However, as the sea is a free space, it is not possible to prohibit access to it. For those who would still like to go there, it is imperative to strictly respect the safety instructions and not to approach within 60 metres of the boats to guarantee the safety of all." Source of information vendeeglobe.org

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