This nautical race, also called “Everest of the sea”, is a highly anticipated sporting event given its difficulty and national media coverage. It takes place every 4 years from Sables d'Olonne in Vendee.
The Vendée Globe is to date the largest sailing race around the world, solo, non-stop and without assistance. On November 26, 1989, thirteen sailors took part in the first edition which lasted more than three months. There will only be seven of them returning to Les Sables d'Olonne. THE November 10, 2024 for the 10th edition, there will be 40 skippers starting from Les Sables d'Olonne.
The Bocage Vendée Tourist Offices are mobilized every 4 years to welcome you, advise you and animate the Vendée Globe village in Port Olona.
The Vendée Globe in a few key figures:
- 74D 03H 35′, Armel Le Cléac'h's record to beat during the 2016 edition
- 40 075 km to travel solo, non-stop and without assistance
- 452 million pages viewed on the Vendée Globe website
- 95,6% of French people know the Vendée Globe!
- 115 million cumulative views on videos
- 1 069 000 players on Virtual Regatta
- 30 000m² village
2024 Edition
Since the creation of this race, only 114 sailors have taken up this sporting sailing challenge, the greatest of all time. It's not for nothing that the public has renamed it the Everest of the seas! Who will succeed Yannick Bestaven (Maître CoQ), winner of the 2020 edition and write his name in history?
The 10th edition of the Vendée Globe is already shaping up to be exceptional. In 2024, 40 skippers should take the start of this solo, non-stop and unassisted round the world race.
The return of the first skippers will take place in mid-January 2025, after having covered more than 40 km at sea.
The key figures of the 2024 edition
- 6 women (vs. 6 in 2020)
- 6 Internationals (vs. 12 in 2020)
- 11 nationalities represented: France, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Hungary, Japan, China, USA, New Zealand (vs. 9 in 2020)
- 18 rookies (vs. 20 in 2020)
- 30 causes supported
- 14 new IMOCAs (vs. 9 in 2020)
40 SKIPPERS FOR THE START OF THE 10TH EDITION OF THE VENDEE GLOBE
To date, they are already 44 skippers to have finalized their application file. Only 40 of them will set sail for the 2024 Vendée Globe!
- Romain ATTANASIO (FORTINET – BEST WESTERN)
- Fabrice AMEDEO (NEXANS – ART & WINDOWS)
- Eric BELLION (COMMEUNSEULHOMME X ALTAVIA)
- Yannick BESTAVEN (MASTER COCK V)
- Jérémie BEYOU (CHARAL)
- Arnaud BOISSIÈRES (THE CUDDLY CUTE)
- Louis BURTON (VALLEY OFFICE)
- Conrad COLMAN (IMAGINE)
- Antoine CORNIC (HUMAN IMMOBILIER)
- Manuel COUSIN (MC SAILING TEAM)
- Clarisse CREMER (L’OCCITANE EN PROVENCE)
- Charlie DALIN (MACIF)
- Samantha DAVIES (INITIATIVES-COEUR)
- Violette ORANGE (BECOME)
- Louis DUC (FIVES GROUP – LANTANA ENVIRONMENT)
- Benjamin DUTREUX (GUYOT ENVIRONMENT – WATER FAMILY)
- Benjamin FERRÉ (MONOYER DUO FOR A JOB)
- Sam GOODCHILD (FOR THE PLANET)
- François GUIFFANT (SHARING)
- James HARAYDA (GENTOO SAILING TEAM)
- Pip HARE (MEDALLIA)
- Oliver HEER (OLIVER HEER OCEAN RACING)
- Boris HERRMANN (MALIZIA SEAEXPLORER)
- Isabelle JOSCHKE (MACSF)
- Jean LE CAM (EVERYTHING STARTS IN FINISTERE – ARMOR LUX)
- Tanguy LE TURQUAIS (LAZARE)
- Nicolas LUNVEN (HOLCIM – PRB)
- Sébastien MARSSET (FOUSSIER – MY ENERGY BROKER)
- Paul MEILHAT (BIOTHERM)
- Justine METTRAUX (TEAMWORK.NET)
- Giancarlo PEDOTE (PRYSMIAN GROUP)
- Yoann RICHOMME (PAPREC ARKEA)
- Alan ROURA (HUBLOT)
- Thomas RUYANT (FOR PEOPLE)
- Damien SEGUIN (APICIL GROUP)
- Phil SHARP (OCEANSLAB – CLEANTECH ACCELERATOR)
- Kojiro SHIRAISHI (DMG MORI GLOBAL ONE)
- Sébastien SIMON (DUBREUIL GROUP)
- Maxime SOREL (V AND B – MONBANA – MAYENNE)
- Guirec WELDED (FREELANCE.COM)
- Nicolas TROUSSEL (CORUM SAVINGS)
- Denis VAN WEYNBERGH (D'IETEREN GROUP)
- Szabolcs WEÖRES (SZABI RACING)
- Jingkun XU (SINGCHAIN TEAM HAIKOU)
All the contenders had until October 2, 2023 to officially declare themselves.
A look back at the 2020 Vendée Globe
The nine editions of what the general public today calls the Everest of the seas have allowed 200 competitors to take the start of this extraordinary race. Only 114 of them managed to cross the finish line. This figure alone expresses the extreme difficulty of this global event where the solitary are confronted with the freezing cold, the enormous waves and the heavy skies which sweep across the deep south! The Vendée Globe is above all a journey to the ends of the sea and to the depths of oneself. He has consecrated very great sailors: Titouan Lamazou in 1990, Alain Gautier in 1993, Christophe Auguin in 1997, Vincent Riou in 2005, François Gabart in 2013, Armel Le Cléac'h and in 2017 Yannick Bestaven in 2021. Armel Le Cléac'h remains to this day the record holder for the event in 74 days. Only one sailor has won it twice: Michel Desjoyeaux, in 2001 and 2009.
The mythical race around the world, solo, non-stop and without assistance, gave its departure on November 8, 2020 to Sables d'Olonne for the 9th edition. 33 skippers from all over the world competed, against all odds, and thrilled us for 2 months.
The Tourist Pole and the 6 tourist offices of the Bocage Vendée were present on the tourism pavilion of the October 17 to October 29 in Les Sables d'Olonne, Port Olona.
The start of the Vendée Globe exceptionally took place behind closed doors on 8 November.
The Vendée Globe village
Le Vendée Globe village is a real place of exchanges and meetings for professionals and individuals. You can take advantage of several exhibition spaces: a department pavilion (presentation of the skippers and Vendée Globe), a sponsors and partners pavilion and a tourism pavilion.
A completely reinvented village, an esplanade of the Port-Olona completely revamped which offers visitors a more pleasant exploration of the different universes on offer.
With its central location, straddling the Chaume district and Les Sables d'Olonne, the Vendée Globe village offers a hyphen to the seaside resort. Its immediate proximity to the heart of town will allow you to combine a shopping spree in the center, a stroll on the large beach, discovery of the narrow streets of the Chaume district and the feeling of an excursion to the village.
As every 4 years, the tourist center and the tourist offices of the Bocage Vendée were at the heart of the Pavilion of Tourism, which brings together the tourist actors of the department (tourist sites and activities and Tourist Offices).
The village is located in Port Olona, the marina of Les Sables d'Olonne (85100).
Opening of the Vendée Globe village: from October 17 to November 8, 2020:
- Closed since October 29, 20 p.m.
- Every day from 10 a.m. to 20 p.m. – Free admission
- Access to the pontoons
- Parking: several car parks are available around Port Olonna.
The closest is the Indigo city center car park, 5 minutes from the Village (paying)
Events in the Tourism Pavilion at the Vendée Globe
- Every day, a Vendée destination is honored with a quiz from 11 a.m.
- The Vendée in the kitchen with a chef at 12 p.m. who will concoct a recipe live!
- Producer tastings.
- The children come to meet the skippers on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 16 p.m., entertainment, games...
- The entertainment program is displayed every day and visible on the site of Vendee Tourism
Le theme of the Vendée Globe 2020: children, find the mini-series Vendée Globe reporters who share their meeting with a skipper.
All about the Vendée Globe
This mythical race Sailing is a solo round the world, non-stop and without assistance, it takes place every 4 years from Les Sables d'Olonne in Vendée, since 1989.
For the 9th edition, they were 33 candidates to take the start of the Vendée Globe. Among these skippers, 10 foreigners (2008 record equaled), 27 men and 6 women.
For the 2016-2017 edition, it was Armel le Cléac'h who smashed the record by completing his round the world trip in 74 days 3h35 and 46 s.
The skippers of this 9th edition
33 skippers were at the start of this 9th edition on Sunday November 8, 2020 in Les Sables d'Olonne. 6 women were in the race, 18 sailors for whom it was the first participation, 1 nationalities represented. 10 sailors aged 33 to 27: Alan Roura, the 61-year-old Swiss, and Jean le Cam, who is lining up for his 27th participation. We also found Alex Thompson, Samantha Davies… on more and more experienced boats.
PC Race Village
The day after the start, a special village is created for the PC Course in Port Olona. This new configuration allows visitors to better follow the progress of the skippers.
The spaces of the new village:
- The space of the Vendée department
- The Partners/Sponsors area
- The restaurant/bar area
- The TV/conference space with approximately 500 seats
In January 2021, the Port Olona esplanade was transformed into a real fan zone to welcome skippers for their first on land, after several months at sea!
Where to sleep in Vendée during the Vendée Globe 2024?
Book your accommodation in the Vendée bocage!
During the Vendée Globe, it is sometimes difficult to find accommodation in Les Sables d'Olonne. Far from the hustle and bustle of the seaside town, book your accommodation in the heart of the Vendée bocage and enjoy the All Saints holiday entertainment in tourist sites and activities, to extend your stay. So prepare your stay in the bocage during the All Saints holidays in hotels, houses, campings ou guest rooms.
In the sun or in the rain, many activities are offered to you in the Vendée during the All Saints holidays.
The structures and owners of accommodation will be happy to welcome you in a quiet setting, just 1 hour from the Vendée Globe village – Les Sables d'Olonne!
Puy du Fou is open until early November!
Take advantage of your passage on the pontoons of the Vendée Globe to make a getaway to the Puy du Fou : Puy du Fou is open until the beginning of November. The ideal opportunity to discover Mime & l'Etoile, new for 2023, as well as La Frairie de la Toussaint (new for 2024) and rediscover the various shows that are still impressive!
Waiting for the Vendée Globe
Play Virtual Regatta!
Do you want to get into the action of the event? Do you feel sailor at heart, and have you always dreamed of taking part in the Vendée Globe? Play Virtual Regatta!
During the competition, in 2016, more than 100 Internet users turned into real skippers, but behind the computer...
Le online game allows you to start the famous race at the same time as the competitors. After choosing and customizing your ship, all you have to do is set off for 3 months of racing around the world!
Will you be able to break Lilian Launay's record, which came 4 days before François Gabart in 2012?
Follow the news of the race with the small reporters of the Vendée Globe!
Once a month until the big start of the Vendée Globe, Vendée Tourism gives way to little reporters who, with their delighted and admiring gaze, question the skippers about this crazy adventure at sea: https://www.vendee-tourisme.com /vendeeglobe2020/petits-reporters-du-vendee-globe/
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