Vendée Globe
5 Seasons
The Vendée Globe is regarded as the greatest sailing race round the world - solo, non-stop and without assistance.
24 296 miles is the circumference of the Earth and the distance that was accomplished in 74 days and 3 hours during the last Vendée Globe in 2017. In reality, during the previous eight editions of the Vendée Globe, many competitors sometimes have sailed over 28 000 miles.
Commonly known as the Everest of the Seas by the public, the eight editions have enabled 167 competitors to take the start of this extraordinary race. Only 89 of them managed to cross the finish line – just over 50%. This figure alone shows the extreme difficulty of this global event in which solo racers are confronted to freezing cold, gigantic waves and heavy skies which sweep the Great South!
The Vendée Globe is first and foremost a journey beyond the seas and mental strength…
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30:32Episode 1
Vendée Globe 2020 - Day Eighty Two
Episode 1
The Magnificent Seven Arrive Home (plus one). Monster programme of all the finishers. If Hollywood wrote a script for a film of 80 days of human endeavour against the elements even they wouldn't believe it! What an epic journey around the globe. As predicted yesterday, Yannick Bestaven has taken ...
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05:03Episode 2
Vendée Globe 2020 - Day Eighty Three
Episode 2
The unconventional hero, Jean Le Cam, finished his fifth Vendée Globe in 4th overall after his time redress. A massive achievement when he was racing a 14 year old IMOCA 60 and he led for a day and a half, rescued Kevin Escoffier and chatted to his President. A true wandering star amongst all ski...
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30:32Episode 3
Vendée Globe 2020 - Day Eighty Eight
Episode 3
Here Comes The Girls! Clarisse Cremer smashes the 21 year monohull solo non stop record for a female skipper and finishes 12th overall out of a fleet of 33 starters. She took the title in her stride and pushed the equality in the male dominated sport further into balance. Plus all of the finisher...
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10:41Episode 4
Vendée Globe 2020 - Day Eighty Nine
Episode 4
13th placed, Jérémie Beyou, will be one of the most anticipated and celebrated finishes in VG history. One of the hot favourites for the overall win, he was forced to turn back 600 miles after the start due to severe damage to his rudder. He restarted 9 days later.. Plus Clarisse's celebrations c...
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10:18Episode 5
Vendée Globe 2020 - Day Ninety One
Episode 5
Jérémie Beyou and Romain Attanasio are the latest skippers to finish today and the fans showed their appreciation of their endeavours over the 90 days at sea. It looks like a mighty battle mid fleet with five boats lining up to all finish next Wednesday - Kojiro Shiraishi is leading but Pip Hare ...
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19:25Episode 6
Vendée Globe 2020 - Day Ninety Six
Episode 6
Rolling, rolling, rolling into the finish line for five other Vendée Globe skippers. Arnaud, Kojiro, Alan, Stephane and Pip arrive all within 24 hours of each other after a mid fleet battle royal! Footage ©Vendée Globe / Nefertiti Production
Video Producer: VR Sport Media
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13:59Episode 7
Vendée Globe 2020 - Day 106
Episode 7
Most of the intrepid sailors are back ashore but let's not forget the tailenders! They have raced around the globe single handed, through every type of condition the sea could throw at them and most have survived. Costa, Giraud, Merron and Cousin have succeeded where may have failed. Footage ©Ven...
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18:49Episode 8
Vendée Globe 2020 - The Final 'Finn'ish
Episode 8
33 boats, 25 finishers and they're all safely home! Congratulations to Alexia Barrier and Ari Huusela for bringing the official Vendée Globe 2020/21 to a wonderful conclusion. Also, Sam Davies and Isabelle Joschke completed their own circumnavigation of the world with a special heart to finish! F...
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10:47Episode 9
Vendée Globe 2020 - Until Next Time
Episode 9
With the world experiencing lockdown, 33 skippers took to the oceans to compete in the toughest adventure offshore racing has to offer - the Vendée Globe.. VRsportTV has covered all of the action from start to finish with 80 episodes, triumph to tragedy, elation to soul searching - this race had ...