Vendée Globe leader Charlie Dalin has had his toughest night and Brit Goodchild has passed Nico Lunven

Vendée Globe leader Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) has had his toughest night but seems now to be getting through the worst of the back side of the low pressure system.

Vendee Globe race leaders outrunning monster low pressure system past the Kerguelen Islands

Vendee Globe race leaders Charlie Dalin and Sébastien Simon are outrunning a monster low pressure system as they pass the Kerguelen Islands

Louis Burton has had to abandon the Vendee Globe

At around midday UTC Wednesday, Louis Burton (BUREAU VALLÉE) informed the Vendée Globe race management that he had to abandon the race

Vendee Globe leaders negotiate the first major storm in the cold and windy south

Sunday will be a quick transition from the Atlantic Ocean to a very different phase of the Vendee Globe as the leaders negotiate the first major storm in the cold and windy south.

Vendee Globe – Charlie Dalin first to Cape of Good Hope Friday afternoon

After ten days charging across the South Atlantic, Vendée Globe leader Charlie Dalin crossed the legendary cape at Friday afternoon.

Vendee Globe that keeps on giving – Solo monohull record breaks 600 miles and average speed 25.11 knots

Still propelled by a fast moving depression the six leading Vendee Globe boats continue at record speeds and another 24hr monohull and solo distance record

Vendee Globe Race Directors move the Antarctic Exclusion Zone south by almost 100 miles

The Vendee Globe Race Directors have decided to drop the Antarctic Exclusion Zone south by almost 100 miles

Vendée Globe leaders starting to fly downwind towards the Cape of Good Hope

Monday morning the leaders of the Vendée Globe are riding a secondary depression north of Rio de Janeiro and starting to fly downwind towards the Cape of Good Hope

SailGP Season 5 – Day 2 Racing delayed

SailGP has confirmed that the live broadcast window of Dubai’s second day of racing will be delayed by one hour ie 11:00 hrs UK

Vendee Globe – Charlie Dalin (MACIF) is the leader Saturday morning

Of the 39 boats still racing in the Vendée Globe most are now out of the Doldrums and almost half are now across the Equator in the Southern Hemisphere

Vendee Globe – Yoann Richomme sets a new solo 24 hours monohull distance record

Paprec Arkéa solo skipper Yoann Richomme dramatically bettered the solo 24 hours monohull distance record set just a week ago by Nico Lunven (HOLCIM-PRB).

Vendee Globe – Sam Goodchild leads the race on his 35th birthday

On the afternoon of his 35th birthday British skipper Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) took the race lead again.