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Ocean Race champion Clapcich targets Vendee Globe with 2026 Arctic race campaign
Francesca Clapcich targets the 2028 Vendee Globe with a 2026 Vendee Arctique campaign. Learn why this Ocean Race champion is one to watch from NZ.
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Double Vendee Globe finisher Manuel Cousin takes foiled Coup de Pouce to the Arctic
Double Vendee Globe finisher Manuel Cousin takes foiled IMOCA 60 Coup de Pouce to the Arctic, blending elite offshore racing with a mission to support students across France.
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Nico D'Estais races to Arctic Circle for disability employment charity Cafe Joyeux
Nico D'Estais races the Vendee Arctique 2026 as ambassador for Cafe Joyeux, a social enterprise employing people with disabilities across 31 cafes in Europe.
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Boissières targets sixth Vendée Globe as he lines up for Vendée Arctique 2026
Arnaud Boissières targets a sixth Vendée Globe as he prepares for the Vendée Arctique 2026, using the Arctic race to sharpen skills and test his IMOCA 60.
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Bonafous targets Vendée Arctique 2026 with IMOCA 60 in bid for Vendée Globe
Élodie Bonafous will race the Vendée Arctique 2026 in an IMOCA 60, taking a key step toward the Vendée Globe while sailing for children's charity Petits Princes.
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Vendee Globe finisher Violette Dorange to race Vendee Arctique 2026 on Initiatives-Coeur
Vendee Globe finisher Violette Dorange will race the Vendee Arctique 2026 aboard IMOCA foiler Initiatives-Coeur, taking on the Arctic in one of offshore sailing's great challenges.
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Sam Goodchild leads Vendee Arctique fleet aboard MACIF Sante Prevoyance
Sam Goodchild leads the Vendee Arctique 2026 fleet aboard MACIF Sante Prevoyance. Learn how his broad ocean racing career put him at the front of IMOCA racing.
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IMOCA fleet departs Les Sables d'Olonne for Arctic after eight days of public events
The IMOCA fleet leaves Les Sables d'Olonne for Arctic waters after eight days of public events, community connection, and inspiring conversations at the Vendee Arctique village.
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Beccaria heads to Vendee Arctique admitting gaps in Arctic knowledge
Ambrogio Beccaria enters the Vendee Arctique openly admitting he lacks Arctic knowledge, but backs curiosity over confidence in his first solo IMOCA campaign.
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Bonafous aims to take IMOCA racing past 66 degrees north in Vendee Arctique
Elodie Bonafous is preparing to push IMOCA racing into uncharted Arctic waters at the Vendee Arctique 2026, targeting a latitude no competitor has ever reached.
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Dorange starts Vendee Arctique aboard Initiatives-Coeur with 2026 Globe title in mind
Violette Dorange joins the Vendee Arctique fleet aboard Initiatives-Coeur, using the race as a proving ground ahead of the 2026 Vendee Globe campaign.
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Vendee Arctique fleet faces glassy start before 25-knot westerlies build at Fastnet
Light airs give way to 25-knot westerlies as the Vendee Arctique fleet approaches Fastnet Rock. How crews handle the transition could define the race opening.
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