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The suspense is at its peak and you won’t miss a thing! To find out how the third edition of Vendée Arctique unfolds, our teams are bringing you live video coverage, both at sea and on land. Follow the leaders’ final miles, the line crossings, the initial reactions and our consultants’ analysis!

À bord d'Allagrande Mapei.
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Vendée Live – First Skippers Arrive | Vendée Arctique – Les Sables d’Olonne 2026

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Violette Dorange (Initiatives-Coeur)

“Can’t Wait to See How This All Ends”

SAILORS’ VOICES. Les Sables d’Olonne is drawing closer, but nobody yet seems capable of saying exactly how this Vendée Arctique will end. Just hours from the finish, the vast light-wind zone established in the Bay of Biscay continues to fuel uncertainty. Behind Sam Goodchild (MACIF Santé Prévoyance…
Atmosphere aboard the Imoca Macif Santé Prévoyance, skippered by Sam Goodchild during the Vendée Arctique 2026 - at sea on 08/06/2026

Final Miles, Final Questions

The first IMOCA yachts are expected to reach Les Sables d’Olonne this Monday evening. But while the finish line is drawing closer, the answers are not. Sam Goodchild (MACIF Santé Prévoyance), dominant since the start, long appeared to be sailing towards an untroubled victory. Then the Bay of Biscay…
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Élodie Bonafous has been handed a 12-hour penalty

À bord de MACIF Santé Prévoyance.

The final stretch in five questions

A leader who could falter, a mass finish, arrival times that keep getting pushed back… This final stretch promises to be nail-biting right to the very end. We sit down with Christian Dumard, the race’s meteorologist, and the race organisers to analyse what lies ahead for the skippers as they head…
À bord de MACIF Santé Prévoyance.

Not too many surprises so far

French based British skipper Alan Roberts has had a unique viewpoint on this Vendée Arctique Les Sables d’Olonne race to the Arctic Circle and back. A nine times competitor on La Solitaire du Figaro, Roberts was most recently co-skipper on Clarisse Crémer’s L’Occitaine en Provence programme. He…
À l'arrivée de Charlie Dalin du Vendée Globe.

For Charlie

Since the announcement of Charlie Dalin’s passing, an immense wave of emotion has swept through the sailing world. Winner of the 2024 Vendée Globe, an exceptional sailor and competitor, he had also earned the admiration, respect and affection of everyone who crossed his path. As the Vendée Arctique…
Francesca Clapcich - 11th Hour Racing

"A Light-Wind Trap Could Put Everything Back in Play"

SAILORS’ VOICES. The entire fleet is now on the homeward leg. During the night, Manu Cousin (Coup de Pouce) crossed the Arctic Circle in turn, symbolically closing the chapter of the High North. But while all bows are now pointed towards Les Sables d’Olonne, the competitors’ trajectories have never…
Atmosphere aboard the Imoca 11TH Hour Racing, skippered by Francesca Clapcich during the Vendée Arctique 2026 - at sea on 08/06/2026

The end of the course looks uncertain

As Manu Cousin (Coup de Pouce) crossed the Arctic Circle in turn during the night, at around 01:00, symbolically completing the fleet’s collective transition onto the return leg, the leading boats have never appeared more divided in their courses. Nor has the finish line ever seemed so difficult to…