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!

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Despite the harsh conditions, the intensity of the race and the relentless demands, the sailors in the Vendée Arctique haven’t lost their sense of humour. Francesca Clapcich (11th Hour Racing) and Arnaud Boissières (April Marine – seeking co-sponsor) have demonstrated this over the last few hours,…

SAILORS’ VOICES The landscapes of the High North are gradually disappearing in the wake of the IMOCA fleet. After brushing the Arctic Circle and the high latitudes, the competitors are slowly returning to more familiar waters, though the pressure remains as intense as ever. Between the impressive…