Vendée Globe
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The Vendée Globe is a single-handed non-stop, unassisted round the world yacht race. The race was founded by Philippe Jeantot in 1989, and since 1992 has taken place every four years. It is named afte
Hommage au Vendée Globe by Raphaël Toussaint, 1999
Titouan Lamazou 2013
Vendée Globe 2016 Alain Gautier
Transat Jacques Vabre 2013 Michel Desjoyeaux 05
Les Sables-d'Olonne
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Les Sables-d'Olonne is a seaside resort and port on the Atlantic coast of Western France, best known as the starting and finishing point of the round the world Vendée Globe yacht race. A subprefecture
Vendée Globe
…A significant proportion of the entrants usually retire, and in the 1996–97 race Canadian Gerry Roufs was lost at sea. The race starts and finishes in Les Sables-d'Olonne, in the Département of Vendée, in France; both Les Sables d’Olonne and the Vendée Conseil Général are official race sponsors. The course is essentially…
View of Les Sables-d'Olonne
The Hôtel de Ville
The channel, view from the tower St-Clair
The channel, from the west dock