Vendée Globe Weekly Summary

As the front runners head for the equator and the back of the fleet rounds Cape Horn, emotions have been running high...

The ninth edition of the Vendée Globe is far from over but, with the leaders now at Cape Horn, this is a good time to take stock.

Recent catastrophes in the Vendee Globe - not least the dramatic self-destruction of IMOCA 60 PRB - show that sailing really needs to up its game. The aviation industry and Formula One learned this hard lesson a long time ago and produced an industry-wide feedback system that has made commercial flight and F1 infinitely safer than they used to be. Sailing still hasn't responded to its wake-up call...

Thomas Ruyant has confirmed their shattered port foil has suffered structural failure, not impact from an object or animal in the water. This article by Ed Gorman is an insight into the processes and priorities that a Vendee competitor needs to go through with his shore team...

Podcast: Update on the Vendée, America's Cup latest & Selden Sailjuice Winter Series. Andy Rice enjoys a lockdown chat with Mark Jardine of Sail-World.com