After football and tennis, sailing. The French Sailing Federation (FFVoile) told AFP on Thursday that it had suffered a “data leak” concerning “several hundred thousand” of licensees and ex-licensees, affirming however that no banking or medical data had been compromised. A mishap also suffered by other federations, such as the FFF or the FFT, in … Read more
Priority to his recovery. This Thursday, skipper Charlie Dalin, winner of the last Vendée Globe, announced his withdrawal for the 2026 season of the Imoca circuit and the next Route du rhum, the departure of which is scheduled for November 1 in Saint-Malo. The Norman, suffering from cancer, is replaced by the Briton Sam Goodchild. … Read more
Of the seven sailors involved in the crewed round-the-world record, Thomas Coville was the only one to have already completed a circumnavigation of the globe. One of his teammates recounts this adventure which was victoriously completed this Sunday. By Sandrine Lefèvre, special envoy to Brest (Finistère) The January 26, 2026 at 8:20 a.m.
It was to the cheers of the crowd that the sailors of Sodebo Ultim 3 returned to dry land on Sunday noon. On the pontoon in Brest, while the sun has chased away a last squall, they are there, savoring the infinite happiness of 7 sailors who have just completed the circumnavigation of the world … Read more
It is a real feat that Thomas Coville and his crew have just achieved by reaching the finish line off the coast of Ouessant in almost 40 days. A round the world sailing record for the skipper of Sodebo Ultim 3 who comes to the top of a great list of champions. With almost 13 … Read more
The challenge was audacious as Francis Joyon and Idec had, in 2017, produced an almost perfect copy, in 40 days 23h30 minutes and 30 seconds. After several unsuccessful attempts (in 2020 and twice in 2024), Thomas Coville and the crew of Sodebo Ultim 3 crossed the finish line this Sunday morning at 7:46 a.m., connecting … Read more
Ahead of the Jules Verne Trophy record, Thomas Coville and his crew will complete their world tour in terrible weather conditions. “We are approaching the home stretch, a very big winter depression is going to hit us and it is not going to be easy”warned the skipper of the Sodebo Ultim trimaran, Thomas Coville, on … Read more
The campaign for the 38th edition of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup — scheduled for Naples in 2027 and in which Team France, led by Quentin Delapierre, will participate — is officially launched. The opportunity for the LVMH group brand (also owner of Le Parisien – Today in France) to renew, this Wednesday, its partnership … Read more
The final sprint is underway. And he looks committed, muscular and windy. Uncertain too. Launched in the crewed round-the-world record since December 15, “Sodebo Ultim” could, depending on the routing, complete its journey on Sunday. To capture the Jules Verne Trophy – the nautical challenge created almost half a century ago notably by Florence Arthaud, … Read more
Guirec Soudée passed Cape Horn this Wednesday during his upside-down world tour in a maxi-trimaran. Launched on an unprecedented round-the-world sailing trip in reverse (from east to west) in a maxi-trimaran, navigator Guirec Soudée (MACSF) passed Cape Horn on Wednesday despite difficult conditions, his team indicated. Soudée passed the famous tip of South America at … Read more