The Latest Vendée Victories - Vendée Globe Week Twelve 29-1-25

It's been busy in Les Sables d'Olonne this week as an intense stream of finishers swept across the line to complete their Vendée Globes. Each one of them is received back as a winner, victorious in their sprint around the world. And while the southern hemisphere is notorious for wild weather and its remoteness, the Atlantic has demonstrated once again that it can also bare its teeth. In the last week a string of serious storms have not only made it stressful for the skippers on their approach to a finish line not far from a lee shore, but in some cases it has been impossible to get into the harbour afterwards. Just getting the shore crew on board has been a challenge in the huge seas that have been rolling into the French coastline. The 10th edition of the Vendée Globe continues to be an extraordinary event with more curved balls thrown at the fleet than ever before. But despite the weather, the French support for each and every sailor has, as always, been solid and spectacular. So, this week we focus on the six latest victories. CHAPTERS & LINKS 0:47 Jérémie Beyou https://youtu.be/9pfL0HvL0ps?t=47 3:17 Paul Meilhat https://youtu.be/9pfL0HvL0ps?t=197 4:46 Nicolas Lunven https://youtu.be/9pfL0HvL0ps?t=286 6:55 Thomas Ruyant https://youtu.be/9pfL0HvL0ps?t=415 9:31 Justine Mettraux https://youtu.be/9pfL0HvL0ps?t=571 11:00 Sam Goodchild https://youtu.be/9pfL0HvL0ps?t=660 13:13 Benjamin Dutreux https://youtu.be/9pfL0HvL0ps?t=793 14:50 Clarisse Crémer https://youtu.be/9pfL0HvL0ps?t=890 16:14 Rankings https://youtu.be/9pfL0HvL0ps?t=974 PREVIOUS VENDEE GLOBE REPORTS - Broken Boats, Bodies & Stress - Vendée Globe Week 11 - 23-1-25 https://youtu.be/FM4mOW3Q3KM - Why Was Charlie Dalin So Quick? - Vendée Globe Week 10 - 15-1-25 https://youtu.be/SGbYOWdXZYk - Into The Finish - Vendee Globe - 13 -1-25 https://youtu.be/H06AXfdqmsY - Ice, Lightning & Stress - Vendee Globe - Week Nine 9 -1-25 https://youtu.be/Y3sQkGr_URE - The Turning Point - Vendee Globe - Week Eight 2-1-25 https://youtu.be/tpHyhuMTHtI - Emotions Run High and Low - Vendee Globe - Week Seven 26 12 24 https://youtu.be/1Dy0y5qI7bc - A Massive New Cape Horn Record - Vendee Globe https://youtu.be/-0aGaQkKKJY - Drama in the Deep South - Vendee Globe - Week Six - 19-12-24 https://youtu.be/DNhQvZNsOGc - Medallia Dismasted - Vende?e Globe 16 12 24 https://youtu.be/Y944gP4LumI - Broken Boats & Big Gambles - Week 5 Review https://youtu.be/k7v_C8-Evbk - Storms Brewing - Vendée Globe - Week 4 Review https://youtu.be/pSQWaIcI1gs - And now...EVEN FASTER! - Vendée Globe - Week 3 Review https://youtu.be/kHnfLwE6Uk0 - Record Breakers and Re-Shuffles - Vendée Globe - Week 2 Review https://youtu.be/37dL7_qp9UI - They're Off! - Vendée Globe - Week 1 Review https://youtu.be/jC9Kki4Ou3o - The Toughest Offshore Race In The World - Vendee Globe Preview - OnCourse Ep36 https://youtu.be/Dr5no84yJ8A Facebook - @planetsail.org Website - www.planetsail.co.uk Twitter - matthewsheahan Linkedin - www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-sheahan