Vendée Globe 2028 Cycle Starts Now | Sam Goodchild on New IMOCA Boats, Campaigns & Gear

The next Vendée Globe isn't until 2028 but the next cycle is well underway with plenty of activity ashore and afloat. New boats are being wheeled out of the sheds and existing ones re-configured. Some like Sam Goodchild and the Macif campaign have the advantage of a highly competitive boat that won the last race to continue training on while they refine their next launch. And those new launches are going to attract a lot of attention as we find out what designers and teams have had their eyes on when it comes to making these blisteringly quick machines even quicker. In short, it's busy times in the IMOCA scene so we dropped in on Goodchild in Port La Foret on the west coast of France to get an update on what's going on in the scene. With the transition to indoor sailing now an established part of a modern IMOCA and with Goodchild's close involvement with Henri Lloyd, we also asked him to explain how the demands of indoor/outdoor sailing aboard the current 60 footers is influencing the kind of clothing they now need. Plus, we scoop up another helping of Docktalk with news from three of the deck gear gurus, Rondal, Spinlock and Allen Brothers. DOCKTALK 16:12 Rondal 17:23 Spinlock 18:24 Allen Blocks