Imoca : les dernières infos Tip & Shaft

The Imoca are 60-foot Open monohull yachts mainly intended to race in the Vendée Globe. Find here the latest news and investigations from Tip & Shaft on the subject.

Will Harris

Will Harris: “A dream to finish the story like that!”

Behind the untouchable duo Jérémie Beyou/Morgan Lagravière (Charal), Francesca Clapcich and Will Harris (11th Hour Racing, ex Malizia) took second place in the Imoca division of the Transat Café L’Or on Friday, November 7. An opportunity for Sailorz to speak with the British sailor, who, at 31, does not hide his Vendée Globe ambitions.

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Imoca Paprec Arkea

Imoca/Ultim: Who will win the Transat Café L’Or?

74 duos will start the Transat Café L’Or on Sunday from 2 p.m. As before every major race, Sailorz has gathered a panel of experts to discuss the contenders. After the Ocean Fifty and Class 40 last week, the focus is on the Imoca and Ultim classes with Imoca skippers Paul Meilhat, Sébastien Simon, and Nicolas Lunven, Charles Caudrelier, who is awaiting his next Gitana 18 in December, the race director of the 24h Ultim, Christophe Gaumont, and the director of the Finistère offshore racing hub, Jeanne Grégoire.

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Imoca Macif

How Macif decided to return to Imoca

The leaders of Macif unveiled the outlines of their new Imoca campaign 2027-2030 in Paris on Monday, with a new Verdier design that will be skippered by Sam Goodchild and the integration of Charlotte Yven into the team. For his part, Charlie Dalin, while waiting to find out if he will be able to sail in 2026, takes on a consultant/advisor role. Sailorz tells you more.

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Charlie Dalin

Laure Jacolot: “By speaking out, Charlie is helping all carers”

Having served as the doctor for the Finistère offshore racing training centre in Port-la-Forêt for 17 years (until last April), and also for the last edition of the Vendée Globe, Laure Jacolot speaks to Sailorz about the announcement by Charlie Dalin of the illness (gastrointestinal cancer) he has been suffering from for two years, which he also discusses in a book released on Thursday, La force du destin (The Strength of Destiny, Gallimard).

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Imoca Bureau Vallée

Imoca: With some sponsors leaving, should we be worried?

On 30 September, Bureau Vallée announced the end of its sporting partnership in April 2026 with Louis Burton, initiated in 2010. Since the last Vendée Globe 2024-2025, other sponsors have done the same. Is this a direct consequence of the current economic climate or a return to normal after euphoric years? Sailorz investigated.

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Imoca

The Ocean Race Europe: A stronger edition with clear ambitions

Four years after a ‘irst edition contested in complex sanitary conditions, The Ocean Race Europe sets off from Germany on 10 August, with the ambition of establishing itself as a permanent fixture on the Imoca calendar, despite the seven boats taking part falling a little short of expectations.

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Imoca Jean Le Cam

Why Jean Le Cam is stopping the Vendée Globe

After six consecutive Vendée Globe races, Jean Le Cam announced this week in Le Télégramme that he will not be taking part to the 2028 edition, denouncing the “elitism” of the Imoca class and the “infernal” rules. Tip & Shaft looks back at this announcement.

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Imoca Macif

How Macif is reorganizing itself to face Charlie Dalin’s absence

After winning the Vendée Globe in January, Charlie Dalin was determined to continue his momentum in 2025 on the Imoca circuit aboard Macif Santé Prévoyance. A medical unforeseen event changed the situation, forcing his team and his sponsor to make a rare decision: the 2025 season will be without him, but with Sam Goodchild , seconded by Lo ïs Berrehar. Explanations.

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Cole Brauer

Cole Brauer: “The main goal is The Ocean Race”

Making ready to start her first Imoca race, the Course des Caps, with Boris Herrmann’s Team Malizia, 31-year-old Cole Brauer became the first American woman to race solo non-stop around the world in May last year when she finished second in the Global Solo Challenge on her Class 40 First Light in 130 days.

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Imoca

Course ses Caps: How the Imoca boats found their way back north

From 24 June, Boulogne-sur-Mer will play host to the Course des Caps – Banque Populaire du Nord, a new event on the Imoca calendar which will see eleven crews racing around the British Isles. A legendary race which has risen from the ashes, starting in a region which hopes to become a permanent fixture on the French sailing scene.

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