#vendeeglobe Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/vendeeglobe/ Mechanically-minded travel Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:00:38 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Vendée Globe Sailors to distribute Science Buoys in the Oceans https://mechtraveller.com/2024/10/vendee-globe-sailors-to-distribute-science-buoys-in-the-oceans/ https://mechtraveller.com/2024/10/vendee-globe-sailors-to-distribute-science-buoys-in-the-oceans/#respond Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:14:23 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=10726 Twenty five sailors, out of the forty who are setting off  in the Vendée Globe 2024 solo round-the-world non-stop yacht race on 10th November, will take scientific equipment provided by UNESCO and its scientific partners on board their IMOCA yachts to deploy during the race. This innovative project – the result of a partnership between […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2024/10/vendee-globe-sailors-to-distribute-science-buoys-in-the-oceans/feed/ 0 Amazing Vendée Globe Technology will help Break Records and keep Sailors Safe https://mechtraveller.com/2020/11/amazing-vendee-globe-technology-will-help-break-records-and-keep-sailors-safe/ https://mechtraveller.com/2020/11/amazing-vendee-globe-technology-will-help-break-records-and-keep-sailors-safe/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2020 13:55:06 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=6552 When 33 single-handed yachtsmen and women set off from Les Sables d’Olonne in France tomorrow, to race non-stop around the world for the Vendée Globe trophy, there’s a good chance they will do so quicker and safer than ever before. That will be down to state-of-the-art technology on their boats, which has leapt forward in […]

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