This Sunday at 1:02 p.m., 40 skippers will depart from Les Sables d'Olonne for a solo round-the-world trip, non-stop and without assistance. We give you the best spots to see the sailboats pass by.
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The IMOCAs of the Vendée Globe 2024 will leave the pontoons of Port Olonna on Sunday November 10, 2024 from 8 a.m. and at the rate of one boat every three minutes.
We give you the best places to see all the sailboats passing by.
The start of the race is scheduled for 1:02 p.m. The meeting for skippers is set for leaving the marina from 8 a.m.
You can stand along the channel, on the La Chaume side or on the fishing port side, to see each of the IMOCAs pass by.
Tanchet Beach, Le Puits d'Enfer, Cayola, all these places from the coast will allow you to admire the fleet as a whole.
However, remember to bring your binoculars to be able to observe the IMOCAs.
Be careful, these sites are Natura 2000 areas, stay on the marked trails so as not to trample the flora and disturb the fauna.
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