Yachts & Yachting magazine

Andi Robertson

‘Three female skippers are now equipped with boats capable of winning or finishing on the podium’

The next Vendée Globe may still be two years off, but skippers are already making their intentions clear as the number of new IMOCAs in-build hits double figures Count up and there are no fewer than 12 new IMOCAs being built for the next Vendée Globe - more than ever before. The only new boat to be launched so far since the last

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