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The Vendee Globe

The Vendée Globe is a single-handed, non-stop, round-the-world yacht race. The race was founded by Philippe Jeantot in 1989, and since 1992 has taken place every four years. It is named after the Department of Vendée, in France, where the race starts and ends. The Vendée Globe is considered an extreme quest of individual endurance and the ultimate test in ocean racing. The next Vendee Globe race…

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La Vendèe-Globe è una regata per barche a vela che consiste in una circumnavigazione completa in solitaria, senza possibilità di attracco o di assistenza esterna (pena l'esclusione). La gara inizia e finisce a Les Sables-d'Olonne, nel dipartimento francese di Vendèe.

Il tragitto è sostanzialmente una circumnavigazione lungo la clipper route: da Les Sables-d'Olonne, giù per l'Oceano Atlantico fino al Capo di Buona Speranza, dopo di che si procede in senso orario attorno all'Antartide, passando a destra di Cape Leeuwin e Capo Horn, infine di nuovo verso Les Sables d’Olonne. La gara generalmente dura da Novembre a Febbraio: è studiata in modo che i partecipanti possano affrontare i Mari Antartici durante l'estate australe.

Iniziativa nata da un’idea di Philippe Jeantot nel 1989, a partire dal 1992 si è svolta ogni quattro anni. Per le sue evidenti restrizioni, la regata costituisce una dura prova di resistenza individuale, e viene da molti considerata come la più significativa delle competizioni in ambito velico. Philippe Jeantot aveva già preso parte alla BOC Challenge (oggi Velux 5 Oceans Race), nelle edizioni 1982-83 e 1986-87, vincendole entrambe: insoddisfatto della formula "a tappe", decise di allestire una nuova regata non-stop, che nelle sue intenzioni doveva rappresentare la sfida per eccellenza per i navigatori in solitaria. (Estratto da Nauticareport.it)

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Le Locle, 15 June 2020 – WHILE MOST OF THE MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN CANCELLED, ULYSSE NARDIN HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AS THE OFFICIAL TIMEKEEPER FOR ONE OF THE RARE SPORTING COMPETITIONS STILL ON THE CALENDAR FOR SUMMER 2020: THE OCEAN RACE QUALIFIER FOR THE VENDEE GLOBE, THE “VENDEE-ARCTIQUE-LES-SABLES D’OLONNE”.

A ‘FOREWORD’ TO THE HISTORY OF THE VENDEE GLOBE

In November 2019, Ulysse Nardin announced that it would be getting involved with the most gruelling solo sailing race; an epic challenge: the Vendée Globe solo non-stop yacht race around the world without assistance. In the spirit that unites it with the intrepid explorers and adventurers of this world, Ulysse Nardin is now giving some thought to its partnership with “The Everest of the Sea” by becoming the official timekeeper of a major first, the Vendée-Arctique-Les-Sables d’Olonne, launching 4 July – the final race before the Vendée Globe. Northwards!

Photo credits: Yvan Zedda, Défi Azimut

A UNIQUE AND DEMANDING POST-LOCKDOWN RACE

The first sporting event to be resumed after lockdown, the Vendée-Arctique-Les Sables d’Olonne has a cheerful and optimistic message. Most of the competitors have not been able to go sailing for several months given the situation, so are keener than ever to take the helm and make some waves. Exploration of the sea and self-exploration as the only outlook. Preparing for the biggest challenge of their lives in extreme sporting conditions. They won’t be waiting much longer, as the start date is in the diary in under 3 weeks’ time, 4 July 2020. 3,600 nautical miles (approx. 6,600 kilometres) solo, on an innovative route around a large triangle culminating near the Arctic Circle (60°N), passing through Iceland’s volcanic region and the deep blue of the Azores. Before flirting with the 60°S during the Vendée Globe, the IMOCA Class skippers are going to venture far north for the first time: solo, non-stop and without assistance. Ten to 12 days sailing in sea conditions little known to skippers. But that’s not all! There will be no night-time in the middle of summer when approaching the Arctic Circle. It’s sure to play havoc with the sailors’ body clocks and really put them to the test beneath a sky that never sleeps. This race will effortlessly convey values dear to the watchmaking Manufacture: nature, excelling oneself and exploration. Just like the Vendée Globe, the Vendée-Arctique-Les Sables d’Olonne is not for those who doubt their capability. This is a competition only for those sailors who are ready to push their limits, confront their fears and the incredible force of nature in order to complete an epic adventure, their own Odyssey. A unique preparatory ‘prologue’ to experience the kind of stormy and wild conditions encountered during the Vendée Globe. This short race will allow skippers to test boats just back from the yard and for some to qualify for the Vendée Globe. A real mental and technical ‘warm-up’ to test their limits and break in their boats, approve any changes, enter into the spirit of the Vendée Globe and qualify.

THE ULYSSE NARDIN CHALLENGE: A RACE IN A RACE TO CELEBRATE AN ALREADY LEGENDARY ROUTE

The IMOCA Class and Vendée Globe Race Management have been working side by side to replace the two solo transatlantic races that due to the COVID-19 crisis could not take place as planned in the spring. Originally, the IMOCA Globe Series championship included two transatlantic races at the start of the 2020 season: the Transat CIC in May (Brest-Charleston) that got cancelled, followed by the Transat New York-Vendée-Les Sables d’Olonne, which has been reinvented, giving rise to this unique route to the Arctic.

Through their partnership, the IMOCA Class and Ulysse Nardin have decided to add an extra dimension to this adventure in the far north by creating the Ulysse Nardin Challenge: a race within a race to reward the 1st skipper-adventurer to pass the COI-UNESCO Waypoint (66°34 N-25 W). Very fitting for a watch brand born out of nautical navigation instruments. The first to achieve this milestone will receive a lucky Ulysse Nardin 44mm blue DIVER, a call to adventure strapped to the wrist.

The route is triangular in shape. One of the basic shapes in geometry, the triangle evokes the symbolism of the number 3. In many traditions, it reflects the notions of determination, power and fire, as well as stability and balance in architecture. You can see three important crossing points for skippers, three virtual beacons for the race’s three “science and literature partners”: The Pasteur Institute, COI-UNESCO and Éditions Galimard.

“Ulysses conveys images and above all, stories that have permeated western culture. The character is over 2,000 years old, featuring in Homer’s work, in the Iliad, then in the Odyssey. He is in a boat. He has the most incredible adventures at sea. The sirens’ song… the Cyclops… Ulysses is ingenious, cunning, extraordinarily clever. He thinks faster and above and beyond others. He is an adventurer. He knows how to wait, he knows how to persevere, he is courageous, he enjoys discovering and exploring. Those lining up for the Vendée-Arctique-Les Sables d’Olonne embody the values of Ulysse Nardin: courage, temerity, adventure and selflessness. They are “Ulysses” too. Says Patrick Pruniaux, CEO of Ulysse Nardin.

“We are delighted to welcome Ulysse Nardin on board as Official Timekeeper of the Vendée-Arctique-Les-Sables d’Olonne. It is a collaboration in keeping with the partnership that the brand has with the Vendée Globe”, said Antoine Mermod, President of the IMOCA Class. “The prologue to the solo round the world race, this event – designed with this unique journey to the Arctic Circle – will attract skippers and their boats while taking them on a real sea voyage. What better brand than Ulysse Nardin, which speaks to adventurers, to support us in this major first for the IMOCA fleet.”

NO PONTOON, NO PUBLIC

Of course, everything is being done to protect skippers and the event team is adapting to the current health context. Among other things, a strict 5-day confinement period is planned before the racers set off, as well as serological testing. There will be no departure village on site, or public reception. The sailors are invited to go straight to the starting line from their home port, without passing by the pontoons. The arrival plan may be more flexible if the situation allows it, but for now, the precautionary approach dictates a strict framework and organisation focused on the competitors, on safety and 100% digital communication.

“Ironically enough, the sailors should be experts in confinement, owing to their experience solo sailing on the open sea” reveals Françoise BEZZOLA, Marketing Director at Ulysse Nardin. “What the sailors experience during their time at sea is strangely reminiscent of the confinement that we have just gone through“ she adds.

About Ulysse Nardin – Manufacture of Freedom

Ulysse Nardin is the Pioneering Manufacture inspired by the sea and delivering innovative timepieces to free spirits.

Founded by Mr. Ulysse Nardin in 1846 and a proud member of the global luxury group Kering since November 2014, Ulysse Nardin has written some of the finest chapters in the history of Haute Horlogerie. The company’s earliest renown came from its links to the nautical world: its marine chronometers are among the most reliable ever made, still sought by collectors around the world. A pioneer of cutting-edge technologies and the innovative use of materials like silicium, the brand is one of the few with the in-house expertise to produce its own high-precision components and movements. This exceptional level of watchmaking excellence has earned Ulysse Nardin membership in the most exclusive circle of Swiss watchmaking, the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie. Today, from its sites in Le Locle and La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland, the brand’s continuing quest for horological perfection centers around five collections: The Marine, the Diver, the Classico, the Executive and the Freak. In 2020, Ulysse Nardin explores the Xtremes, bringing the X-factor to the core of its collections. www.ulysse-nardin.com

About the Vendée – Arctique – Les Sables d’Olonne

Due to the COVID-19 global health crisis, the second edition of the New York – Vendée – Les Sables d’Olonne could not be held as planned. The race organised by the IMOCA Class and orchestrated by the Sea to See society has been totally revised to offer racers a new route equivalent to a transatlantic distance: Vendée – Arctic – Les Sables d’Olonne. The qualifier for the Vendée Globe gives IMOCA Class sailors the opportunity to take on the high seas alone one last time, on a large Atlantic loop leading to Iceland at the Arctic Circle. For them, it is a real dress rehearsal for the Vendée Globe in the autumn.

Vendée – Arctique – Les Sables d’Olonne

About the Vendée Globe

The Vendée Globe is currently the only solo non-stop yacht race around the world without assistance. The event followed in the wake of the Golden Globe which, in 1968, initiated the first circumnavigation of this type via the three capes (Good Hope, Leeuwin and Horn). Twenty years later, it was navigator Philippe Jeantot who, after his double victory in the BOC Challenge (single-handed round-the-world race with stages), came up with the idea for a new solo race around the world, but… non-stop! The Vendée Globe was born. On 26 November 1989, 13 sailors took part in the 1st edition, which took over 3 months. Only 7 made it to Les Sables d’Olonne.

Eight editions of what the wider public now refer to as the Everest of the Seas have allowed 167 competitors to take part in this extraordinary race. Only 89 of them have made it over the finish line. This figure alone reveals the incredible difficulty of this global event, where solo racers are faced with extreme cold, gigantic waves and stormy skies that sweep the Southern Ocean. Above all, the Vendée Globe is a journey beyond the sea and into the depths of oneself. It has recognised some very worthy sailors: Titouan Lamazouen in 1990, Alain Gautier in 1993, Christophe Auguin in 1997, Vincent Riouen in 2005, François Gabart in 2013 and Armel Le Cléac’h in 2017. The sailor from Finistère became the new event record holder in 74 days. Just one sailor has won it twice: Michel Desjoyeaux, in 2001 and 2009. The 9th Vendée Globe will set off from Les Sables d’Olonne on Sunday 8 November 2020.

Photo credits: Yvan Zedda, Défi Azimut

Vendée – Arctique – Les Sables d’Olonne

A New Lease Of Life For Sailing And Sailors: Ulysse Nardin And The “Vendee-Arctique-Les Sables D’olonne”. Le Locle, 15 June 2020 – WHILE MOST OF THE MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN CANCELLED, …

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Genre: Documentary, Adventure, Biography, Sport

Language: English

IMDb Ratings: 8.7/10

Quality: 1080p WEBrip

Movie Size: 2.03GB

Director: Thomas M. Simmons

Movie Cast: Mike Plant, Philippe Jeantot, Ken Read

Sypnosis: Spanning the decade from Mike Plant's arrival in professional offshore sailing in the mid 1980's, COYOTE follows Plant's daring spirit as he challenges both Mother Nature - around the world alone on a sailboat - and French dominance in the sport. Chronically underfunded and undermanned, Plant's thirst for adventure and fearless belief in his dreams drive him to become an American hero of the sea. His wild blue eyes and boyish good looks make it hard to consider Plant's life before competitive sailing included a solo trek of South America, an escape from Interpol on a drug trafficking charge and time behind bars in a Portuguese prison. Yet, these exploits and others reveal the type of restless soul capable of conquering the world's oceans alone. Despite all that he accomplishes in sailing, Plant's heart is never satisfied. His final creation, Coyote, a radically designed vessel built on the edge of speed and safety, symbolizes Plant's course in life: running before the wind, always with an eye to the sea.

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Genre: Documentary, Adventure, Biography, Sport

Language: English

IMDb Ratings: 8.7/10

Quality: 720p WEBrip

Movie Size: 1.01GB

Director: Thomas M. Simmons

Movie Cast: Mike Plant, Philippe Jeantot, Ken Read

Sypnosis: Spanning the decade from Mike Plant's arrival in professional offshore sailing in the mid 1980's, COYOTE follows Plant's daring spirit as he challenges both Mother Nature - around the world alone on a sailboat - and French dominance in the sport. Chronically underfunded and undermanned, Plant's thirst for adventure and fearless belief in his dreams drive him to become an American hero of the sea. His wild blue eyes and boyish good looks make it hard to consider Plant's life before competitive sailing included a solo trek of South America, an escape from Interpol on a drug trafficking charge and time behind bars in a Portuguese prison. Yet, these exploits and others reveal the type of restless soul capable of conquering the world's oceans alone. Despite all that he accomplishes in sailing, Plant's heart is never satisfied. His final creation, Coyote, a radically designed vessel built on the edge of speed and safety, symbolizes Plant's course in life: running before the wind, always with an eye to the sea.

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In the spirit that unites Ulysse Nardin with the explorers and fearless adventurers of the world, the Swiss manufacture, located in Le Locle near Neuchatel, has partnered with the Vendée Globe to sponsor the world’s most challenging sailing race. UN has created the DIVER X CAPE HORN and the DIVER X NEMO POINT – watches bringing the X-factor to tackle world’s roughest seas – in honour of the sailors who choose to risk everything by taking this daunting, dangerous challenge, many passing through Nemo Point – a location where the nearest inhabited landmass is over 2700 kilometres away.  

The Vendée Globe is the world’s most daunting open-ocean race and Ulysse Nardin has risen to the challenge by creating the peerless Diver X Cape Horn and Diver X Nemo Point.

The ultimate test in ocean racing, the Vendée Globe begins and ends in the Sables d’Olonne, in the Vendée region of France. Competed without any support, stops or technical assistance of any kind, skippers face icy cold conditions, mountainous waves, leaden skies and howling gales as they traverse the Atlantic and Southern Oceans to sail solo around the planet’s roughest seas.  Taking place once every four years, the course – often referred to as the “Everest of the Seas” – takes the monohull yachts from the French coast 40,075 kilometres on a north-south trajectory around the circumference of the Earth. To limit the risk of encounters with icebergs, the Race Direction has established a zone prohibited to sailing, called the Antarctic Exclusion Zone (AEZ) which goes around the Antarctic between the 45° on the Croset Islands side and the 68° S off Cape Horn.

The next Vendée Globe race begins on November 8, 2020, and will mark 30 years since the first challenge and Ulysse Nardin will be the official timekeeper.

DIVER X CAPE HORN

“This is not a race for those who doubt themselves”, says Patrick Pruniaux, CEO of Ulysse Nardin. “This is a challenge for modern-day Ulysses who believe that they will be able to confront themselves, their fears and nature’s strongest forces in order to complete an Odyssey of epic proportions.”

DIVER X NEMO POINT

“We are delighted to welcome Ulysse Nardin as Official Timer of the Vendée Globe 2020-2021. This pioneering brand of Swiss Haute Horlogerie has been built internationally in connection with the nautical world. It is therefore natural that the Vendée Globe, the international reference for solo offshore racing, and Ulysse Nardin have come together to found this partnership for the next edition.” Said Yves Auvinet, President of Vendée Globe.

DIVER X CAPE HORN

DIVER X CAPE HORN, 44MM

Cape Horn, one of the land points the Vendée Globe sailors must pass by on their voyage around the world, is one of the most treacherous routes. As they navigate around the southernmost tip of Chile, skippers face icebergs, violent winds and dangerous currents, making this one of the most confrontational chapters in the renowned round-the-world race. As they circumnavigate the globe, the passage around Cape Horn is one of the most harrowing because, as the point at which the Pacific and Atlantic oceans meet, nature unleashes an array of furies, each more precarious than the next. The geographical coordinates of Cape Horn as well as the route of the Vendée Globe race are stamped on the back of each watch.

DIVER X CAPE HORN

With its saffron burnt orange stitching on the strap to recall the Spice Route or the harrowing trip around Tierra del Fuego, carbon bezel and instantly recognizable “X” on the face, the Ulysse Nardin Diver X CAPE HORN – the official watch of the Vendée Globe – will be issued in a limited edition of 300 pieces only. Its UN-118 movement guarantees accuracy in any hemisphere at any time of the day or night. The fabric strap is made from cutting-edge technology closing scratch: adjustable yet light, this material pairs magnificently with the ultra-light, carbon face. The satin black “X” is boldly stamped 6-12 in relief across the face.

DIVER X NEMO POINT

DIVER X NEMO POINT, 44MM

One of the locations many of the sailors cross is Nemo Point, a position in the South Pacific off of the coast of Chile, named after author Jules Verne’s seafaring captain, which is quite literally in the middle of nowhere. Closer to the International Space Station than to solid land, Point Nemo is Located at 48°52.6′S 123°23.6′W, the location in the ocean that is farthest from the land.

DIVER X NEMO POINT

It is an oceanographic location which sits within the South Pacific Gyre, the most remote position on planet Earth. Sailing through Nemo Point, many of the sailors participating in the Vendée Globe find themselves in this massive, rotating ocean current, a centripetal force that tests them to the very core. The geographical coordinates of Nemo Point, as well as the route of the Vendée Globe race, are stamped on the back of each watch.

With its blue fabric strap with red lining, it is reminiscent of the leash on a surfboard. The closing scratch is made with cutting-edge technology. The blue rubber bezel and instantly recognizable “X” on the face, the Ulysse Nardin DIVER X NEMO POINT will be issued in a limited edition of 300 pieces only. Its UN-118 movement guarantees accuracy in any hemisphere at any time of the day or night.  The blue “X” is boldly stamped in relief across the face and the route of the Vendée Globe is stamped on the back.

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About Ulysse Nardin – Manufacture of Freedom

Ulysse Nardin is the Pioneering Manufacture inspired by the sea and delivering innovative timepieces to free spirits.

Founded by Mr. Ulysse Nardin in 1846 and a proud member of the global luxury group Kering since November 2014, Ulysse Nardin has written some of the finest chapters in the history of Haute Horlogerie. The company’s earliest renown came from its links to the nautical world: its marine chronometers are among the most reliable ever made, still sought by collectors around the world. A pioneer of cutting-edge technologies and the innovative use of materials like silicon, the brand is one of the few with the in-house expertise to produce its own high-precision components and movements. This exceptional level of watchmaking excellence has earned Ulysse Nardin membership in the most exclusive circle of Swiss watchmaking, the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie. Today, from its sites in Le Locle and La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland, the brand’s continuing quest for horological perfection centers around five collections: The Marine, the Diver, the Classico, the Executive and the Freak. In 2019, Ulysse Nardin introduces the X-factor in watchmaking. www.ulysse-nardin.com

About Vendée Globe

To date, the Vendée Globe is the only sailing race round the world, solo, non-stop and without assistance. The event followed in the wake of the Golden Globe which had initiated the first circumnavigation of this type via the three capes (Good Hope, Leeuwin and Horn) in 1968. Twenty years later, after having won the BOC Challenge twice(solo round the world with stopovers), navigator Philippe Jeantot introduced the idea of a new race around the world, but..non-stop! The Vendée Globe race was born. On 26th November 1989, thirteen sailors took the start of the first edition which lasted over three months. Only seven returned to Les Sables d’Olonne.

The eight editions of what is now called the Everest of the seas by the public have enabled 167 contenders to take the start of this extraordinary race. Only 89 of them managed to cross the finish line. This figure alone shows the extreme difficulty of this global event in which solo racers are confronted to freezing cold, gigantic waves and heavy skies which sweep the Great South! The Vendée Globe is first and foremost a journey beyond the seas and deep down oneself… It has rewarded great sailors: Titouan Lamazou in 1990, Alain Gautier in 1993, Christophe Auguin in 1997, Vincent Riou in 2005, François Gabart in 2013 and Armel LeCléac’h in 2017. The skipper from Finistère became the new record holder of the race in 74 days. Only one sailor has won it twice: Michel Desjoyeaux, in 2001 and 2009. The 9thVendée Globe will leave Les Sables d’Olonne on Sunday 8th November 2020.

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DIVER X CAPE HORN

DIVER X NEMO POINT

Ulysse Nardin Diver X Cape Horn & Nemo Point Technical Specifications and Price

References      

DIVER X Cape Horn 1183-170LE/92-CAP

DIVER X Nemo Point 1183-170LE/93-NEMO

Movement

Caliber UN-118, 13 ¾”’

In-house designed movement

Escapement, Silicium & Diamonsil technology

Titanium case with blue rubberized bezel

Diameter

44 mm

Water-resistance

300 meters

Case back

Stamped with the route of the Vendée Globe

Strap

Fabric strap with Velcro closing

Price

DIVER X Cape Horn: 9’900 CHF

DIVER X Nemo Point: 8’900 CHF

Ulysse Nardin Diver X Cape Horn & Nemo Point

DIVER X CAPE HORN

DIVER X CAPE HORN

DIVER X NEMO POINT

DIVER X NEMO POINT

DIVER X NEMO POINT

DIVER X NEMO POINT

Ulysse Nardin Diver X Cape Horn & Nemo Point: Timepieces for the everest of the seas In the spirit that unites Ulysse Nardin with the explorers and fearless adventurers of the world, the Swiss manufacture, located in Le Locle near Neuchatel, has partnered with the Vendée Globe to sponsor the world’s most challenging sailing race.