Vendee Globe

Dubbed “the Everest of Yacht Racing”, the Vendee Globe is the ultimate in single-handed endurance: around the world, single-handed, non-stop with no assistance from shore.

The Vendee Globe spans 25,000 miles, ~100 days, France to France, leaving Antarctica to starboard, starting in November 2008.

Rich Wilson is the ONLY American registered for the 2008 Vendee Globe.

The first race was held in 1989-90, and has been run every four years since the 1992-93 event.

Two sailors have been lost at sea since the race began in 1989, and others have been dramatically rescued.