We look at why this year's edition of the Transatlantic Jacques Vabre race set sail somewhat later than planned, and we discover the Quiberon Solo race.
The Transat Jacques Vabre race is celebrating its tenth anniversary. It kicks off on October 30th and preparations are well under way. Also, we head to Saint-Tropez for the end of season regatta, with nearly 300 beautiful boats. Our guests explain why it’s a celebration of fair play.
We check out the second edition of the Clairefontaine Trophy, held in La Grande Motte - over 10,000 people turn out to watch it every year. And we discover the Monaco Classic Week, which allows participants and spectators to step back in time with hundreds of meticulously restored motorboats, sailboats and motoryachts.
Built in 1611, the Cordouan lighthouse dominates the Gironde estuary in south-western France and is often known as the "Versailles of the Sea". We check it out in all its splendour. Also, we catch up with Basque skipper Sébastien Rogues (pictured) who is hoping for a decisive victory this time around in the mini trans-Atlantic race from France to Brazil.
This week, we follow a family who are lucky enough to go scuba diving off the Iles des Saints archipelago, just southwest of Guadeloupe. The blue Caribbean waters are teeming with fish and turtles. We also catch up with Franck Cammas' crew who are training for the Volvo Ocean Race.
Frenchman Franck Cammas has won the ninth edition of the Route de Rhum, finishing the transatlantic solo sprint from Saint Malo in France to Guadeloupe's Pointe-à-Pitre in his giant trimaran Groupama 3 in nine days, three hours and 14 minutes.
Sweden's Ericsson 4 yacht won the 10th edition of the Volvo Ocean Race, considered as one of the world's most gruelling sport events, one stage before arrival.
Frenchman Marc Guillemot took third place in the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world race on Saturday, knocking England's Samantha Davies off the podium. He will share third place with 2005 champion Vincent Riou.
Michel Desjoyeaux holds on to lead in the Vendée Globe round-the-world race on Thursday, keeping his main rival Roland Jourdain 67.5 nautical miles behind.
