Imoca : les dernières infos Tip & Shaft

After winning the Vendée Globe in January, Charlie Dalin was determined to continue his momentum in 2025 on the Imoca circuit aboard Macif Santé Prévoyance. A medical unforeseen event changed the situation, forcing his team and his sponsor to make a rare decision: the 2025 season will be without him, but with Sam Goodchild , seconded by Lo ïs Berrehar. Explanations.

Making ready to start her first Imoca race, the Course des Caps, with Boris Herrmann’s Team Malizia, 31-year-old Cole Brauer became the first American woman to race solo non-stop around the world in May last year when she finished second in the Global Solo Challenge on her Class 40 First Light in 130 days.

From 24 June, Boulogne-sur-Mer will play host to the Course des Caps – Banque Populaire du Nord, a new event on the Imoca calendar which will see eleven crews racing around the British Isles. A legendary race which has risen from the ashes, starting in a region which hopes to become a permanent fixture on the French sailing scene.

Launched on 3 June in La Trinité-sur-Mer, Armel Tripon’s Imoca Les P’tits Doudous was christened on Thursday In Nantes. This is the culmination of a long process for this VPLP design built by the Duqueine Atlantique yard, using decommissioned carbon from the aeronautical industry. Tip & Shaft tells you more about this unique project. 

At a press conference in Paris on Thursday, Paprec made official its commitment to Yoann Richomme for a further four years, with a new Imoca boat, but without Arkéa. Tip & Shaft tells you more.

Justine Mettraux, supported by her sponsors for the 2024 edition, TeamWork and the Snef group, made official, on May 26, the launch of a new Vendée Globe campaign, with the key to building a Verdier design at CDK, scheduled for launch in spring 2027. Tip & Shaft tells you more.

TR Racing, the Malizia and Banque Populaire teams announced on Monday their partnership for the design and construction of their respective Imoca yachts, Antoine Koch designs built at CDK. Tip & Shaft tells you more.

The prize-giving ceremony for the Vendée Globe 2024-2025 takes place this Saturday 10 May in Les Sables-d’Olonne. It’s an opportunity for Tip & Shaft to take a snapshot of the various projects to date and the new cycle that is beginning for the Imoca class. 

Ambrogio Beccaria made official the launch of his Imoca project on Wednesday, April 2, backed by a new title partner, the Italian group Mapei. The Italian, who has successfully competed in the Mini and Class40 classes, will rely in 2025 on the expertise of TR Racing and Thomas Ruyant, who will hand over the helm of Imoca Vulnerable to him in the summer.

Three weeks after the announcement of the departure of Ronan Lucas, replaced at the head of the Team by Erwan Steff and Sébastien Josse, Banque Populaire announced on Tuesday the launch of a new Imoca project, with a new boat to be skippered by Loïs Berrehar. Tip & Shaft looks back at the announcement and the choice of skipper.