After 80 days of racing, full of emotion and twists and turns, Yannick Bestaven, Charlie Dalin and Louis Burton were the first skippers of the 9th Vendée Globe who arrived in Les Sables d’Olonne (Vendée) the night of January 27 to 28. By reaching the podium, all three of these sailors promote the technologies developed […]
[Press release] How technology from racing boats is being used aboard commercial shipping
On every Thursday in October 2020, Eurolarge Innovation posted a Bretagne Sailing Valley® video on the theme of the Vendée Globe. The final one was shown on 29th October and was dedicated to the transfer of technology from sail boats to merchant shipping. Marc Van Peteghem, co-founder of the VPLP design team, Yann Penfornis, managing […]
[Press release] Going digital for performance and security
Every Thursday in October, Eurolarge Innovation is streaming a Bretagne Sailing Valley® video-café to meet and learn from some of the the main players in this flourishing sector as the Vendée Globe approaches. Between the Vendée Globe 2016-2017 and this next edition which starts on November 8th, the digital sector of competitive sailing has grown […]
[Press release] The technologies used aboard the flying boats, the latest developments in terms of design and construction
Every Thursday in October, Eurolarge Innovation is streaming a Bretagne Sailing Valley® video-café to meet and learn from some of the the main players in this flourishing sector as the Vendée Globe approaches. Over the past eight years, Imocas have been through a real technological revolution with the appearance of foils, a concept tested on […]
[Press release] Racing Around The World. How Do The Skippers Adapt To Their Machines?
Every Thursday in October, Eurolarge Innovation is streaming a Bretagne Sailing Valley® video-café to meet and learn from some of the the main players in this flourishing sector as the Vendée Globe approaches. Download the press release for a review of the 2nd meeting about life aboard a IMOCA “Racing Around The World. How Do […]
[Press release] Why do the sponsors chose the IMOCA Class boats as a communication medium?
Every Thursday in October, Eurolarge Innovation is streaming a Bretagne Sailing Valley® video-café to meet and learn from some of the the main players in this flourishing sector as the Vendée Globe approaches. Download the press release for a review of the 1st meeting about “Why do the sponsors chose the IMOCA Class boats as […]
[Press Pack] Vendée Globe 2020, Preparing the Technological Challenge in Bretagne Sailing Valley®
“Made in Bretagne Sailing Valley®” on the Vendée Globe pontoons Next 8th November, at the start of the Vendée Globe, a large number of sailors will be setting sail on boats made in Brittany. The Bretagne Sailing Valley press kit, produced upstream of the “Everest of the Seas”, is available online. (Copyright : Christophe Favreau […]
[Press Release] Competition sailing in Brittany: Sales up 16% between 2018 and 2019
Two months before the start of the Vendée Globe, Eurolarge Innovation is unveiling the results of an economic study on competitive sailing in Brittany (France). […]