Events in Les Sables d’Olonne and surroundings
Tourist Office webbsite will show the actual events during your stay. Please enjoy.
Vendée globe 2020
The non-stop solo round the world race without assistance. Starts at 12:02 UTC on Sunday 10 November 2024
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.