2024–2025 Vendée Globe
The 2024–2025 Vendée Globe is a non-stop round the world yacht race for IMOCA 60 class yachts crewed by only one person. It will be the tenth edition of the race, and will start and finish in Les Sables-d'Olonne, France. The race is scheduled to begin on 10 November 2024. Indicated competitors
The race organisers have published the initial notice of race allowing a record entry of 40 boats to compete. The rules now prohibit older IMOCA 60 from competing with 2008 generation boats being the oldest allowed to compete. The 13 first new boat skipper combinations starting one of five qualification races will be selected automatically. Significant events during qualifying included:
 Italian sailor Fabrice Amedeo (FRA) losing his boat ultimately to a fire Newrest – Art & Fenêtres while doing a qualifying race in 2022. He was able to secure another boat for the participation in the race. Banque Populaire choosing to end it sponsorship with Clarisse Crémer (FRA) citing her young child as one of the reason the public backlash led to the sponsor withdrawing and Crémer quickly finding a new sponsor with the support of Alex Thompson Racing. Following the second dismasting of his boat during the Defi Azimut in October 2023 after doing so already in the 2020-2021 Vendée Globe, Nicolas Troussel (FRA) lost the support of his sponsor Corum and with that the boat Corum l'Epargne. Nonetheless he reached official candidate status. Kevin Escoffier (FRA) losing support of his team and therefore the use of Holcim-PRB due to allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women. The following campaignes were announced but never made the startline:
Armel Tripon (FRA) announced a VPLP designed boat from the moulds of Malizia-Seaexplorer to be built by Airbus. The project was late an is unlikely to make the 2024 edition of the race but is progressing. Jörg Riechers (GER) announced a group design by Farr Yacht Design, Guillaume Dupont and Etienne Bertrand and built by Alva Yachts. Though no official announcement has been made, the project seems to be abandoned. The following is a list of skippers who were able to secure a boat and were able to reach official candidate status. References

External links
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IMOCA 60 class sailing competitions