Our partners

From the moment it began, the Vendée Globe race has belonged to the hearts of our French département. Along with the Conseil Départemental de la Vendée, the town of Les Sables d’Olonne, the company SODEBO and the Région des Pays de la Loire, some thirty large companies from the Vendée department have come on board, making the Vendée the organiser of one of the greatest races in the world.

Twenty years ago, we entered the Vendée Globe, this legendary race as a shipowner alongside Thomas Coville. Then in 2004, we went on to become an official sponsor of the race.  Each edition is unique and illustrates the incredible evolution of the world of ocean racing, which has never stopped progressing. You only have to look at the evolution of the boats to understand that we have moved into a new era with each edition, but there is room for everyone. What is common are the stories of these men and women who commit themselves to an adventure that will inevitably change them.

THE Vendée Globe city
Every four years, Les Sables d'Olonne becomes the center of the world. From the hopeful departure to the end of this round the world race, the pontoons of Port Olona give a warm welcome to the boats and to the single-handed adventurers who face this challenge.

Founded in 2016, French bee is a French long-haul airline. A sister airline of Air Caraïbes and subsidiary of the Dubreuil Group, French bee offers à la carte flights at the best fares to Reunion, Tahiti, New York, Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco from Paris Orly.

The sea is a strength that Banque Populaire Grand Ouest develops every day.
Their common thread: a passion for the ocean, a love of the Grand Ouest, and a desire to make this region ever more dynamic and attractive.

Ulysse Nardin is the Manufacture inspired by the Ocean, producing advanced timepieces for explorers in pursuit of freedom. 

Zodiac has dreamt of accompanying THE non-stop single-handed race without assistance, and is taking up the challenge! Selected to support one of the world's most famous races, the brand will be making its toughest boats available to the skippers and organisers of the Vendée Globe.     

Yacht Club de France, promoting yachting and sea racing since 1867.

Since its foundation in Norway in 1877, Helly Hansen has never ceased its mission: to develop clothing that meets the requirements of professionals to help them stay and feel alive.

Be the skipper of your own boat!  
With Virtual Regatta Offshore, take part in the world's most famous sailing races and compete against the skippers and hundreds of thousands of competitors in real time from your home.

Oxeva offers cloud-based managed hosting solutions for high-traffic sites and applications requiring high availability.

Brioches Fonteneau is above all a family story that began in 1977. Today, it's more than 300 employees, 3 production sites in the Vendée and over 45 years of know-how to delight its customers with traditional brioches and gâches!

Founded in St Gilles Croix de Vie in 1884, the BENETEAU shipyard has been involved in the Vendée Globe for 20 years, putting its fleet of boats at the service of the unique moments that are the start and finish of this legendary race.