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2025

Vendée Globe - Season 1

The Vendée Globe is the world’s toughest solo nonstop sailing race. Every four years, skippers leave Les Sables d’Olonne, France, to sail around the globe through the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.Battling extreme weather, huge waves, and isolation, they push human limits. This epic race inspires millions worldwide with its spirit of adventure and resilience.

My take

A visceral, edge-of-your-seat documentary that transforms a sailing race into a masterclass in human resilience. Watch ordinary people do extraordinary things in Earth's most punishing conditions—it's inspiring without being sentimental, thrilling without being manufactured.

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Where to watch

Cast

Nicolas LunvenTitouan LamazouVincent RiouAlain GautierFrancois Schlotterer

Director

Hubert Lemonnier

If tonight is a Vendée Globe - Season 1 night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

Want one picked out for tonight?

Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.