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Jean Le Cam and the Vendée Globe Are Over!

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INFO THE TELEGRAMME. Jean Le Cam will not compete in a 7th Vendée Globe in 2028. King Jean, 65, does not retire. With his Swan 59 that he has reworked, he still wants to regatta, and why not take part in the Route du Rhum 2026.
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Jean le Cam will no longer be participating in the Vendée Globe. However, he is not putting an end to his sailing career. He is devoting himself to the restoration of his 1986 Swan 59 "Alegria" with which he hopes to build a European sports program, both solo and crewed, to fly the flag for a great societal cause. The IMOCA "Virgile", with which Jean Le Cam raced his 6th Vendée Globe, will be put up for sale or charter on the market from Septemb…

A page is being turned on the Vendée Globe. Jean Le Cam, who had participated in the six previous editions of the race around the world, ranking 20th last winter in the 2024 Vendée Globe, will not be at the start of the 2028 edition. The sailor announced it to Le Télégramme. “I'm stopping the Imoca”, he launched, lambasting the evolution of the class and the qualifying rules: “For three years, you are looking for millions of euros and you have n…

The Breton navigator announced on Tuesday that he would not participate in the 2028 edition of the Vendée Globe but could start the next edition of the Route du Rhum.

INFO THE TELEGRAMME. Jean Le Cam will not compete in a 7th Vendée Globe in 2028. King Jean, 65, does not retire. With his Swan 59 that he has reworked, he still wants to regatta, and why not take part in the Route du Rhum 2026.

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Le Télégramme broke the news in on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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