At 23-years-old, Violette Dorange became the youngest sailor to finish the Vendee Globe after completing the gruelling solo round-the-world yacht race on Sunday. Dorange completed the race in 25th ...

LES-SABLE-D'OLONNE, France (AP) — Anyone watching the celebrations at the end of Violette Dorange’s solo circumnavigation would have thought she won the Vendee Globe. Tens of thousands of ...

Violette Dorange completed her first Vendée Globe at 10:39hrs (UTC) today, after 90 days, 22 hrs, 37 min at sea, to not only become the youngest ever finisher on the solo round the world race at the ...

At 23, Violette Dorange is the youngest sailor in history to have completed Vendée Globe. Even having been warned by her team that she should expect a big welcome she was blown away by the number of ...