An international jury has cleared French sailor Clarisse Crémer and her husband, Tanguy Le Turquais, of misconduct, after allegations of cheating during the Vendée Globe. On 12 February this year, screenshots of WhatsApp conversations between Cremer and her husband were sent anonymously to several media outlets and the French sailing federation (FFVoile), alleging she had benefited […]
After being shockingly dropped by sponsor Banque Populaire, French sailor Clarisse Crémer will return to sailing with a new team and a new sponsor to pursue her Vendée Globe 2024 ambitions. The 33-year-old Parisian has confirmed she will be joined by new title sponsor L’OCCITANE en Provence and British skipper and Vendée Globe veteran Alex […]
Alex Thomson has bought Banque Populaire’s IMOCA 60 following the team’s withdrawal from the next Vendée Globe in 2024 due to the controversy over dropping female skipper Clarisse Crémer. 5 West Ltd, represented by British four-time Vendée Globe competitor Alex Thomson, announced it had reached an agreement with Team Banque Populaire on the company’s social media channels […]
After a huge controversy surrounding the dropping of their Vendée Globe skipper Clarisse Crémer, Banque Populaire has pulled out of competing in the next Vendée Globe, due to take place in 2024. Earlier this month (February 2023), a blame game erupted after it emerged Crémer had been dropped by her sponsor Banque Populaire following the […]
Clarisse Crémer, the Vendée Globe competitor who came 12th overall in 2020/2021, and was the first woman to complete that iteration and became a record holder in the process, has been dropped by her sponsor Banque Populaire. And now, a blame game is taking place on social media as both organisations, the bank and the […]