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| After the Vendée Globe

| Vendée Globe Finish

| Vendée Globe Updates

| Vendée Globe Build Up

AFTER THE VENDÉE GLOBE

After the Vendee Globe

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| 7 Aug 2025

The Beauty
of Sailing

Boatbuilding News Podcast

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| 10 Jul 2025

Oliver Heer sets sights on
Vendee Globe 2028

Obersee Nachrichten

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| 3 Jul 2025

Swiss skipper Oliver Heer confirms 2028 Vendée Globe ambition with second IMOCA campaign

YachtsandYachting.com

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| 5 Apr 2025

Tanja Zimmermann-Burgerstein:
"Draw Strength From Challenges"

Obersee Nachrichten

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| 25 Mar 2025

Oliver Heer: "I Suffer From Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder"

Linth Zeitung

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| 22 Mar 2025

Oliver Heer Returns To His Old School
After The Vendée Globe

Südostschweiz

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| 20 Mar 2025

Oliver Heer Completes The Toughest Sailing
Regatta In The World

TeleZueri

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| 20 Mar 2025

Rapperswil Celebrates: The Hero Of The
Vendée Globe Returns Home

Obersee Nachrichten

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| 15 Mar 2025

The City of Rapperswil-Jona Welcomes Circumnavigator Oliver Heer

Südostschweiz

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VENDÉE GLOBE FINISH

| 10 Mar 2025

99 Days Alone On The World's Oceans – Oliver
Heer Is Making History!

TVO Online

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| 4 Mar 2025

Oliver Heer Almost Collided With Iceberg On Vendée Circumnavigation

SRF

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| 19 Feb 2025

Oliver Heer Back In Les Sables-D'Olonne After Vendée Globe

Bluewin.ch

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| 18 Feb 2025

99 Days At Sea: Oliver Heer Completes Circumnavigation Of The World

Tages Anzeiger

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| 18 Feb 2025

Oliver Heer's Circumnavigation Of The World: Vendée Globe Review

Linth-Zeitung

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| 18 Feb 2025

Vendée Globe:
Arrival Of Oliver Heer, 29th

Course au Large

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| 18 Feb 2025

Oliver Heer Completes Circumnavigation Of
The World

Zurichsee

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18 Feb 2025

Oliver Heer's Vendée Globe: The Beginning Of Something Even Bigger

Segel Reporter

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| 17 Feb 2025

Oliver Heer About His Life As A
Professional Sailor

Tages Spiegel

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| 18 Feb 2025

The Third Swiss Skipper Of The Vendée Globe Helped Science

Watson.ch

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| 17 Feb 2025

Oliver Heer's Vendée Globe:
“I Was In A Happy Place”

Float Magazin

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| 17 Feb 2025

This Swiss Sailor Circumnavigated The
World For Science

Watson.ch

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| 17 Feb 2025

Vendée Globe 2024:
Oliver Heer Arrives in Les Sables-D'Olonne

Les Sables

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| 17 Feb 2025

Vendée Globe 2024:
Swiss Oliver Heer Welcomed in Les Sables-D'Olonne

Ouest France

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| 17 Feb 2025

Oliver Heer Completes His First Vendée Globe
In 29th Place

RTS

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| 17 Feb 2025

Vendée Globe: Oliver Heer, 29th place, For His First Participation

Le Figaro

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| 17 Feb 2025

The Third Swiss Participant, Zurich's Oliver Heer, Has Arrived

20 Min.ch

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| 17 Feb 2025

Swiss Oliver Heer Completes First Solo
Round The World Race

Voiles & Voiliers

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| 17 Feb 2025

Oliver Heer Completes His First Vendée Globe
In 29th Place

Blick

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| 17 Feb 2025

Oliver Heer Completes His First Everest of
the Seas in 29th Place

Ouest France

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| 17 Feb 2025

First Swiss-German to Finish: Heer at
Vendée Globe

MSN

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| 17 Feb 2025

First Swiss-German Oliver Heer Reaches Finish Of Vendée Globe

Tele Züri

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| 17 Feb 2025

Around The World In 99 Days - Oliver Heer
Crosses The Finish Line

Yacht.de

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| 17 Feb 2025

Oliver Heer Has Reached The Finish Line Of
The Vendée Globe

Linth-Zeitung

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| 18 Feb 2025

This Was Oliver Heer's Circumnavigation of the World – Vendée Globe

Südostschweiz

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| 17 Feb 2025

World Sailor Oliver Heer Writes
Sports History

St Gallen 24

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Vendee Globe Finish

VENDÉE GLOBE UPDATES

| 5 Feb 2025

Oliver Heer Interview, The Last Swiss Racing In The Vendée Globe

Skippers CH

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WATCH INTERVIEW

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| 30 Jan 2025

Mother Of Oliver Heer: “I Would Love To Hibernate
For Three Months Now”

Südostschweiz

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| 30 Jan 2025

A Hole In The Sail And A Round Of Climbing – Oliver Heer Vendée Globe

Linth-Zeitung

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| 23 Jan 2025

This Is What Happens When Sailor Oliver Heer Gets Into Distress At Sea

Linth-Zeitung

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| 23 Jan 2025

A Chat With The Lighthouse Keeper: Oliver Heer
Vendée Globe

Südostschweiz

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| 17 Jan 2025

Vendée Globe:
The Effort At The End Of The Journey

Le Temps

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| 3 Jan 2025

Hardly Any Ship Ever Ventures Into The
Southern Ocean

NZZ

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| 2 Jan 2025

"I Felt Alone Out There For The First Time"
Oliver Heer, Vendée Globe

Zürichsee Zeitung

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| 30 Dec 2024

Cape Horn: What Makes The Passage
So Dangerous

NZZ

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| 27 Dec 2024

Vendée Globe:
Cape Horn In Sight

LE TEMPS

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| 14 Dec 2024

Vendée Globe: A Symbiosis Between Sailors And Machines

Le Temps

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| 12 Dec 2024

Rapperswil World Sailor, Oliver Heer
Off To Australia

Stadt Journal

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| 12 Dec 2024

Cigar And Whiskey To Celebrate And Meeting
A Whale

Südostschweiz

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| 10 Dec 2024

Oliver Heer Reaches The Next Ocean:
Vendée Globe Latest

Höfner.ch

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| 6 Dec 2024

Vendée Globe: The Indian Ocean, Between Turmoil
And Fascination

Le Temps

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| 29 Nov 2024

Some Sailors Have To Take High Financial Risks For The Vendée Globe

NZZ

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| 28 Nov 2024

This Is How Heer Is Doing On The Road: Penalty Lap And A Toast To Neptune

Linth-Zeitung

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| 26 Nov 2024

This Is How The Yachts Plow Through The
South Atlantic

NWZ.de

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| 25 Nov 2024

Vendée Globe: Skipper Oliver Heer Now Sails In The Southern Hemisphere

March Anzeiger

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| 25 Nov 2024

Vendée Globe: Oliver Heer Penalized 2 Hours For Unloading A Sail

Ouest France

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| 25 Nov 2024

Vendée Globe:
Swiss-German Skipper living 'Childhood Dream'

France 24

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| 23 Nov 2024

Vendée Globe:
Flights Below The Clouds

Le Temps

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| 20 Nov 2024

How Oliver Heer Is Contributing To Climate Protection On The Seas

Südostschweiz

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Vendee Globe Updates

Vendee Globe Build Up

VENDÉE GLOBE BUILD UP

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| 5 Nov 2024

45,000 Kilometers On The Sea Alone -
The Vendée Globe

NZZ

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| 5 Nov 2024

Oliver Heer – Sailing Around The World Single-Handed From Lake Zurich!

OBERSEE NACHRICHTEN

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| 4 Nov 2024

How Do Vendée Globe Skippers Manage
Solitude At Sea?

Ouest France

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| 3 Nov 2024

Oliver Heer – “It Would Be Brilliant If A
Non-Frenchman Won”

Yacht.De

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| 3 Nov 2024

"The Boat Knows The Way; I Just Have To Make The
Right Decisions."

Sail World

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| 31 Oct 2024

Mental Strength And Resilience Is Fundamental
To The Vendée Skippers

Vendée Globe

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| 30 Oct 2024

Oliver Heer :
"I Am So Pleased And Proud To Be Here!"

Vendée Globe

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| 28 Oct 2024

Skippers Taking Part In The 2024
Vendée Globe...

Ouest France

Oliver Heer Ocean Racing

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