Vendée Globe
The Vendée Globe is a non-stop regatta for single-handed sailors , which leads around the globe along the Southern Ocean in the area of the Roaring Forties and is therefore the toughest one-handed regatta in the world (→ sailing regattas around the world ).
Start and finish are on the French Atlantic coast. Open 60 monohull boats are eligible to start . The regatta was invented in 1989 by the French sailor and deep-sea diver Philippe Jeantot . The Vendée Globe has been held every four years since 1992.
Course and rules
The start and finish of the race are in front of Les Sables-d'Olonne in the Vendée department in France . The regatta takes place every four years and always starts in November. The start date is based on the meteorological conditions in the South Pacific . In order to achieve the best media presence, a Sunday is always chosen as the starting date. The participants have to sail over 24,000 nautical miles (44,448 kilometers) around the world without any help or without entering land. The Cape of Good Hope , Cape Leeuwin and Cape Horn are to be left on port and the Antarctic on starboard . During the various events, further fixed points or virtual gates became a mandatory part of the route, for example to prevent the course from being dangerously south-facing through the Arctic Ocean, which the race committee has declared as a prohibited zone.
For the 2016/2017 race, an Antarctic Exclusion Zone (AEZ) was created using a continuous line. The boundary line consists of the connection of individual points that are approximately 5 ° apart. The penetration into the AEZ can be punished by an international jury with a time penalty from 24 hours up to the disqualification, if the participant in question does not cross the line at the same point or further west to the north at which he crossed it.
The AEZ was expanded by two areas for 2020/2021. According to the organizers, this step was necessary to take account of the faster melting Antarctic ice and the resulting higher volume of drift ice. In consultation with the Australian rescue organizations, it was also decided to move the zone in the area of Australia to 46º South in order to be able to react more quickly to an emergency, since rescue workers are then less than 1000 nautical miles away. This was a particular response to the rescue of Yann Eliés in 2008.
history
The race, inspired by the famous regatta of the Golden Globe Race in 1968, was launched in 1989 by the sailor Philippe Jeantot and has taken place every four years since 1992. It is mostly contested by French participants. The regatta runs largely through the stormy and extremely dangerous Antarctic waters of the Roaring Forties and therefore places the highest demands on the participants. Serious accidents have occurred several times. In the regatta of 1992/1993, the participant Nigel Burgess probably died on the first night of the race in the Bay of Biscay . In 1996/1997, the participant Gerry Roufs went missing in a hurricane in the South Pacific. In the same storm, three other boats overturned, whose participants were rescued in dramatic actions. These events led to a rethinking of the security of the Open 60 class rules ; Since then, the boats have had to straighten themselves up again after capsizing .
Winners list
run | Skipper | Time result |
---|---|---|
1989/90 | Titouan Lamazou | 109 days | 8:48:50 hrs.
1992/93 | Alain Gautier | 110 days | 2:22:35 hrs.
1996/97 | Christophe Auguin | 105 days 20:31 hrs. |
2000/01 | Michel Desjoyeaux | 93 days 3:57 hrs. |
2004/05 | Vincent Riou | 87 days 10:47:55 hrs. |
2008/09 | Michel Desjoyeaux (2) | 84 days 3:09:08 h |
2012/13 | François Gabart | 78 days 2:16:40 hrs. |
2016/17 | Armel Le Cléac'h | 74 days 3:35:46 hrs. |
2020/21 | Yannick Bestaven | 80 days 3:44:46 hrs. |
Records
The current record is held by Frenchman Armel Le Cléac'h with 74 days, 3 hours, 35 minutes and 46 seconds (2016/17). The Frenchman François Gabart was the youngest winner of all races so far in 2012/2013 at the age of 29.
Best overall times of all regattas
place | Skipper | Time result | run |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Armel Le Cléac'h | 74 T | 3 h 35 min 46 s2016/17 |
2 | Alex Thomson | 74 T 19 h 35 min 15 s | 2016/17 |
3 | François Gabart | 78 T | 2 h 16 min 40 s2012/13 |
4th | Armel Le Cléac'h | 78 T | 5 h 33 min 52 s2012/13 |
5 | Jérémie Beyou | 78 T | 6 h 38 min 40 s2016/17 |
6th | Jean-Pierre Dick | 80 T | 1 h 45 min 45 s2016/17 |
7th | Yann Elies | 80 T | 3 h 11 min 9 s2016/17 |
8th | Yannick Bestaven | 80 T | 3 h 19 min 46 s2020/21 |
9 | Jean Le Cam | 80 T | 4 h 41 min 54 s2016/17 |
10 | Charlie Dalin | 80 T | 6 h 15 min 47 s2020/21 |
Best split times
Alex Thomson reached the equator on November 16, 2016, after nine days, seven hours and three minutes . It was 28 hours faster than Jean Le Cam in 2004.
On November 24, 2016, Alex Thomson also circled the Cape of Good Hope after just 17 days, 22 hours and 58 minutes . In 2012 it took Armel Le Cléac'h 22 days, 23 hours and 46 minutes to complete the same route.
On December 5, 2016, after just 28 and 29 days respectively, Armel Le Cléac'h and Alex Thomson reached the southern tip of Australia , Cape Leeuwin, and were five days faster than the record holder from 2012, Armel Le Cléac'h.
In 2016 Armel Le Cléac'h needed 47 days and 32 minutes for the route to Cape Horn and improved the record time by around 5 days.
Previous regattas
2020/21
The Vendée Globe started on November 8, 2020 in Les Sables-d'Olonne on the French Atlantic coast. For the first time in the history of the event, Boris Herrmann was a German participant among the 33 sailors from eight nations who started .
Among the participants are a total of six women, including the German-French Isabelle Joschke , as well as Alexia Barrier, Clarisse Cremer, Samantha Davies , Pip Hare and Miranda Merron. Two of the participants are for the fifth time, another 2 for the fourth, another 2 for the third and nine are there for the second time. Eighteen sailors are newcomers to the Vendée Globe.
One of the participating yachts has already made it around the world five times and another eight four times.
- First Ship Home 2020/21:
Apivia
rank | Nation - participant | yacht | Foils | time | retired on ... |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yannick Bestaven | Maître Coq IV | Yes | 80 days | 3:19:46 hours (including 10:15 a.m. time credit due to a rescue operation)|
2 | Charlie Dalin | Apivia | Yes | 80 days | 6:15:47 hrs.|
3 | Louis Burton | Bureau Vallée 2 | Yes | 80 days 10:25:12 hrs. | |
4th | Jean Le Cam | Yes We Cam! | 80 days 13:44:55 hours (including 16:15 time credit for a rescue mission) | ||
5 | Boris Herrmann | Seaexplorer - Yacht Club De Monaco | Yes | 80 days 14:59:45 hours (including 6h time credit due to a rescue mission) | |
6th | Thomas Ruyant | Linkedout | Yes | 80 days 15:22:01 hrs. | |
7th | Damien Seguin | Groupe Apicil | 80 days 21:58:20 hrs. | ||
8th | Giancarlo Pedote | Prysmian Group | Yes | 80 days 22:42:20 hrs. | |
9 | Benjamin Dutreux | Omia - Water Family | 81 days 19:45:20 hrs. | ||
10 | Maxime Sorel | V and B - Mayenne | 82 days 14:30:15 hrs. | ||
11 | Armel Tripon | L'Occitane En Provence | Yes | 84 days 17:07:50 hrs. | |
Romain Attanasio | Pure - Best Western | ||||
Alexia Barrier | TSE - 4myplanet | ||||
Jérémie Beyou | Charal | Yes | |||
Arnaud Boissières | La Mie Câline - Artisans Artipole | ||||
Didac Costa | One Planet One Ocean | ||||
Manuel cousin | Groupe Sétin | ||||
Clarisse Cremer | Banque Populaire X | ||||
Clement Giraud | Compagnie Du Lit / Jiliti | ||||
Pip Hare | Medallia | ||||
Ari Huusela | Strong | ||||
Stéphane Le Diraison | Time for Oceans | Yes | |||
Miranda Merron | Campagne De France | ||||
Alan Roura | La Fabrique | Yes | |||
Kojiro Shiraishi | DMG Mori | Yes | |||
–– | Sébastien Destremau | Merci | –– | January 16, 2021 after various damage (crack in the bow , autopilot and steering defective) | |
–– | / Isabelle Joschke | MACSF | Yes | –– | January 10, 2021 after hydraulic damage |
–– | Fabrice Amedeo | Newrest - Art & Fenêtres | Yes | –– | December 11, 2020 after failure of the on-board computer |
–– | Samantha Davies | Initiatives-coeur | Yes | –– | keel damage . | December 5, 2020 after
–– | Sébastien Simon | Arkea - Paprec | Yes | –– | December 4, 2020 after damage to the starboard foil. |
–– | Kevin Escoffier | PRB | Yes | –– | November 30, 2020 after water ingress / shipwreck . After Mayday , rescue by Jean Le Cam |
–– | Alex Thomson | Hugo Boss | Yes | –– | November 28, 2020 after row damage . |
–– | Nicolas Troussel | Corum L'Épargne | Yes | –– | November 16, 2020 after mast break . |
2016/17
For the first time in the history of the event, there was no woman among the 29 skippers from 10 nations who started on November 6, 2016. Eleven sailors were eliminated. On January 19, 2017, Armel Le Cléac'h was the first to cross the finish line.
At the start of the regatta, 45 television stations, more than ever before, reported in over 190 countries. New to the 8th, the regatta the seven boats were the 60 open- fleet will set lift wing , known as hydrofoils (: or simply Foils ). This redesign was first used by Guillaume Verdier and the boat architects Van Peteghem Lauriot-Prévost .
rank | Nation - participant | yacht | Foils | time | retired on ... |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Armel Le Cléac'h | Banque Populaire VIII | Yes | 74 days 3:35:46 hrs. | |
2 | Alex Thomson | Hugo Boss | Yes | 74 days 19:35:15 hrs. | |
3 | Jérémie Beyou | Maitre COQ | Yes | 78 days 6:38:40 hrs. | |
4th | Jean-Pierre Dick | StMichel - Vibrac | Yes | 80 days 1:45:45 hours | |
5 | Yann Elies | Quéguiner - Leucémie Espoir | 80 days 3:11:09 hrs. | ||
6th | Jean Le Cam | Finistere Mer Vent | 80 days 4:41:54 hrs. | ||
7th | Louis Burton | Bureau Vallée | 87 days 21:45:49 hrs. | ||
8th | Nandor company | Spirit Of Hungary | 93 days 22:52:09 hrs. | ||
9 | Eric Bellion | Commeunseulhomme | 99 days 4:56:20 hours | ||
10 | Arnaud Boissières | La Mie Câline | 102 days 20:24:09 hrs. | ||
11 | Fabrice Amedeo | Newrest - Matmut | 103 days 21:01:00 hrs. | ||
12th | Alan Roura | La Fabrique | 105 days 20:10:32 hrs. | ||
13th | Rich Wilson | Great American IV | 107 days | 0:48:18 hrs.||
14th | Didac Costa | One Planet - One Ocean | 108 days 19:50:45 hrs. | ||
15th | Romain Attanasio | Famille Mary - Etamine Du Lys | 109 days 22:04:00 hrs. | ||
16 | / Conrad Colman | 100% natural energy | 110 days | 1:58:41 hrs.||
17th | Pieter Heerema | No way back | Yes | 116 days | 9:24:12 hrs.|
18th | Sébastien Destremau | Technofirst - Faceocean | 124 days 12:38:18 hrs. | ||
–– | Enda O'Coineen | Kilcullen Voyager - Team Ireland | –– | January 2nd, 2017 after a mast break on January 1st, south of New Zealand. O'Coineen reached Les Sables-d'Olonne in Thomas Ruyant's ship on April 1, 2018, after a year and 146 days. | |
–– | Paul Meilhat | SMA | –– | December 24, 2016 after a defect in the tilt keel hydraulics on December 20 near Point Nemo in the South Pacific. | |
–– | Stéphane Le Diraison | Compshmor Du Lit - Boulogne Billancourt | –– | December 23, 2016 after a mast break on December 17, south of Australia. | |
–– | Thomas Ruyant | Le Souffle Du Nord Pour Le Projet Imagine | –– | UFO on December 18th near New Zealand. | |
–– | Sébastien Josse |
Edmond De Rothschild ; current boat name Malizia II |
Yes | –– | December 7th, 2016 after an accident with the port foil on December 5th off Cape Leeuwin. |
–– | Kito De Pavant | Bastide Otio | –– | December 7, 2016 due to sinking ship after colliding with a sperm whale on December 6 near the Crozet Islands. | |
–– | Kojiro Shiraishi | Spirit Of Yokoh | –– | December 4, 2016 after a mast break in front of the Cape of Good Hope. | |
–– | Tanguy De Lamotte | Initiatives Coeur | –– | November 28, 2016 after a mast break on November 14 in front of Cape Verde. | |
–– | Morgan Lagraviere | saffron | Yes | –– | November 24, 2016 due to broken rudder after collision with UFO off the Cape of Good Hope. |
–– | Vincent Riou | PRB | –– | November 20, 2016 through a broken keel after colliding with a UFO in the South Atlantic. | |
–– | Bertrand De Broc | MACSF | –– | November 18, 2016 on the Brazilian island of Fernando de Noronha through a broken keel after collision with a UFO (here: “unidentified floating object”) off Portugal. |
2012/13
The Vendée Globe 2012/2013 started on November 10, 2012 in Les Sables-d'Olonne.
On January 27, 2013, the Frenchman François Gabart reached the destination on the west coast of France in 78 days, 2 hours, 16 minutes and 40 seconds. At 29 years old, he is the youngest winner of this competition.
place | Skipper | country | boat | time | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | François Gabart | Macif | 78 days 2:16:40 hrs. | ||
2 | Armel Le Cléac'h | Banque popular | 78 days 5:33:52 hrs. | ||
3 | Alex Thomson | Hugo Boss | 80 days 19:23:43 hrs. | ||
4th | Jean-Pierre Dick | Virbac-Paprec 3 | 86 days 3:03:40 hrs. | ||
5 | Jean Le Cam | SynerCiel | 88 days 0:12:58 hrs. | ||
6th | Mike Golding | Gamesa | 88 days 6:36:26 hrs. | ||
7th | Dominique Wavre | Mirabaud | 90 days 3:14:42 hrs. | ||
8th | Arnaud Boissières | Akena Vérandas | 91 days 2:09:02 hrs. | ||
9 | Bertrand de Broc | Votre Nom near you Monde | 92 days 17:10:14 hrs. | ||
10 | Tanguy de Lamotte | Initiatives-Cœur | 98 days 21:56:10 hrs. | ||
11 | Alessandro Di Benedetto | Team Plastique | 104 days | 2:34:30 hrs.||
- | Marc Guillemot | saffron | cancellation | ||
- | Kito de Pavant | Groupe Bel | cancellation | ||
- | Louis Burton | Bureau Vallée | cancellation | ||
- | Samantha Davies | Savéol | cancellation | ||
- | Jérémie Beyou | Maitre CoQ | cancellation | ||
- | Zbigniew Gutkowski | Energa | cancellation | ||
- | Vincent Riou | PRB | cancellation | ||
- | Bernard tribe | Fireplace poujoulat | disqualification | ||
- | Javier Sansó | Acciona 100% Ecopowered | cancellation |
Disqualified
- Bernard Stamm (CH, Cheminées Poujoulat) for accepting unauthorized, albeit insignificant, third-party help with anchoring to repair the hydrogen generators . He finished the race out of valuation - according to unofficial timekeeping after 88 days 10h 27min 10s.
2008/09
In 2008, the sixth edition started on November 9th with 30 participants, including two women, and ended on February 1st, 2009 with the victory of Michel Desjoyeaux .
19 participants were eliminated in the course of the race, only eleven made it to the finish.
Vincent Riou retired at Cape Horn with a broken mast. However, since he had caused the damage to himself during the rescue operation of Jean Le Cam, the jury placed him in third place in the overall ranking.
place | Skipper | country | boat | time | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michel Desjoyeaux | Foncia | 84 days 3:09:08 h | ||
2 | Armel Le Cléac'h | Brit Air | 89 days 9:39:35 hrs. | ||
3 | Marc Guillemot | saffron | 95 days 3:19:36 hrs. | ||
3 | Vincent Riou | PRB | 3rd place by the jury | ||
4th | Samantha Davies | Roxy | 95 days 4:39:01 hrs. | ||
5 | Brian Thompson | Bahrain Team Pindar | 98 days 20:29:55 hrs. | ||
6th | Dee Caffari | Aviva | 99 days 1:01:57 hrs. | ||
7th | Arnaud Boissières | Akena Vérandas | 105 days | 2:33:50 hrs.||
8th | Steve White | Toe In The Water | 109 days | 0:36:55 hrs.||
9 | Rich Wilson | Great American III | 121 days | 0:41:19 h||
10 | Raphaël Dinelli | Fondation Océan Vital | 125 days | 2:32:34 hrs.||
11 | Norbert Sedlacek | Nauticsport Kapsch | 126 days | 5:31:56 hrs.||
- | Yannick Bestaven | Aquarelle.com - Charente Maritime | cancellation | ||
- | Kito de Pavant | Groupe Bel | cancellation | ||
- | Alex Thomson | Hugo Boss | cancellation | ||
- | Jérémie Beyou | Delta Dore | cancellation | ||
- | Unai Basurko | Pakea Bizkaia | cancellation | ||
- | Dominique Wavre | Temenos II | cancellation | ||
- | Bernard tribe | Fireplace poujoulat | cancellation | ||
- | Loïck Peyron | Gitana Eighty | cancellation | ||
- | Jean-Baptiste Dejeanty | Maisonneuve | cancellation | ||
- | Mike Golding | Ecover | cancellation | ||
- | Yann Éliès | Generali | cancellation | ||
- | Derek Hatfield | Algimouss Spirit of Canada | cancellation | ||
- | Sébastien Josse | BT | cancellation | ||
- | Jean-Pierre Dick | Virbac-Paprec | cancellation | ||
- | Jonny Malbon | Artemis | cancellation | ||
- | Jean Le Cam | VM Matériaux | cancellation | ||
- | Vincent Riou | PRB | cancellation | ||
- | Roland Jourdain | Veolia Environment | cancellation |
2004/05
300,000 people watched the start of the race, which started for the first time in good weather conditions. One of the reasons why the first sailors crossed the equator after only ten days, three days faster than ever before. In addition, all sailors were still in the race.
The problems started in the Roaring Forties: Alex Thomson had to run to Cape Town for repairs. Hervé Laurent had to retire due to problems with the rudder and Thomson had to retire for good. Conrad Humphreys had to anchor to fix his oar. Later the fleet passed through an area with a lot of drift ice, where Sébastien Josse collided with an iceberg.
On the way back across the Atlantic, the leadership position changed several times. It was an exciting race until the end; three boats crossed the finish line within 29 hours.
place | Skipper | country | boat | time | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vincent Riou | PRB | 87 days 10:47:55 hrs. | ||
2 | Jean Le Cam | Bonduelle | 87 days 17:20:08 hrs. | ||
3 | Mike Golding | Ecover | 88 days 15:15:13 hrs. | ||
4th | Dominique Wavre | Temenos | 92 days 17:13:20 hrs. | ||
5 | Sébastien Josse | VMI | 93 days 0:02:10 h | ||
6th | Jean-Pierre Dick | Virbac-Paprec | 98 days 3:49:38 hrs. | ||
7th | Conrad Humphreys | Hellomoto | 104 days 14:32:24 hrs. | ||
8th | Joe Seeten | Arcelor-Dunkerque | 104 days 23:02:45 hrs. | ||
9 | Bruce Schwab | Ocean planet | 109 days 19:58:57 hrs. | ||
10 | Benoît Parnaudeau | Max Havelaar / Best Western | 116 days | 1:06:54 hrs.||
11 | Anne Liardet | Roxy | 119 days | 5:28:40 hrs.||
12th | Raphaël Dinelli | Akena verandas | 125 days | 4:07:14 h||
13th | Karen Leibovici | Benefic | 126 days | 8:02:20 hrs.||
- | Alex Thomson | Hugo Boss | cancellation | ||
- | Marc Thiercelin | Pro form | cancellation | ||
- | Roland Jourdain | Sill et Veolia | cancellation | ||
- | Norbert Sedlacek | Brother | cancellation | ||
- | Patrice Carpentier | VM Matériaux | cancellation | ||
- | Nick Moloney | Skandia | cancellation | ||
- | Hervé Laurent | UUDS | cancellation |
2000/01
The fourth edition of the Vendée Globe was postponed to November 9, 2000 after a four-day postponement due to bad weather in Les Sables-d'Olonne. In this race there were 24 boats at the start and 15 at the finish as there were several failures. Michel Desjoyeaux won a new record for this event on February 10, 2001 after 93 days, 3 hours and 57 minutes.
Yves Parlier broke the mast while lying in the leading trio. It took him a month to repair his boat on his own and finished the race under the rigging, arriving 33 days after the winner.
place | Skipper | country | boat | time | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michel Desjoyeaux | PRB | 93 days 3:57 hrs. | ||
2 | Ellen MacArthur | Kingfisher | 94 days 4:25 hrs. | ||
3 | Roland Jourdain | Sill Matines La potagère | 96 days 1:02 h | ||
4th | Marc Thiercelin | Active wear | 102 days 20:37 h | ||
5 | Dominique Wavre | Union bancaire privée | 105 days | 2:45 hrs.||
6th | Thomas Coville | Sodebo | 105 days | 7:24 hrs.||
7th | Mike Golding | Team Group 4 | 110 days 16:22 hrs. | ||
8th | Bernard Gallay | / | Voila.fr | 111 days 16:07 h | |
9 | Josh Hall | Gartmore | 111 days 19:48 h | ||
10 | Joé Seeten | Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Chocolats du Monde | 115 days 16:46 hrs. | ||
11 | Patrice Carpentier | VM Matériaux | 116 days | 0:32 hrs.||
12th | Simone Bianchetti | Aquarelle.com | 121 days | 1:28 hrs.||
13th | Yves Parlier | Aquitaine Innovations | 126 days 23:36 hrs. | ||
14th | Didier Munduteguy | ' | DDP / Sud | 135 days 15:17 hrs. | |
15th | Pasquale de Gregorio | Wind Telecommunicazioni | 158 days | 2:37 hrs.||
- | Catherine Chabaud | Whirlpool | cancellation | ||
- | Raphaël Dinelli | Sogal Extenso | cancellation | ||
- | Javier Sansó | Old Spice | cancellation | ||
- | Eric Dumont | Euroka Services | cancellation | ||
- | Richard Tolkien | This Time - Argos - Help For Autistic Children | cancellation | ||
- | Bernard tribe | Armor-lux / foies grass | cancellation | ||
- | Patrick de Radiguès | Libre Belgique | cancellation |
1996/97
The third edition of the Vendée Globe was launched on November 3, 1996 in Les Sables-d'Olonne. In this race there were 15 boats at the start and 6 at the finish, as there were numerous cancellations due to the difficult conditions. The 1996–1997 edition of the Vendée Globe is the last whose course simply consists of leaving the 3 capes to port with no other waypoints.
The boats that were allowed to take part in this race are monohull sailing boats with a length of about 18 meters. These boats had to comply with the latest IMOCA 60-foot class rules. New regulations were issued at the request of the sailors. Weather data was now sent to each of the participants by satellite. In addition, a professional medical service was created that was available 24 hours a day by fax or radio.
place | Skipper | country | boat | time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christophe Auguin | Geodis | 105 days 20:31 hrs. | |
2 | Marc Thiercelin | Crédit immobilier de France | 113 days | 8:26 hrs.|
3 | Hervé Laurent | ÉGroupe LG-Traitmat | 114 days 16:43 hrs. | |
4th | Eric Dumont | Café Legal-Le Goût | 116 days 16:43 hrs. | |
5 | Pete Goss | Aqua quorum | 126 days 21:25 hrs. | |
6th | Catherine Chabaud | Whirlpool Europe 2 | 140 days | 4:38 hrs.|
- | Isabelle Autissier | PRB | cancellation | |
- | Yves Parlier | Aquitaine Innovations | cancellation | |
- | Bertrand de Broc | Votre nom near you monde | cancellation | |
- | Tony Bullimore | Exide Challenger | cancellation | |
- | Thierry Dubois | Pour Amnesty International | cancellation | |
- | Nándor company | Budapest | cancellation | |
- | Didier Munduteguy | Club Sud | cancellation | |
- | Patrick de Radiguès | Afibel | cancellation | |
- | Gerry Roufs | Groupe LG 2 | lost |
1992/93
The second edition of the Vendée Globe was launched on November 22, 1992 in Les Sables-d'Olonne. In this race there were fifteen boats at the start and seven at the finish. Mike Plant disappeared at sea before reaching the starting line at Les Sables-d'Olonne. The hull of his overturned coyote was found on the day of launch. On the first night of the race, Nigel Burgess disappeared in the Bay of Biscay. Bertrand de Broc sewed his tongue on himself after an injury. After a mast break, Philippe Poupon finishes the race on March 11th under auxiliary rigging. This is the first time that a boat designed by the Finot-Conq group has won the Vendée Globe, which is also the case for the 1996–1997, 2000–2001 and 2004–2005 editions.
place | Skipper | country | boat | time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alain Gautier | Bagages Superior | 110 days | 2:22:35 hrs.|
2 | Jean-Luc Van Den Heede | Groupe Sofap-Helvim | 116 days 15:01:11 hrs. | |
3 | Philippe Poupon | Fleury Michon X | 117 days | 3:34:24 hrs.|
4th | Yves Parlier | Cacolac d'Aquitaine | 125 days | 2:42:24 hrs.|
5 | Nándor company | K&H Bank Matav | 128 days 16:05:04 hrs. | |
6th | José de Ugarte | Euskadi Europ 93 BBK | 134 days | 5:04:00 hrs.|
7th | Jean-Yves Hasselin | PRB / Solo Nantes | 153 days | 5:14:00 hrs.|
- | Bernard Gallay | / | Vuarnet Watches | cancellation |
- | Vittorio Mallingri | Everlast Neil Pryde Sails | cancellation | |
- | Bertrand de Broc | Groupe LG | cancellation | |
- | Alan Wynne-Thomas | Cardiff Discovery | cancellation | |
- | Loïck Peyron | Fujicolor III | cancellation | |
- | Thierry Arnaud | Maître Coq / Le Monde informatique | cancellation | |
- | Nigel Burgess | Nigel Burgess Yachts | deceased | |
- | Mike Plant | Coyote | lost before the start |
1989/90
The Vendée Globe 1989–1990, officially the Vendée Globe Challenge, was the first edition of the Vendée Globe. The start took place on November 26, 1989 in Les Sables-d'Olonne. In this race, thirteen boats started and seven crossed the finish line. The winner was Titouan Lamazou on March 15, 1990 after a distance of 109 days, 8 hours, 48 minutes and 50 seconds, creating the first reference of the event, which will be considered a record until the 1996-1997 edition.
place | Skipper | country | boat | time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Titouan Lamazou | Écureuil d'Aquitaine II | 109 days | 8:48:50 hrs.|
2 | Loïck Peyron | Lada Poch | 110 days | 1:18:06 hrs.|
3 | Jean-Luc Van Den Heede | 36.15 MET | 112 days | 1:14:00 hrs.|
4th | Philippe Jeantot | Crédit Agricole IV | 113 days 23:47:47 h | |
5 | Pierre Follenfant | TBS-Charente Maritime | 114 days 21:09:06 hrs. | |
6th | Alain Gautier | Generali Concorde | 132 days 13:01:48 hrs. | |
7th | Jean-François Coste | Cacharel | 163 days | 1:19:20 hrs.|
- | Patrice Carpentier | Le Nouvel Observateur | cancellation | |
- | Mike Plant | Duracell | cancellation | |
- | Bertie Reed | Grinaker | cancellation | |
- | Jean-Yves Terlain | UAP | cancellation | |
- | Philippe Poupon | Fleury Michon X | cancellation | |
- | Guy Bernardin | OK | cancellation |
literature
- Ellen MacArthur: I wanted the impossible. How I sailed around the world alone . Piper / Malik, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-89029-222-4 (351 pages).
- Derek Lundy: Merciless Sea . Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 1999, ISBN 3-7688-1146-8 .
Web links
- Vendée Globe website (English / French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Presentation - Vendée Globe - En. Retrieved January 28, 2021 (English).
- ↑ Sven Hansen: Sailing Marathon Vendée Globe: Mild anger . In: The daily newspaper: taz . December 23, 2020, ISSN 0931-9085 ( taz.de [accessed December 29, 2020]).
- ↑ Explained: The Antarctic Exclusion Zone. November 30, 2016, accessed January 10, 2021 .
- ↑ Ice Exclusion Zone is Set, 24,296 Miles Is the Distance. October 3, 2020, accessed January 10, 2021 .
- ↑ He had activated an emergency buoy, but was only found dead off the Spanish coast on the fourth day of the race ( La Dépêche , interview with the race director (INA) , YACHT RACING Two Are Dead, but Race Goes On )
- ↑ Christophe Auguin roi d'une édition dramatique. Retrieved November 7, 2016 .
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