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The qualifying race must have been completed on the same boat as the one the sailor will race in the Vendée Globe; or the competitor must complete an additional trans-oceanic observation passage, of not less than 2,500 miles (4,000 km), at an average speed of at least 7 knots (13 km/h), with his or her boat.
Alongside the race for the fourth time a web based online routing game mirroring the race ran by Virtual Regatta this was the largest ever online sailing game with 1,000,000 unique users. It was won by French sailor Jean-Claude Goudon, whose user name was “tigrou26120,” finished in a time of 68 days, 22 hours, 16 minutes and 4 seconds.
An exemption for this case in the rules allowed him to fulfil the requirement of taking part in a solo race in 2022 or 2023. [14] Phil Sharp (GBR) was not able to meet the requirement of taking part in a solo race in 2022 or 2023 due to damage taken to is new boat Oceanslab during the transfer to the start of the 2023 Retour à la Base. [14]
Race participants in Baltimore Inner Harbor, 2006. The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. Originally named the Whitbread Round the World Race after its initiating sponsor, British brewing company Whitbread, [1] in 2001 it became the Volvo Ocean Race after Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo took up the sponsorship, [1] and in 2019 it was ...
Newport Beach to Cabo San Lucas race start 2013 Yacht racing is a sailing sport involving sailing yachts and larger sailboats , as distinguished from dinghy racing , which involves open boats. It is composed of multiple yachts, in direct competition, racing around a course marked by buoys or other fixed navigational devices or racing longer ...
The race was founded by in 2020, as a qualifier for the Vendée Globe following the cancellation of a number of the qualifying races due to COVID-19. It is named after the Département of Vendée, in France, where the race starts and ends. The race starts and finishes in Les Sables-d'Olonne, in the Département of Vendée, in France. [1]
Philippe Jeantot, Vendée Globe founder, had problems with breakdowns, and then unfavorable winds, which held him back from the race lead. [2] Philippe Poupon 's ketch Fleury Michon X capsized in the Southern Ocean ; and Poupon was rescued by Loïck Peyron , who finally finished second, in what was generally a successful first run of the race ...
In the race, Seabiscuit was ridden by jockey George Woolf and Ligaroti by Noel Richardson. In front of a record crowd that helped make Del Mar race track a success, Seabiscuit won by a nose. By 1940, Del Mar became a summer playground for many Hollywood stars. Between 1942 and 1944, the facility was closed due to the Second World War.