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The 2020–2021 Vendée Globe was a non-stop round the world yacht race for IMOCA 60 class yachts crewed by only one person. It was the ninth edition of the race, which started and finished in Les Sables-d'Olonne, France. The race began on 8 November 2020, with the first finishers completing the course on 27 January 2021 with the 25th and final ...
The Vendée Globe is a single-handed (solo) non-stop, unassisted round the world yacht race. [1] [2] The race was founded by Philippe Jeantot in 1989, [3] and since 1992 has taken place every four years. It is named after the Département of Vendée, in France, where the race starts and ends. The Vendée Globe is considered an extreme quest of ...
The 2016 – 17 race started from Les Sables d'Olonne on 6 November 2016; was the eighth edition of the, with 29 skippers from ten countries. [1] It lasted 124.5 days while going around the three great capes – the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), Cape Leeuwin (Australia) and Cape Horn (Chile) and saw a record 18 skippers make it to the finish line.
The 2012 Vendée Globe started on 10 November 2012. The race saw the 24-hour singlehanded distance record repeatedly reset by several competitors. Armel Le Cléac’h (Banque Populaire) set a new race record for shortest time to the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope, [1] and François Gabart (Macif) set new race records for shortest time to the longitude of Cape Leeuwin in Australia and to ...
1992–1993 Vendee Globe → The 1989–1990 Vendée Globe Challenge, which later became the first edition of the Vendée Globe , was a non-stop round the world sailing race, sailed west to east. The start was 26 November 1989 from Les Sables-d'Olonne.
The 2008 Vendée Globe began on 9 November 2008 and was won by Michel Desjoyaux, who set a new record at 84d 3h 9' 8". [1]Race Director for this edition was Denis Horeau who heads the event management team having done the role for the 1989 and 2004 editions.
The 2000–2001 Vendée Globe is a non-stop solo Round the World Yacht Race for IMOCA 50 and IMOCA 60 class yachts. This is the fourth edition of the race starting on 9 November 2000 from Les Sables-d'Olonne .
The 1992–1993 Vendée Globe was a non-stop solo Round the World Yacht Race for IMOCA 50 and IMOCA 60 class yachts, and started on the 22nd November 1992 from Les Sables-d'Olonne. Summary [ edit ]