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2012–2013 Vendée Globe
The 2012–2013 Vendée Globe is a non-stop solo Round the World Yacht Race for IMOCA 60 class yachts this is the seventh edition of the race. Summary 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, and François Gabart (Macif) set new race records for shortest time to the longitude of Cape Leeuwin in Australia and to Cape Horn. On 27 January 2013, Gabart set a new Vendée Globe record with just over 78 days to complete the circumnavigation. The interval of 3h 17’ between the arrivals of the first and second contenders is also the shortest in the race's history. Race Director for this edition was Denis Horeau who heads the event management team having done the role for the 1989, 2004 and 2008 editions. Incidents Other incidents Jean Piere Dick finished the V ...
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Les Sables-d'Olonne
Les Sables-d'Olonne (; French meaning: "The Sands of Olonne"; Poitevin: ''Lés Sablles d'Oloune'') is a seaside town in Western France, on the Atlantic Ocean. A subprefecture of the department of Vendée, Pays de la Loire, it has the administrative level of commune. On 1 January 2019, the municipalities of Olonne-sur-Mer, Château-d'Olonne and Les Sables-d'Olonne merged, retaining the latter name. Location and geography Les Sables-d'Olonne is a seaside town in western France, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is situated on the coast between La Rochelle and Saint-Nazaire, near the coastal terminus of the A87 that connects it and nearby communities to La Roche-sur-Yon, Cholet, and Angers to the northeast. The nearest major metropolitan center of France, to Les Sables-d'Olonne, is Nantes, to the north (approximately 105 km, by road). Les Sables-d'Olonne station has rail connections to Paris, La Roche-sur-Yon and Nantes. It is at the level of administrative division in the French ...
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Jean Le Cam
Jean Le Cam (born 27 April 1959 in Quimper, Finistère) is a French sailor. In 1981–82, he was a crewmember on Euromarché in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race. Le Cam was crewman with Éric Tabarly and Michel Desjoyeaux, and won the ''Solitaire du Figaro'' in 1994, 1996, and 1999. He later took an interest in multihull ships. He finished second in the Vendée Globe 2004-2005, arriving just a few hours after the winner Vincent Riou. On 6 January 2009, whilst competing in the 2008-2009 edition of the Vendée Globe, he went missing 200 miles from Cape Horn. Vincent Riou, the then the skipper of PRB, rescued Jean Le Cam from his upturned IMOCA 60. Le Cam was trapped inside his upturned yacht for 16 hours during which time it was not known for certain if he was safe inside his boat or not. On 30 November 2020, 16:15 UTC, whilst competing in the Vendée Globe 2020-2021 the roles were reversed when Le Cam conducted a nighttime rescue of fellow competitor and PRB skipper ...
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IMOCA 60 Sodebo
The IMOCA 60 The IMOCA ("Open 60"), is a 60ft development class monohull sailing yacht administered by the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA). The class pinnacle event are single or two person ocean races, such as the Route du Rhum and th ... class yacht SODEBO savourons la vie, 25 was designed by Finot-Conq and launched in October 1998, after being made by Kirié in France. The boat was lost in 2016 while on charter to Richard Tolkien when he abandoned ship. The wreckage was found near Porto Rico. Racing results References 1990s sailing yachts Sailing yachts designed by Finot-Conq Sailboat type designs by Groupe Finot Vendée Globe boats IMOCA 60 Sailboat types built in France {{Ship-type-stub ...
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Alessandro Di Benedetto
Alessandro Di Benedetto is an Italian-French sailor born on 5 January 1981 in Rome, Italy. He is known for his solo sailings of the Atlantic (2002) and Pacific (2006) on sports catamarans (5.96 m), and for his solo, non-stop and unassisted round-the-world trip on a 6.50-metre Mini sailboat (2009-2010) and his participation in the 2012-2013 Vendee Globe finishing 11th. Personal life He is a geologist by training and a graduate from the University of Palermo in Italy. Gallery File:Bobostudio route du rhum 2014-214 (15445408098).jpg, File:Bobostudio route du rhum 2014-215 (15011356163).jpg, File:Bobostudio route du rhum 2014-216 (15011354173).jpg, File:Bobostudio route du rhum 2014-217 (15628864091).jpg, File:Bobostudio route du rhum 2014-219 (15632364282).jpg, File:Bobostudio route du rhum 2014-220 (15607810646).jpg, File:Alessandro Di Benedetto VG2012.jpg, File:Alessandro di Benedetto.jpg, File:Alessandro Di Benedetto.jpg, File:Map-benedetto.png, File:Open60vendee.J ...
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IMOCA 60 Whirlpool 2
The IMOCA 60 The IMOCA ("Open 60"), is a 60ft development class monohull sailing yacht administered by the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA). The class pinnacle event are single or two person ocean races, such as the Route du Rhum and t ... Class yacht Whirlpool-Europe 2 was designed by Marc Lombard and launched in the August 1998 after being built Mag in France. Racing results References Individual sailing vessels 1990s sailing yachts Sailing yachts designed by Marc Lombard Sailboat types built in France Vendée Globe yachts IMOCA 60 yachts {{Ship-type-stub ...
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Tanguy De Lamotte
Tanguy de Lamotte is a French sailor born on 6 May 1978 in Versailles, Yvelines Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.Fiche régatier
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IMOCA 60 Brit Air
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Brit Air (2) sail number FRA 62 was designed by Finot-Conq and launched in the July 2007 after being built Multiplast in France. Not to be confused with the IMOCA 60 Sodebo The IMOCA 60 The IMOCA ("Open 60"), is a 60ft development class monohull sailing yacht administered by the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA). The class pinnacle event are single or two person ocean races, such as the Rou ... was rebranded for the 2006 season and competed as Brit Air while this boat was inbuild. Names and Ownership Brit Air (2007-2010) * Skipper: Armel Le Cleach Votre Nom autour du Monde (2013-2014) * Skipper: Bertrand De Broc Renault Captur (2014-2015) * Skipper: Sébastien Audigane and Jörg Riechers MACSF (2015-2017) * Skipper: Bertrand De Broc La Fabrique (2017-2021) * Skipper: Alan Roura China Dream-HAIKOU (2022-2023) * Skipper: Jingkun Xu Singchain Team Haikou (since 2023) * Skipper: Jingkun Xu * Sail No.: CHN 5 Racing r ...
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Bertrand De Broc
Bertrand de Broc is a French professional sailor born on 23 September 1960 in Quimper. He has long resided in Combrit in the Finistère. He has competed in four Vendee Globe's completing the 2012-2013 Vendée Globe in 9th place. Personal Bertrand de Broc has a son, Leo, born in 1996, who practices windsurfing. He is also a cousin with fellow offshore sailor Marc Guillemot. Incidents at Sea * 1992-1993 Vendée Globe: abandoned in New Zealand due to structural problem of his keel, while he is in third position. During this solo race, he had to sew his tongue. * 1996-1997 Vendée Globe: capsizing three hundred miles from the finish, in the Bay of Biscay, while he was out of the race following a stop in Ushuaia to solve technical problems. * 2002 Route du Rhum The Route du Rhum is a transatlantic single-handed yacht race, which takes place every four years in November. The course is between Saint Malo, Brittany, Metropolitan France and Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, overseas ...
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IMOCA 60 PRB 3
The IMOCA 60 The IMOCA ("Open 60"), is a 60ft development class monohull sailing yacht administered by the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA). The class pinnacle event are single or two person ocean races, such as the Route du Rhum and t ... Class yacht PRB 3 was designed by Farr Yacht Design and launched in September 2006 after being assembled by CDK Technologies based in Lorient, France. The boat is a sistership to Foncia Racing results Timeline PRB (3) PRB 85.jpg Prb.ushuaia.2009.jpg Vendée Globe 2008-2009 Vincent Riou PRB.jpg Akena Vérandas (3) Akena Vérandas VG2012 (2).jpg Akena Vérandas VG2012.jpg Akena Vérandas.jpg Transat Jacques Vabre - 20111029 Akena vérandas 01.jpg Transat Jacques Vabre - 20111029 Akena vérandas 02.jpg Vendée Globe 2012-2013 Arnaud Boissières Akéna Vérandas.jpg Initiatives-Cœur (2) Romain Attanasio & Samantha Davies en plein entrainement.jpg Route du Rhum 2014 - Initiatives-Cœur.JPG References 2000 ...
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Arnaud Boissières
Arnaud Boissières (born 20 July 1972) is a French professional offshore sailor. Career highlights File:Arnaud Boissières.jpg, Arnaud Boissières in 2012. File:Akena Vérandas Brest 2008.jpg, ''Akena Vérandas'' and ''VMI'' in 2008 File:Transat Jacques Vabre - 20111029 Akena vérandas 01.jpg, ''Akena Vérandas'' and ''PRB'' in 2011 File:Arnaud Boissières (8).jpg, Departure of Arnaud Boissières on the 2016-2017 Vendée Globe File:Arnaud Boissières (3).jpg, Departure of Arnaud Boissières on the 2016-2017 Vendée Globe File:La Mie Câline.jpg, -. File:Arnaud Boissières (17).jpg, Arrival Arnaud Boissières following the 2016-2017 Vendée Globe File:Arnaud Boissières (18).jpg, Arrival Arnaud Boissières following the 2016-2017 Vendée Globe References External links Official Facebook Page 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Gironde French male sailors (sport) IMOCA 60 class sailors French Vendee Globe sailors 2008 Vendee Globe sailors 2012 Vendee G ...
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IMOCA 60 Temenos 2
The IMOCA 60 class yacht Demain c'est loin (baptismal name: Temenos II) was designed by Owen Clark Design and launched in September 2006 after being made by Southern Ocean Marine in New Zealand. The boat is a development of Ecover 2 and Aviva Aviva plc is a British multinational insurance company headquartered in London, England. It has about 18 million customers across its core markets of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada. In the United Kingdom, Aviva is the largest general ... made by the same builder and designer and looks like the same moulds. The boat sailed formerly under the names Temenos II, Mirabaud, Great America IV and Campagne de France. Racing results References 2000s sailing yachts Sailing yachts designed by Owen Clarke Design Sailing yachts designed by Merfyn Owen Sailing yachts designed by Allen Clarke Vendée Globe yachts IMOCA 60 yachts Sailboat types built in New Zealand Southern Ocean Marine {{Ship-type-stub ...
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Dominique Wavre
Dominique Wavre, is a Swiss professional yachtsman, born on 4 July 1955 in Geneva, Switzerland. Having sailed over 360,000 nautical miles, Dominique now ranks among the most experienced ocean sailors Biography Son of tennis player Alice Charbonnier he started on the courts before discovering sailing at the age of 13. He began sailing on Lake Geneva but continued his studies and became an art teacher. Then he sailed with Pierre Fehlmann in 1981 in the Whitbread onboard Disc d'Or III. Since then, he'll keep accumulating miles. He met his partner Michèle Paret during the 1989-90 Whitebread as she was sailing with Tracy Edwards Tracy Edwards, MBE (born 5 September 1962) is a British sailor. In 1989 she skippered the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race, becoming the first woman to receive the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy and was appointed ... onboard Maiden Race result highlights References External links Official website Official Raci ...
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