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2016–2017 Vendée Globe
The 2016–2017 Vendée Globe is a non-stop solo Round the World Yacht Race for IMOCA 60 class yachts this is the eighth edition of the race. Summary 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. 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. This edition of the race was the first to feature foiling monohull boats equipped with hydrofoils and was therefore closely watched to evaluate the durability of foils in such circumstances. Of note, the four foiling boats sailed by professional skippers that made it to the finish line took the top places, indicating that such appendages are likely to be adopted by other sailors (see table below). The winner of this edition was Armel Le Cléac'h, finishing on 19 January 2017 in a record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMOCA 60 Galileo
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Galileo, BRA 411 was designed by Angelo Lavranos and Artech Design Team launched in June 2005 and built by Artech do Brasil. Racing Results References Individual sailing vessels 2000s sailing yachts Vendée Globe yachts IMOCA 60 yachts {{Ship-type-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMOCA 60 Hungary
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 Spirit Of Hungary, HUN 77 was designed by Nandor Fa and Attila Dery-Hu for him to compete in the Barcelona World Race and Vendee Globe and launched in the 7 April 2014 after being built Pauger Composite based in Kápolnásnyék in Hungary. Names and Ownership Spirit of Hungary (2014 - 2017) * Skipper: Nandor Fa Eyesea.BE (2019) * Skipper: Denis Van Weynbergh Laboratoires de Biarritz (2021) * Skipper: Denis Van Weynbergh D’Ieteren Group (2023) * Skipper: Denis Van Weynbergh * Sail No.: BEL 207 Racing Results References 2010s sailing yachts Sailboat types built in Hungary Vendée Globe yachts IMOCA 60 yachts {{IMOCA 60 sailing yachts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nándor Fa
Nándor Fa is a Hungarian yachtsman, born on 9 July 1953 in Székesfehérvár (Hungary). Biography He first followed the family tradition from an early age and practiced wrestling but an injury forced him to change sports. This sports enthusiast then discovers kayaking and then sailing at the age of 27 years old. Passionate about the he joined the Hungarian national team sailing the Finn and Laser dinghy he also started to draw boats. As he cruised near Cape Horn on the 31-foot course he had built, He learned on Chilean radio that a solo round-the-world race with stopovers was passing by: the BOC Challenge this inspired him to want to participate. He sailed around the world in 700 days with Jozsef Gal between 1985 and 1987 on the ship Szent Jupat, which they built between 1981 and 1984. Between 1988 and 1990 he built another boat, Alba Regia on which he participated in the BOC Challenge in 1990-1991 (10th in 165 days), then at the Vendée Globe in 1992-1993 (arrived 5th, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMOCA 60 Delta Dore
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Delta Dore was designed by Farr Yacht Design and launched in the 2006 after being built JMV based in Cherbourg, France. Names and Ownership Delta Dore (2006-2011) * Skipper: Jérémie Beyou Bureau Vallée (2011-2017) * Skipper: Louis Burton Vers un monde sans sida (2017-2020) * Skipper: Eric Nigon La Compagnie du Lit - Jiliti (2020-2021) * Skipper: Clément Giraud Cap Agir Ensemble Foussier-Mon Courtier Énergie (since 2022) * Skipper: Sébastien Marsset * Sail No.: FRA 83 Racing Results References Individual sailing vessels 2000s sailing yachts Sailing yachts designed by Farr Yacht Design Vendée Globe yachts IMOCA 60 yachts {{Ship-type-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Burton
Louis Burton (born 4 June 1985 in Ivry-sur-Seine, France) is a French yachtsman who competes in ocean racing 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 .... Race result highlights Reference References External links Official Website 1985 births Living people French male sailors (sport) Vendée Globe finishers 2012 Vendee Globe sailors 2016 Vendee Globe sailors 2020 Vendee Globe sailors French Vendee Globe sailors Single-handed circumnavigating sailors {{France-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMOCA 60 Foncia
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht FRA 101 - Foncia designed by Farr Yacht Design Farr Yacht Design, founded by Bruce Farr in Auckland, New Zealand, is a racing yacht design firm based in Annapolis, Maryland, United States. The firm is led by Patrick Shaughnessy. Its yachts measure from to . Farr develops custom and produc ... and launched in the year 2007.https://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/E43.htm Racing Results Gallery Foncia Brest 2008.jpg Foncia - Brest 2008-2.jpg IMOCA-Foncia-in-Plymouth-1.jpg IMOCA-Foncia-in-Plymouth-2.jpg IMOCA-Foncia-in-Plymouth.jpg IMOCA-Foncia.JPG IMOCA-sailing-yachts-in-Plymouth-1.jpg IMOCA-sailing-yachts-in-Plymouth-2.jpg IMOCA-sailing-yachts-in-Plymouth.jpg IMOCAFoncia2009.1.JPG Jean Le Cam (9).jpg Name / Ownership Michel Desjoyeaux - Foncia Jeremy Beyou - Maitre Coq Jean Le Cam - Yes We Cam The boat competed under the following name with Jean Le Cam Hubert, FRA 1, Finistère Mer Vent, FRA 001, Corum L'Epargne, FRA 2019 and Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMOCA 60 Safran 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 th ... Class yacht Safran 2, FRA 25 was designed by Lauriot-Prévost and G. Verdier and launched in the August 2007 after being built Chantier Naval de Laros in France. Racing Results References Individual sailing yachts 2010s sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Guillaume Verdier Sailing yachts designed by VPLP Vendée Globe boats IMOCA 60 {{Ship-type-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yann Eliès ) is a French professional sailor. He competed in the 2008-2009 Vendee Globe where he was evacuated from his yacht South of Australia after being incompacitated due to a fractured femur. He returned for the 2016-2017 Vendée Globe finishing 5th.https://www.classefigarobeneteau.fr/fr/skippers/elies-yann
Yann Eliès (born 31 January 1974 in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor The Côtes-d'Armor (, ; ; br, Aodoù-an-Arvor, ), formerly known as Côtes-du-Nord ( br, Aodoù-an-Hanternoz, link=no, ), are a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 600,582. Sailing career highlights ...
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IMOCA 60 Paprec 4
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Saint Michel - Virbac, FRA 06 was designed by VPLP design and Guillaume Verdier Guillaume Verdier is a French naval architect noted for his designs of high performance sailboats. Life Verdier was born 28 September 1970. From 1990–1993 he studied at MSc in Yacht and Powercraft Design at what is now Southampton Solent Univer ... and launched in 11 September 2015 after being built Multiplast in Vannes, France. Names and Ownership The boat was developed under the name Absolute Dreamer 5, FRA 06. St-Michel-Virbac (2015-2018) * Skipper: Jean-Pierre Dick Ucar-St-Michel (2018-2019) * Skipper: Yann Eliès Prysmian Group (since 2019) * Skipper: Giancarlo Pedote * Sail No.: ITA 34 Racing results References 2010s sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Guillaume Verdier Sailing yachts designed by VPLP Sailboat types built in France Vendée Globe yachts IMOCA 60 yachts {{IMOCA 60 sailing yachts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Dick
Jean-Pierre Dick (born 8 October 1965 in Nice) is a French professional yachtsman. Biography Jean-Pierre Dick is the third of four children, his father ( Pierre-Richard Dick, founder of Virbac Laboratories). He is trained as a veterinary doctor but his passion is for the sea and he has been offshore racing since 1989. Sailing career His professional sailing career has been focused on Offshore sailing. He has had most success double handed sailing including wins int Transat Jacques-Vabre in 2003, 2005, 2011 and 2017 and the Barcelona World Race in 2008 and 2011. He has competed in the solo round the world Vendée Globe, four times finish three of them with a best position of 4th after. It was the in 2012 Vendee Globe having long been in the top three that he lost the keel between the Cape Verde Islands and the Azores caused him to lose all hope of a podium, but he managed the by a feat of seamanship to finish the race by covering 2,643 miles without a keel. In 2014 he embarked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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