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Alex Thomson (sailor)
Alex Thomson (born 18 April 1974, Bangor, Wales) is a British yachtsman. Alex Thomson was helped early in his sailing career by Sir Keith Mills, the British businessman who ran London's victorious bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games and set up with British America's Cup campaign TEAMORIGIN. With Mills' backing, Thomson broke into the professional solo sailing circuit at a young age. Thomson's Clipper Race win in 1999 made him the youngest skipper ever to win a round-the-world yacht race. he still holds this record. He is an around the world solo sailor, and holds the 24-hour world speed sailing record for solo mono-hulls (537 nautical miles at an average speed of 22.4 knots). Sponsored by Hugo Boss he took part in the Vendée Globe 2004/05 but was forced to retire after damage to the carbon fitting that attached the boom to the deck. He also started in 2008, but had to retire from the race after a cracked hull. He was third in 2012 and second in the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss 6
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Hugo Boss 6 was designed by VPLP, Guillaume Verdier and Alex Thomson Racing and launched in the 2015 after being built Green Marine based in Hythe, England. Names and Ownership Hugo Boss 6 (2015-2020) * Skipper: Alex Thomson * Campaigning for the 2020-2021 Vendee Globe 11th Hour Racing-Alaka'i (2020-2022) * Skipper: Charlie Enright * Training boat for 2023 The Ocean Race Guyot Environment (since 2022) * Skipper: Benjamin Dutreux * Sail No.: FRA 09 * Campaigning for the 2024-2025 Vendee Globe Racing results References 2010s sailing yachts Sailing yachts designed by VPLP Sailboat type designs by Guillaume Verdier Vendée Globe yachts Volvo Ocean Race yachts IMOCA 60 yachts Sailboat types built in the United Kingdom {{IMOCA 60 sailing yachts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vendée Globe
--> The Vendée Globe is a single-handed (solo) non-stop round the world yacht race. The race was founded by Philippe Jeantot in 1989, 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 individual endurance and the ultimate test in ocean racing. The race History The race was founded as "The Globe Challenge" in 1989 by French yachtsman Philippe Jeantot. Jeantot had competed in the BOC Challenge in 1982–83 and 1986–87, winning the 60-foot class ("Class I") both time. The BOC Challenge was sailed in stages with sailors being given the chance to rest and repair their boats at ports around the world.Unsatisfied with the race's format, he decided to set up a new round-the-world non-stop race, which he felt would be the ultimate challenge for single-handed sailors. The first race was run in 1989–90, and was won by Titouan Lamazou; Jean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transat Jacques Vabre
The Transat Jacques Vabre is a yachting race that follows the historic coffee trading route between France and Brazil. It is named after (and sponsored by) a French brand of coffee. The course was drawn up back in 1993 to follow in the wake of the clippers transporting coffee from Brazil to France. The Transat Jacques Vabre is a major date on the calendar, taking place every other year in odd years. It is a two-person race and the pairs of sailors are formed according to their complementary skills, what they have in common and how they get on. Boats leave from Le Havre, France's leading coffee importing port, going to Salvador de Bahia, in Brazil, the world's leading coffee grower and exporter (4335 miles). The first edition in 1993 was a single handed race. The event is open to multihulls and monohulls from the following classes: Ultims (multihulls between 70 and 105 feet), IMOCA 60, IMOCA (60 feet monohulls), Multi 50 and Class40. All kinds of navigational aids are allowed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMOCA 60 Sill
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht SILL PLEIN FRUIT, FRA 29 was designed by Marc Lombard and launched in the 1999 after being built MAG based in France. The boat was lost in 2006 Velux 5 Ocean Race, when he was rescued by fellow competitor Mike Golding deep in the Southern Ocean The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica. With a size of , it is regarded as the second-small .... The written off hull was found nine years later washed up, 10,000 miles from where it was abandoned. Racing results References Individual sailing vessels 1990s sailing yachts Sailing yachts designed by Marc Lombard Vendée Globe yachts IMOCA 60 yachts {{Ship-type-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velux 5 Oceans Race
The Velux 5 Oceans Race was a round-the-world single-handed yacht race, sailed in stages, managed by Clipper Ventures since 2000. Its most recent name comes from its main sponsor Velux. Originally known as the BOC Challenge, for the title sponsor BOC, the first edition was in 1982. In the late 1990s the race was renamed the Around Alone. After attracting just five entries in the 2010-11 race, the event has not been held since. Overview The race was established in 1982 as the ''BOC Challenge'', with main sponsorship from BOC. The race was inspired by the ''Golden Globe Race'', which was the first single-handed round-the-world yacht race. Although the ''Golden Globe'' was a non-stop race, the ''BOC Challenge'' concept was for a single-handed round-the-world race, to be run in stages (in contrast to the ''Vendée Globe'', which is non-stop). As the longest single-handed event in the world, it was regarded as one of sailing's ultimate challenges. The race was run every four year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss 2
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Hugo Boss 2 was designed by Group Finot Group Finot is a French boat design company based in Jouy-en-Josas. Founded by Jean-Marie Finot, the company specializes in the design of fiberglass sailboats. The company also collaborates with designer Pascal Conq as ''Groupe Finot - Conq'' ... and launched in the 2007 after being built by Jason Carrington/Neville Hutton in Lymington, England. Names and Ownership Hugo Boss 2 (2007-2009) * Skipper: Alex Thomson Energa (2012-2013) * Skipper: Zbigniew Gutkowski La Compagnie du Lit – Boulogne Billancourt (2016-2017) * Skipper: Stéphane Le Diraison Time For Oceans (2018-2021) * Skipper: Stéphane Le Diraison Gentoo Sailing Team (since 2022) * Skipper: James Harayda * Sail No.: GBR 88 Racing Results References 2000s sailing yachts Sailboat types built in the United Kingdom Vendée Globe yachts IMOCA 60 yachts Sailboat type designs by Groupe Finot {{Ship-type-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–2009 Vendée Globe
The 2008–2009 Vendée Globe is a non-stop solo Round the World Yacht Race for IMOCA 60 class yachts this is the sixth edition of the race. Summary 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". Race Director for this edition was Denis Horeau who heads the event management team having done the role for the 1989 and 2004 editions. Incidents Retirement causes The problems encountered by Jean Le Cam—losing his keel bulb and capsizing in the Southern Ocean—had a major impact on the order of finish. Fellow competitor Vincent Riou diverted and found his boat, circling to try to toss a rope to Le Cam who had exited a security hatch to hang onto the rudder. After three failed attempts, Vincent Riou went in closer, managing to rescue Jean Le Cam but also damaging his mast which failed soon after. Riou retired, but was awarded third place on redress, as he was third when diverted to assist the boat in distress. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMOCA 60 Estrella Damm
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Estrella Damm was designed by Farr Yacht Design and launched in the 2007 after being built by Offshore Challenges who are not a boatbuilder (they run campaigns and events and were responsible for supporting Ellen McArthur Ellen Annette McArthur (1862–1927) was a British economic historian. Born on 19 June 1862 in Duffield, Derbyshire, McArthur was educated at Girton College, Cambridge, where she later became the tutor in history. In 1893 she became the first ...) but brought in specialist to build the boat in Cowes on the Isle of Wight in England. Not to be confused with Estrella Damm 2 which competed in the 2010 Barcelona World Race. Names and Ownership Estrella Damm (2007) * Skipper: Jonathan McKee BT (2008-2009) * Skipper: Sebastien Josse Veolia Environnement (2010) * Skipper: Roland Jourdain Hugo Boss 4 (2011-2013) * Skipper: Alex Thomson Neutrogena (2014-2015) * Skipper: Guillermo Altadill and Jose Muñoz Adopteunskipper.net (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMOCA 60 Paprec 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 th ... Class yacht Paprec-Virbac 3 was designed in partnership with VPLP and Guillaume Verdier and launched on 18 May 2010 after being built by Cookson Boats in New Zealand. The boat was lost during the 2016 Vendee Globe where the skipper was rescued and in November 2018 the remains of written of yacht were found on the east coast of Madagascar. Racing results References Individual sailing yachts 2000s sailing yachts Sailing yachts designed by VPLP Sailboat type designs by Guillaume Verdier Vendée Globe boats IMOCA 60 Sailboat types built in New Zealand {{Ship-type-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona World Race
The Barcelona World Race is a non-stop, round-the-world yacht race for crews of two, sailed on Open 60 IMOCA monohull boats. Following the Clipper route, it starts and finishes in Barcelona, and is organised by the Barcelona Ocean Sailing Foundation (FNOB). The inaugural race, contested in 2007–08 by nine boats, was won by Jean-Pierre Dick and Damian Foxall on the boat ''Paprec-Virbac 2'' in a time of 92 days. The second edition of the race started on 31 December 2010 and was won by Jean-Pierre Dick and Loïck Peyron on ''Virbac-Paprec 3'' in a time of 93 days 22 hours 20 minutes 36 seconds. The third edition of the race started with eight boats on 31 December 2014 and was won by Bernard Stamm and 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 th ... on ''Che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
