The 2016–2017

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Summary

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(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

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s 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 breaking time of 74 days, three hours and 35 minutes. Other records were set during the course, including the greatest distance covered by a monohull over the course of 24h, the fastest southbound crossing of the Equator and Cape of Good Hope by Alex Thomson. Winner Armel Le Cléac'h also broke the record for the fastest crossing of Cape Leeuwin, Cape Horn and the Equator (northbound). The race featured the youngest and oldest skippers ever to complete the race – on consecutive days (Alan Roura, 23 years old; Rich Wilson, aged 66). Also, Didac Costa was forced to return to harbour after less than one hour of sailing as a result of water damage to the boat's electric system. He returned to the race four days later and finished in 14th place. In addition, Conrad Colman finished under jury rig after dismasting 715 nm from the finish, while running short on food and electric power. The latter was compounded by the fact that his boat – Foresight Natural Energy – was propelled solely by renewable energy sources and the critical speed required for using hydrogenerators as well as sunlight to feed his solar panels were short of par. Colman was the first skipper to complete the Vendée Globe without using fossil fuels, two weeks after breaking his mast. Race Director for this edition was Denis Horeau who heads the event management team having done the role for the

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editions.

Results

Finishing time

Penalised two hours for an involuntary rupture of the propeller shaft scrutineering seal.

Stage times

''This data comes from the official website.
25 November 2016''

List of participants sailor and boats

Gallery of sailors

File:Alex Thomson VG2012.jpg,
'' IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss 6, Hugo Boss 6'', alt=Alex Thomson (GBR)Hugo Boss 6 File:Alan Roura (7).jpg,
'' La Fabrique'', alt=Alan Roura (SUI)La Fabrique File:Arnaud Boissières.jpg,
'' La Mie câline'', alt=Arnaud Boissières (FRA)La Mie câline File:Vendée Globe 2016 - Armel Le Cléac'h (30764004362).jpg,
'' Banque populaire VIII'', alt=Armel Le Cléac'h (FRA)Banque populaire VIII File:Bertrand de Broc 2012.jpg,
'' MACSF'', alt=Bertrand de Broc (FRA)MACSF File:Conrad Colman (3).jpg,
'' Foresight Natural Energy'', alt=Conrad Colman (NZL) (USA)Foresight Natural Energy File:Didac Costa (20).jpg,
'' One planet One Ocean'', alt=Didac Costa (ESP)One planet One Ocean File:Enda O'Coineen (5).jpg,
'' Kilcullen Voyager - Team Ireland'', alt=Enda O'Coineen (IRL)Kilcullen Voyager - Team Ireland File:Eric Bellion.jpg,
'' Comme un seul homme'', alt=Éric Bellion (FRA)Comme un seul homme File:Fabrice Amedeo (5).jpg,
'' Newrest-Matmutt'', alt=Fabrice Amedeo (FRA)Newrest-Matmutt File:Jean-Pierre Dick VG2012 (1).jpg,
'' StMichel-Virbac'', alt=Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA)StMichel-Virbac File:Jean Le Cam (11).jpg,
'' Finistère Mer Vent'', alt=Jean Le Cam (FRA)Finistère Mer Vent File:Jérémie Beyou VG2012.jpg,
'' Maître Coq'', alt=Jérémie Beyou (FRA)Maître Coq File:Kito de Pavant 2012.jpg,
'' Bastide-Otio'', alt=Kito de Pavant (FRA)Bastide-Otio File:Kojiro Shiraishi (11) crop.jpg,
'' Spirit of Yukoh'', alt=Kojiro Shiraishi (JPN)Spirit of Yukoh File:Transat Jacques Vabre 2013 - Louis Burton.JPG,
'' Bureau Vallée'', alt=Louis Burton (FRA)Bureau Vallée File:Morgan Lagravière.jpg,
'' Safran III'', alt=Morgan Lagravière (FRA)Safran III File:Nandor Fa (8) cropped.jpg,
'' Spirit of Hungary'', alt=Nándor Fa (HUN)Spirit of Hungary File:Record SNSM 2015 - Paul Meilhat.jpg,
'' SMA'', alt=Paul Meilhat (FRA)SMA File:Vendée Globe 2016 - Pieter Heerema (30764007502).jpg,
'' No Way Back'', alt=Pieter Heerema (NED)No Way Back File:Rich Wilson (9).jpg,
'' Great American IV'', alt=Rich Wilson (USA)Great American IV File:Vendée Globe 2016 - Romain Attanasio (30880347105).jpg,
'' Famille Mary – Étamine du Lys'', alt=Romain Attanasio (FRA)Famille Mary – Étamine du Lys File:Sebastien Destremau (3).jpg,
'' TechnoFirst-FaceOcean'', alt=Sébastien Destremau (AUS) (FRA)TechnoFirst-FaceOcean File:Transat Jacques Vabre 2013 - Sébastien Josse.jpg,
'' Gitana 16'', alt=Sébastien Josse (FRA)Gitana 16 File:Portrait Stéphane Le Diraison ©Adrien François (2).jpg,
'' Compagnie du Lit-Boulogne Billancourt'', alt=Stéphane Le Diraison (FRA)Compagnie du Lit-Boulogne Billancourt File:Tanguy de Lamotte 1.jpg,
'' Initiatives-Cœur (2)'', alt=Tanguy de Lamotte (FRA)Initiatives-Cœur (2) File:Thomas-Ruyant-Transat-6.50.jpg,
Le Souffle du Nord, alt=Thomas Ruyant (FRA)Le Souffle du Nord File:Vincent Riou 2006.jpg,
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'' Quéguiner – Leucémie Espoir'', alt=Yann Eliès (FRA)Quéguiner – Leucémie Espoir

Gallery of yachts

File:Armel Le Cléac'h (17).jpg, '' Banque populaire VIII'' File:Kito De Pavant (7).jpg, '' Bastide-Otio''
File:Louis Burton (8).jpg, '' Bureau Vallée''
File:Eric Bellion (6).jpg, '' Comme un seul homme''
File:Compagnie Du Lit-Boulogne Billancourt(1).jpg, '' Compagnie du Lit-Boulogne Billancourt''
File:Romain Attanasio (2).jpg, '' Famille Mary – Étamine du Lys''
File:Finistère Mer Vent(1).jpg, '' Finistère Mer Vent''
File:Conrad Colman (6).jpg, '' Foresight Natural Energy''
File:Sebastien Josse (10).jpg, '' Gitana 16''
File:Rich Wilson (20).jpg, '' Great American IV''
File:Alex Thomson (5).jpg, '' IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss 6, Hugo Boss 6''
File:Tanguy De Lamotte (6).jpg, '' Initiatives-Cœur (2)''
File:Enda O'Coinnen (2).jpg, '' Kilcullen Voyager - Team Ireland''
File:Alan Roura (3).jpg, '' La Fabrique''
File:Arnaud Boissières (3).jpg, '' La Mie câline''
File:Thomas Ruyant (2).jpg, '' Le Souffle du Nord''
File:Bertrand De Broc (5).jpg, '' MACSF''

' File:Maître Coq.jpg, '' Maître Coq''
File:Fabrice Amedeo (9).jpg, '' Newrest-Matmut''
File:No Way Back(1).jpg, '' No Way Back''
File:Didac Costa (5).jpg, '' One planet One Ocean''
File:Vincent Riou (4).jpg, '' PRB 4''

File:YANN ELIÈS 1.jpg, '' Quéguiner – Leucémie espoir''

File:Morgan Lagravière (2).jpg, '' Safran III''
File:Nandor Fa (2).jpg, '' Spirit of Hungary''
File:Jean Pierre Dick (8).jpg, '' StMichel-Virbac''
File:Kojiro Shiraishi (9).jpg, '' Spirit of Yukoh''
File:SMA(1).jpg, '' SMA''
File:Sébastien Destremau (13).jpg, '' TechnoFirst-FaceOcean''

Sailors and boat details

References

External links

Official Website

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