The 2016–2017 Vendée Globe was a non-stop solo round-the-world yacht race for IMOCA 60 class yachts and 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 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 1989, 2004, 2008 and 2012 editions.
Results Finishing time + Classified results for the 2016–2017 edition Pos. Skipper Boat name Finish time Elapsed time Deltas Ref. 1 Banque populaire VIII 19 January 2017 at 16 h 37 74 d 03 h 35 m 46 s Record 2 Hugo Boss 6 20 January 2017 at 08 h 37 74 d 19 h 35 m 15 s + 0 d 15 h 59 m 29 s 3 Maître Coq 23 January 2017 at 19:40 78 d 06 h 38 m 40 s + 4 d 03 h 02 m 54 s 4 StMichel-Virbac 25 January 2017 at 14:47 80 d 01 h 45 m 45 s + 5 d 22 h 09 m 59 s 5 Quéguiner – Leucémie Espoir 25 January 2017 at 16:13 80 d 03 h 11 m 09 s + 5 d 23 h 35 m 23 s 6 Finistère Mer Vent 25 January 2017 at 17:43 80 d 04 h 41 m 54 s + 6 d 01 h 06 m 08 s 7 Bureau Vallée 2 February 2017 at 08:47 87 d 21 h 45 m 49 s + 13 d 18 h 10 m 03 s 8 Spirit of Hungary 8 February 2017 at 11:54 93 d 22 h 52 m 09 s + 19 d 19 h 16 m 23 s 9 Comme un seul homme 13 February 2017 at 17:58 99 d 04 h 56 m 20 s + 25 d 01 h 20 m 34 s 10 La Mie câline 17 February 2017 at 09:26 102 d 20 h 24 m 09 s + 28 d 16 h 48 m 23 s 11 Newrest-Matmut 18 February 2017 at 10:03 103 d 21 h 01 m 00 s + 29 d 17 h 25 m 14 s 12 La Fabrique 20 February 2017 at 09:12 105 d 20 h 10 m 32 s + 31 d 16 h 34 m 46 s 13 Great American IV 21 February 2017 at 13:50 107 d 00 h 48 m 18 s + 32 d 21 h 12 m 32 s 14 One planet One ocean 23 February 2017 at 08:52 108 d 19 h 50 m 45 s + 34 d 16 h 14 m 59 s 15 Famille Mary – Étamine du Lys 24 February 2017 at 11:06 109 d 22 h 04 m 00 s + 35 d 18 h 28 m 14 s 16 Foresight Natural Energy 24 February 2017 at 15:00 110 d 01 h 58 m 41 s + 35 d 22 h 22 m 55 s 17 No Way Back 2 March 2017 at 22:26 116 d 09 h 24 m 12 s + 42 d 05 h 48 m 26 s 18 TechnoFirst-FaceOcean 11 March 2017 at 01:41 124 d 12 h 38 m 18 s + 50 d 09 h 02 m 32 s DNF Kilcullen Voyager – Team Ireland Day 56: Dismasted 180 nm SE of New Zealand DNF SMA Day 49: Hydraulic-keel fissured DNF Compagnie du Lit-Boulogne Billancourt Day 41: Dismasted 950 nautical miles away from Australiahttp://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/17243/le-diraison-heading-for-melbourne "Le Diraison heading for Melbourne." DNF Le Souffle du Nord pour Le Projet Imagine Day 44: Damaged hull due to collision with an UFO DNF Gitana – Edmond de Rothschild Day 30: Hydrofoil Damage off Australia DNF Bastide-Otio Day 30: Damaged keel – North of Crozet Islands DNF Spirit of Yukoh IV Day 27: Damaged masthead – South of Cape of Good Hope DNF Initiatives-Cœur (2) Day 23: Damaged masthead – North of Cape Verde Islands DNF Safran III Day 19: Damaged rudder – South Atlantic DNF PRB 4 Day 17: Damaged keel – South Atlantic DNF MACSF Day 14: Damaged keel - South Atlantic near Fernando de Noronha
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 Skipper Equator Cape of Good Hope Leeuwin Cape Horn Equator Finish LineArmel Le Cléac'h 09 d 09 h 56 min 18 d 03 h 30 min 28 d 20 h 12 min 47 d 00 h 32 min 61 d 12 h 21 min 74 d 03 h 36 minAlex Thomson 09 d 07 h 02 min 17 d 22 h 58 min 29 d 01 h 21 min 48 d 23 h 40 min 62 d 05 h 10 min 74 d 19 h 36 minJérémie Beyou 09 d 16 h 49 min 20 d 12 h 41 min 32 d 05 h 45 min 51 d 01 h 42 min 65 d 01 h 27 min 78 d 06 h 38 minJean-Pierre Dick 10 d 16 h 51 min 22 d 21 h 13 min 33 d 15 h 53 min 53 d 18 h 32 min 66 d 22 h 31 min 80 d 01 h 46 minYann Eliès 10 d 01 h 17 min 21 d 03 h 18 min 33 d 04 h 52 min 54 d 04 h 54 min 67 d 12 h 14 min 80 d 03 h 11 minJean Le Cam 10 d 10 h 17 min 23 d 10 h 21 min 34 d 07 h 00 min 54 d 03 h 46 min 67 d 11 h 43 min 80 d 04 h 42 minLouis Burton 11 d 18 h 39 min 27 d 05 h 06 min 38 d 14 h 03 min 58 d 18 h 48 min 73 d 02 h 42 min 87 d 21 h 46 minNándor Fa 12 d 10 h 28 min 28 d 00 h 17 min 40 d 06 h 10 min 63 d 18 h 36 min 79 d 05 h 25 min 93 d 22 h 53 minÉric Bellion 12 d 19 h 55 min 29 d 04 h 30 min 44 d 11 h 28 min 66 d 02 h 47 min 83 d 11 h 41 min 99 d 04 h 57 minArnaud Boissières 12 d 01 h 36 min 28 d 04 h 19 min 42 d 12 h 07 min 70 d 17 h 52 min 87 d 11 h 36 min 102 d 20 h 25 minFabrice Amedeo 12 d 04 h 40 min 28 d 07 h 59 min 43 d 21 h 20 min 70 d 13 h 38 min 87 d 20 h 20 min 103 d 21 h 01 minAlan Roura 13 d 14 h 51 min 29 d 22 h 41 min 44 d 01 h 11 min 71 d 04 h 37 min 89 d 00 h 23 min 105 d 20 h 11 minRich Wilson 12 d 16 h 45 min 29 d 16 h 18 min 44 d 07 h 38 min 71 d 14 h 55 min 91 d 06 h 14 min 107 d 00 h 49 minDidac Costa 17 d 12 h 21 min 34 d 01 h 11 min 48 d 12 h 00 min 75 d 01 h 41 min 92 d 15 h 05 min 108 d 19 h 51 minRomain Attanasio 12 d 19 h 35 min 34 d 21 h 56 min 50 d 13 h 31 min 75 d 08 h 41 min 92 d 16 h 07 min 109 d 22 h 04 minConrad Colman 12 d 03 h 36 min 28 d 08 h 54 min 41 d 16 h 47 min 66 d 16 h 14 min 84 d 20 h 43 min 110 d 01 h 59 minPieter Heerema 13 d 07 h 55 min 30 d 23 h 06 min 49 d 08 h 30 min 79 d 08 h 35 min 96 d 09 h 56 min 116 d 09 h 24 minSébastien Destremau 16 d 02 h 47 min 35 d 08 h 10 min 51 d 04 h 01 min 84 d 01 h 34 min 104 d 20 h 15 min 124 d 12 h 39 minEnda O'Coineen 14 d 07 h 34 min 29 d 21 h 54 min 44 d 02 h 48 minabandon Paul Meilhat 09 jd12 h 49 min 20 d 11 h 54 min 31 d 21 h 38 min abandon Stéphane Le Diraison 12 d 04 h 07 min 28 d 01 h 48 min 39 d 20 h 09 min abandon Thomas Ruyant 10 d 16 h 15 min 23 d 06 h 25 min 36 d 05 h 47 min abandon Sébastien Josse 09 d 12 h 01 min 18 d 12 h 42 min abandon Kito de Pavant 11 d 03 h 59 min 25 d 09 h 08 min abandon Kojiro Shiraishi 12 d 09 h 57 min abandon Vincent Riou 09 d 10 h 24 min abandon Morgan Lagravière 09 j 17 h 30 min abandon Bertrand de Broc 11 d 20 h 01 min abandon
List of participants sailor and boats Gallery of sailors
Gallery of yachts
Sailors and boat details
+List of participants and equipment used Skipper Prev. participation(Start/Finish) Name of boat Sail no. Naval architect Builder Launch date Ref. 3 / 1 (3rd)Hugo Boss GBR 99Verdier / VPLP Green Marine 2015 2 / 2 (2nd)Banque Populaire VIII Verdier / VPLP CDK Technologies 2015. 2 / 2 (8th)La Mie câline Farr Yacht Design Southern Ocean Marine 2007. 0 / 0La Fabrique SUI 07Pierre Rolland Globe Surfer-Lesconil / Bernard Stamm 2000 3 / 1 (9th)MACSF « Bertrand de Broc MACSF », sur vendeeglobe.org (retrieved 3 November 2016).Finot-Conq Multiplast 2007. 0 / 0Foresight Natural Energy NZL 80Artech Design Team Artech do Brasil 2005Raphaël Bonamy, « New York – Vendée : Conrad Colman rentre au port », sur ouest-france.fr, 30 May 2016 (retrieved 8 October 2016). 0 / 0One planet One ocean ESP 33Owen Clarke Design Marten Yachts 2000« Impact de foudre sur le bateau de Didac Costa », sur courseaularge.com, 29 September 2016 (retrieved 8 October 2016). 0 / 0Kilcullen Voyager – Team Ireland IRL 3Owen Clarke Design Hakes Marine 2007« Enda O’Coineen 3e de la transat Saint-Barth – Port-la-Forêt », sur courseaularge.com, 20 décembre 2015 (retrieved 8 October 2016). 0 / 0Comme un seul homme FRA 1000Finot-Conq Multiplast 2008. 0 / 0Newrest-Matmut Farr Yacht Design Southern Ocean Marine 2007. 0 / 0Famille Mary – Étamine du Lys FRA 72Marc Lombard MAG France 1998 2 / 0Maître Coq Verdier / VPLP CDK Technologies 2010.. 3 / 2 (4th)StMichel-Virbac Verdier / VPLP Multiplast 2015 3 / 2 (2nd)Finistère Mer Vent FRA 001Farr Yacht Design CDK Technologies 2007 1 / 0Bureau Vallée Farr Yacht Design JMV Industries 2006 2 / 0Bastide-Otio Verdier / VPLP Cookson Boats 2010.. 0 / 0Spirit of Yukoh JPN 11 Bruce Farr Yacht Design Offshore Challenges Sailing Team 2007« Shiraishi et Amedeo à bon port », sur courseaularge.com, 11 June 2016 (retrieved 8 October 2016). 0 / 0Safran III Verdier / VPLPCDK Technologies 2015. 1 / 1 (5th)Spirit of Hungary HUN 77Nándor Fa / Attila Déry Nándor Fa 2014 0 / 0SMA FRA 1859Verdier / VPLP CDK Technologies 2010. 0 / 0No Way Back NED 160Verdier / VPLP Persico Marine 2015 1 / 1 (10th)Great American IV USA 37Owen Clarke Design Southern Ocean Marine 2006 0 / 0TechnoFirst-FaceOcean Finot-Conq JMV Industries 1998. 3 / 1 (5th)Gitana 16 – Edmond de Rothschild Verdier / VPLP Multiplast 2015. 0 / 0Compagnie du Lit-Boulogne Billancourt Finot-Conq Neville Hutton 2007 1 / 1 (10th)Initiatives-Cœur (2) Farr Yacht Design CDK Technologies 2006 0 / 0Le Souffle du Nord Verdier / VPLP Indiana Yachting 2007. 3 / 1 (5th)PRB 4 Verdier / VPLP CDK Technologies 2010. 2 / 1 (5th)Quéguiner – Leucémie espoir Verdier / VPLP Eluère 2007.
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