2020–2021 Vendée Globe

The 2020–2021 Vendée Globe is a non-stop round the world yacht race for IMOCA 60 class yachts crewed by only one person. It is the ninth edition of the race, which starts and finishes in Les Sables-d'Olonne, France. The race began on 8 November 2020, with the first finishers completing the course on 27 January 2021. As of 7 February, a total of 14 yachts have completed the race, with a further 11 still racing.

2020–2021 Vendée Globe

Event Title
Name	2020–2021 Vendée Globe
Edition	9th Edition
Sponsor	Vendée Region of France
Event Details
Start Location	Les Sables-d'Olonne
Finish Location	Les Sables-d'Olonne
Course	Single person non-stop round the world race
Dates	8 November 2020 – TBD
Yachts	IMOCA 60
Key people	Race Director Jacques Caraës
Competitors
Competitors	33
Results
Gold	Yannick Bestaven (FRA)
Silver	Charlie Dalin (FRA)
Bronze	Louis Burton (FRA)
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Report

Tightest finish in race history.

Jeremie Beyou's late restart on Charal

Media coverage

Virtual Vendee Globe

Incidents

PRB Sinking and Rescue

A major incident occurred when  Kevin Escoffier (FRA) on day 22 of the race had a hull failure and he was rescued by fellow competitor  Jean Le Cam (FRA).[1] He later described how the boat literally folded in half and he struggled to release the life raft due to the speed of the situation.

The sailors that were involved in the rescue were awarded time compensation by the International Jury for their assistance with the following

(1) Le Cam was awarded a 16hr 15min time compensation for rescuing Kevin Escoffier.[2]

(2) Herrmann was awarded a 6hr time compensation for aiding in the rescue of Kevin Escoffier.[2]

(3) Bestaven was awarded a 10hr 15min time compensation for aiding in the rescue of Kevin Escoffier.[2]

Hydrofoil Damage

Thomas Ruyant, Charlie Dalin, Boris Herrmann and Sam Davies

Rudder Damage

On the third day Jérémie Beyou onboard Charal returned to the start to repair a damaged rudder due to a collision with a floating object, he started again 9 d 2 h 50 min after the initial fleet start

Pip Hare on Medallia discovered cracks to her rudder stock replacing the rudder with a spare near Cape Horn.

Alex Thomson on Hugo Boss

Collision

Boris Herrmann on Sea Explorer – Yacht Club De Monaco was 90 miles from the finish line when he hit a fishing boat causing extensive damage to the boat. Due to the proximity to the finish line he was able to finish the race.

Results

Pos	Sailor	Yacht	Time	Notes	Ref.
01	Yannick Bestaven (FRA)	Maître Coq IV §	80d 13h 59m 46s Elapsed 80d 03h 44m 46s Corrected	awarded a 10hr 15min time compensation	[3]
02	Charlie Dalin (FRA)	Apivia §	80d 06h 15m 47s		[4]
03	Louis Burton (FRA)	Bureau Vallée 2 §	80d 10h 25m 12s		[5]
04	Jean Le Cam (FRA)	Yes We Cam!	81d 05h 59m 55s Elapsed 80d 13h 44m 55s Corrected	awarded a 16hr 15min time compensation	[6]
05	Boris Herrmann (GER)	Sea Explorer – Yacht Club De Monaco §	80d 20h 59m 45s Elapsed 80d 14h 59m 45s Corrected	awarded a 6hr time compensation	[7]
06	Thomas Ruyant (FRA)	Linkedout §	80d 15h 22m 01s		[8]
07	Damien Seguin (FRA)	Groupe Apicil	80d 21h 58m 20s		[9]
08	Giancarlo Pedote (ITA)	Prysmian Group §	80d 22h 42m 20s		[10]
09	Benjamin Dutreux (FRA)	Omia – Water Family	81d 19h 45m 20s		[11]
10	Maxime Sorel (FRA)	V and B – Mayenne	82d 14h 30m 15s		[12]
11	Armel Tripon (FRA)	L’Occitane En Provence §	84d 17h 07m 50s		[13]
12	Clarisse Crémer (FRA)	Banque Populaire X	87d 02h 24m 25s		[14]
13	Jérémie Beyou (FRA)	Charal §	89d 18h 55m 58s		[15]
14	Romain Attanasio (FRA)	Pure – Best Western	90d 02h 46m 02s
	Arnaud Boissières (FRA)	La Mie Câline – Artisans Artipôle §
	Kojiro Shiraishi (JPN)	DMG Mori §
	Alan Roura (SUI)	La Fabrique §
	Stéphane Le Diraison (FRA)	Time for Oceans §
	Pip Hare (GBR)	Medallia
	Didac Costa (ESP)	One Planet One Ocean
	Clément Giraud (FRA)	Compagnie Du Lit / Jiliti
	Miranda Merron (GBR)	Campagne De France
	Manuel Cousin (FRA)	Groupe Sétin
	Alexia Barrier (FRA)	TSE – 4myplanet
	Ari Huusela (FIN)	Stark
DNF	/ Sébastien Destremau	Merci	2021-01-16 steering + other issues 60 nm south of New Zealand, retired unaided to Christchurch [16][17]
DNF	/ Isabelle Joschke	MACSF §	Day 62 Canting Keel Mechanism Failure retired unaided Salvador, Bahia [18]
DNF	Fabrice Amedeo (FRA)	Newrest – Art & Fenêtres §	General computer failure, diverted to and retired unaided to Cape Town[19]
DNF	Samantha Davies (GBR)	Initiatives-cœur §	Day 26: keel damage following collision with unidentified floating object; retired unaided in Cape Town[20]
DNF	Sébastien Simon (FRA)	Arkea – Paprec §	Day 25: damaged starboard foil following collision with floating object; retired unaided to Cape Town [21][22]
DNF	Alex Thomson (GBR)	Hugo Boss §	Day 21: rudder damage, diverted to and retired unaided to Cape Town[23]
DNF	Kevin Escoffier (FRA)	PRB §	Structural hull Failure, abandoned to liferaft; boat lost[24][25]
DNF	Nicolas Troussel (FRA)	Corum L’Épargne §	Day 8: Dismasted, diverted unaided to Cape Verde Islands [26]

§ – boat equipped with hydrofoils

Competitors

Classement général

Skipper	Previous Start / Finish	Name of Boat	Sail No.	Hydrofoils	Designer	Builder	Year Launched	Notes	Ref.
Alan Roura (SUI)	1 / 1 (12th)	La Fabrique	SUI 07	Yes	Finot - Conq	Multiplast (FRA)	2007-07-17	2019 Foils Retrofitted	[27]
Alex Thomson (GBR)	4 / 2 (2nd)	Hugo Boss	GBR 99	Yes	VPLP - Pete Hobson	Carrington Boats (GBR)	2019-04-08		[28]
Alexia Barrier (FRA)	0	TSE – 4myplanet	FRA 72	No	Marc Lombart	MAG (FRA)	1998-01-31		[29]
Ari Huusela (FIN)	0	Stark	FIN 222	No	Owen-Clarke	Hakes Marine (NZL)	2007-12-17		[30]
Armel Tripon (FRA)	0	L’Occitane En Provence	FRA 02	Yes	Sam Manuard	Black Pepper Yachts	2020-01-31	First SCOW Design	[31]
Arnaud Boissières (FRA)	3 / 3 (8th)	La Mie Câline – Artisans Artipôle	FRA 14	Yes	Owen-Clarke	Hakes Marine (NZL)	2007		[32]
Benjamin Dutreux (FRA)	0	Omia – Water Family	FRA 09	No	Farr Yacht Design	Offshore Challenges, Cowes (GBR)	2007-06-25		[33]
Boris Herrmann (GER)	0	Sea Explorer – Yacht Club De Monaco	MON 10	Yes	VPLP - Verdier	Multiplast (FRA)	2015-08-06		[34]
Charlie Dalin (FRA)	0	Apivia	FRA 79	Yes	Guillaume Verdier	CDK Technologies (FRA)	2019-05-08		[35]
Clarisse Crémer (FRA)	0	Banque Populaire X	FRA 30	No	VPLP - Verdier	CDK Technologies (FRA)	2011-08-16		[36]
Clément Giraud (FRA)	0	Compagnie Du Lit / Jiliti	FRA 83	No	Farr Yacht Design	JMV Industries (FRA)	2006-07-26		[37]
Damien Seguin (FRA)	0	Groupe Apicil	FRA 1000	No	Finot - Conq	Multiplast (FRA)	2008-05-29		[38]
Didac Costa (ESP)	1 / 1 (14th)	One Planet One Ocean	ESP 33	No	Rob Humphreys / Owen-Clarke	Marten Marine (NZL)	1999		[39]
Fabrice Amedeo (FRA)	1 / 1 (11th)	Newrest – Art & Fenêtres	FRA 56	Yes	VPLP - Verdier	Persico (ITA)	2015-08-18		[40]
Giancarlo Pedote (ITA)	0	Prysmian Group	ITA 34	Yes	VPLP - Verdier	Vannes (FRA)	2015-09-11		[41]
/ Isabelle Joschke	0	MACSF	FRA 27	Yes	VPLP - Verdier	Chantier Naval de Larros	2007-08-06	Foils Retrofitted	[42]
Jean Le Cam (FRA)	4 / 3 (2nd)	Yes We Cam!	FRA 01	No	Farr Yacht Design	Port La Forêt	2007-05-29		[43]
Jérémie Beyou (FRA)	3 / 1 (3rd)	Charal	FRA 08	Yes	VPLP	CDK Technologies (FRA)	2018-08-20		[44]
Kevin Escoffier (FRA)	0	PRB	FRA 85	Yes	VPLP - Verdier	CDK Technologies (FRA)	2009-11-30	Foils Retrofitted	[45]
Kojiro Shiraishi (JPN)	1 / 0	DMG Mori Global One	JPN 11	Yes	VPLP	Multiplast (FRA)	2019-09-02		[46]
Louis Burton (FRA)	2 / 1 (7th)	Bureau Vallée 2	FRA 18	Yes	VPLP - Verdier	CDK Technologies (FRA)	2015-06-09		[47]
Manuel Cousin (FRA)	0	Groupe Sétin	FRA 71	No	Farr Yacht Design	Southern Ocean Marine (NZL)	2007-02-03		[48][49]
Maxime Sorel (FRA)	0	V and B – Mayenne	FRA 53	No	VPLP - Verdier	Indiana Yachting (ITA)	2007-09-05		[50]
Miranda Merron (GBR)	0	Campagne De France	FRA 50	No	Owen-Clarke	(NZL)	2006-01-05		[51]
Nicolas Troussel (FRA)	0	Corum L’Épargne	FRA 6	Yes	Juan Kouyoumdjian Design	Mer Agitée & CDK Technologies (FRA)	2020		[52]
Pip Hare (GBR)	0	Medallia	GBR 66	No	Pierre Roland	Bernard Stamm, Lesconil	2000-01-07		[53][54]
Romain Attanasio (FRA)	1 / 1 (15th)	Pure – Best Western	FRA 49	No	Farr Yacht Design	NZL	2008-08-19		[55]
Samantha Davies (GBR)	2 / 1 (5th)	Initiatives-cœur	FRA 109	Yes	VPLP - Verdier	CDK Technologies (FRA)	2010-09-18	Foils Retrofitted	[56]
Sébastien Simon (FRA)	0	Arkea – Paprec	FRA 4	Yes	Juan Kouyoumdjian	CDK Technologies (FRA)	2019-07-19		[57]
/ Sébastien Destremau	1 / 1 (18th)	Merci	FRA 69	No	Lavanos	Artech do Brasil	2005-01-15		[58]
Stéphane Le Diraison (FRA)	1 / 0	Time for Oceans	FRA 92	Yes	Finot - Conq	Neville HUTTON (GBR)	2007-06-19	Foils Retrofitted	[59]
Thomas Ruyant (FRA)	1 / 0	Linkedout	FRA 59	Yes	Guillaume Verdier	Persico Marine (ITA)	2019-09-07		[60]
Yannick Bestaven (FRA)	1 / 0	Maître Coq IV	FRA 17	Yes	VPLP - Verdier	CDK Technologies (FRA)	2015-03-02		[61]

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