1992–1993 Vendée Globe

1992–1993 Vendée Globe
Event title
Name1992–1993 Vendée Globe
Edition2nd Edition
SponsorVendee Region of France
Event details
Start locationLes Sables-d'Olonne
Finish locationLes Sables-d'Olonne
CourseSolo non-stop round the world race
Start date22 November 1992
Finish date22 November 1992
YachtsIMOCA 50
IMOCA 60
Results
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold Alain Gautier (FRA)
Bagages Superior

The 1992–1993 Vendée Globe was a non-stop solo Round the World Yacht Race for IMOCA 50 and IMOCA 60 class yachts, and started on the 22nd November 1992 from Les Sables-d'Olonne.

Summary

The second race attracted a great deal of media coverage.[citation needed] American Mike Plant, one of the entrants in the first Vendée race, was lost at sea on the way to the race, his boat found capsized near the Azores.[1]

The race set off into extremely bad weather in the Bay of Biscay, and several racers returned to the start to make repairs before setting off again (the only stopover allowed by the rules).[citation needed] Four days after the start, British sailor Nigel Burgess was found drowned off Cape Finisterre, having presumably fallen overboard.[citation needed] Alain Gautier and Bertrand de Broc led the race down the Atlantic; however, keel problems forced de Broc to abandon in New Zealand.[citation needed] Gautier continued with Philippe Poupon close behind, but a dismasting close to the finish held Poupon back, allowing Jean-Luc Van Den Heede to take second place.[2] Nándor Fa became the first non French national to finish the race.

Results

Table: Order of Finish, 1992–1993 Vendée Globe[3]
Pos Sailor Yacht Time Ref
1  Alain Gautier (FRA) Bagages Superior 110d 02h 22' 35"
2  Jean-Luc Van Den Heede (FRA) Groupe Sofap-Helvim 116d 15h 01' 11"
3  Philippe Poupon (FRA) Fleury-Michon X 117d 03h 34' 24"
4  Yves Parlier (FRA) Cacolac d'Aquitaine 125d 02h 42' 24"
5  Nándor Fa (HUN) K&H Bank Matav 128d 16h 05' 04"
6  José Luis Ugarte (ESP) Euskadi Europ 93 BBK 134d 05h 04' 00"
7  Jean-Yves Hasselin (FRA) PRB / Solo Nantes 153d 05h 14' 00"
Did not finish
DNF France Switzerland Bernard Gallay Vuarnet Watches rigging problems
DNF  Vittorio Malingri (ITA) Everlast / Neil Pryde Sails lost rudder
DNF  Bertrand de Broc (FRA) Groupe LG keel problems
DNF  Alan Wynne-Thomas (GBR) Cardiff Discovery medical reasons
DNF  Loïck Peyron (FRA) Fujicolor III sail failure
DNF  Thierry Arnaud (FRA) Maître Coq / Le Monde unprepared[4]
DNF  Nigel Burgess (GBR) Nigel Burgess Yachts lost at sea
Did not start
DNS  Mike Plant (USA) Coyote lost at sea prior to departure[1]
DNS  Richard Tolkien (GBR) ENIF Withdraw for family reasons and boat readyness

Competitors

Participant Facts Equipment

Fifteen skippers started the race.

List of Participant and Equipment Used
Skipper Prev.
Edition
Results		 Name of Boat Naval Architect Builder Launch Date Noted Ref.
 Alain Gautier (FRA) 6th Bagages Superior Finot-Conq CDK Technologies 1992 Aluminum Construction [5]
 Alan Wynne-Thomas (GBR) Never Cardiff Discovery Lindenberg-Bergstrom 1983 [6]
 Bertrand de Broc (FRA) Never Groupe LG Luc Bouvet
Olivier Petit		 Chantier Capitaine Flint 1989 [7]
  Bernard Gallay (FRA) (SUI) Never Vuarnet Watches Philippe Harlé
Alain Mortain		 Garcia 1989 [8]
 Jean-Yves Hasselin (FRA) Never PRB/Solo Nantes Lucas 1991 [9]
 Jean-Luc Van Den Heede (FRA) Never Groupe Sofap-Helvim Philippe Harlé
Alain Mortain		 CDK Technologies 1991 [10]
 José Luis Ugarte (ESP) Never Euskadi Europ 93 BBK Finot-Conq Le Guen-Hémidy 1989 [11]
 Loïck Peyron (FRA) 2nd Fujicolor III Bouvet-Petit 1992 [12]
 Mike Plant (USA) DNF Duracell Rodger Martin chantier Concordia 1992
 Nigel Burgess (GBR) Never Nigel Burgess Yachts Joubert chantier Hervé et Pinta 1989
 Nándor Fa (HUN) Never K&H Bank Matav Nandor Fa et Lexen Chantier Nandor Fa 1989
 Philippe Poupon (FRA) DNF Fleury-Michon X Philippe Briand ATA Jeanneau 1989
 Thierry Arnaud (FRA) Never Maître Coq/Le Monde informatique Philippe Harlé
Alain Mortain		 Garcia 1992
 Vittorio Mallingri (ITA) Never Everlast Neil Pryde Sails Malingri Coop Nautica Fano 1992 [13]
 Yves Parlier (FRA) Never Cacolac d'Aquitaine Finot-Conq Marc Pinta 1990

References

  1. ^ a b Lloyd, Barbara (26 November 1992). "Solo Sailor Is Presumed To Be Dead". New York Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. ^ "French Toast Tough Vendée Globe Fleet". Yachting. Vol. 174, no. 1. July 1993. ISSN 0043-9940. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Edition 1992/1993 : L'édition des premiers drames". Vendée Globe (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  4. ^ Agnus, Christophe; Lautrou, Pierre-Yves (13 October 2004). Le roman du Vendée-Globe (in French). Grasset. ISBN 978-2-246-67599-0.
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