2012–2013 Vendée Globe

2012–2013 Vendée Globe
Event title
Name2012–2013 Vendée Globe
Edition7th 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 date10 November 2012
Finish date10 November 2012
YachtsIMOCA 60
Competitors
Competitors20
Results
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold François Gabart (FRA)
Macif
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Armel Le Cléac’h (FRA)
Banque Populaire
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Alex Thomson (GBR)
Hugo Boss 4

The 2012–2013 Vendée Globe was a non-stop solo Round the World Yacht Race for IMOCA 60 class yachts and 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,[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

Incidents

Other incidents

Jean Piere Dick finished the Vendee Globe without the keel attached[4] as a remarkable piece of seamanship meant he sailed the final 2650 nautical miles.[5] With Alex Thomson altering course to escort him during worsening conditions.[5]

Retirement causes

Results

Finishing time

Table: Order of Finish, 2012–2013 Vendée Globe[6]
Pos Sailor Yacht Time Notes Ref
1  François Gabart (FRA) Macif 78d 02h 16m 40s New Record Time [7]
2  Armel Le Cléac'h (FRA) Banque Populaire 78d 05h 33m 52s [8]
3  Alex Thomson (GBR) Hugo Boss 4 80d 19h 23m 43s [9][10]
4  Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) Virbac-Paprec 3 86d 03h 03m 40s Sailed 2,643 miles without a keel
5  Jean Le Cam (FRA) SynerCiel 88d 00h 12m 58s
6  Mike Golding (GBR) Gamesa 88d 06h 36m 26s [11]
7  Dominique Wavre (SUI) Mirabaud 90d 03h 14m 42s [12][13]
8  Arnaud Boissières (FRA) Akena Vérandas (3) 91d 02h 09m 02s
9  Bertrand de Broc (FRA) Votre Nom autour
du Monde avec EDM Projets		 Elapsed 92d 05h 10m 14s
Corrected 92d 17h 10' 14"		 (1) [14]
10  Tanguy de Lamotte (FRA) Initiatives-Cœur (1) 98d 21h 56' 10" [15]
11   Alessandro Di Benedetto (ITA) (FRA) Team Plastique 104d 02h 34' 30" [16]
DNF  Javier Sansó (ESP) Acciona 100% EcoPowered Day 84: capsized (the boat is later recovered and towed to the azores) [17][18]
DSQ  Bernard Stamm (SUI) Cheminées Poujoulat (5) Day 51: disqualified after receiving assistance, however he completed the course in 88d 10h 27' 50" [19]
DNF  Vincent Riou (FRA) PRB 4 Day 14: broken outrigger stay resulting from collision [20][21][22]
DNF  Zbigniew Gutkowski (POL) Energa Day 11: electrical issues resulting in autopilot not being able to work [23]
DNF  Jérémie Beyou (FRA) Maître CoQ Day 9: Broken Keel Ram
DNF  Samantha Davies (GBR) Savéol Day 5: Dismasted (retired unaided under Jury Rig) [24][25][26]
DNF  Louis Burton (FRA) Bureau Vallée (1) Day 3: collision with a fishing boat [27]
DNF  Kito de Pavant (FRA) Groupe Bel Day 2: collision with a fishing boat
(Retired unaided to Cascais) 		[28]
DNF  Marc Guillemot (FRA) Safran 2 Day 1: Damaged keel head (Retired unaided to La Trinte) [29]
(1) 12h time penalty for unsealing and using emergency water supply[30]

Stage times

officiel du Vendée Globe:[31]
Skipper Boat Name Equator Cape of Good Hope Leeuwin Cape Horn Equator Finish Line
François Gabart Macif 11 d 00 h 20 min 23 d 03 h 43 min 34 d 10 h 23 min 52 d 06 h 18 min 66 d 01 h 39 min 78 d 02 h 16 min
Armel Le Cléac’h Banque Populaire VI 10 d 19 h 18 min 22 d 23 h 46 min 34 d 12 h 13 min 52 d 07 h 33 min 66 d 16 h 45 min 78 d 05 h 33 min
Alex Thomson Hugo Boss 4 11 d 02 h 34 min 23 d 12 h 33 min 35 d 22 h 13 min 54 d 14 h 36 min 68 d 14 h 53 min 80 d 19 h 23 min
Jean-Pierre Dick Virbac-Paprec 3 11 d 00 h 25 min 23 d 03 h 03 min 35 d 16 h 28 min 53 d 16 h 40 min 67 d 22 h 00 min 86 d 03 h 03 min
Jean Le Cam SynerCiel 11 d 20 h 08 min 24 d 12 h 48 min 38 d 16 h 13 min 58 d 19 h 17 min 75 d 06 h 58 min 88 d 00 h 12 min
Mike Golding Gamesa 11 d 13 h 13 min 24 d 07 h 18 min 39 d 06 h 38 min 59 d 14 h 02 min 75 d 12 h 12 min 88 d 06 h 36 min
Dominique Wavre Mirabaud 11 d 20 h 43 min 24 d 13 h 53 min 39 d 10 h 43 min 59 d 22 h 16 min 76 d 19 h 42 min 90 d 03 h 14 min
Arnaud Boissières Akena Vérandas (3) 13 d 13 h 58 min 26 d 15 h 58 min 42 d 03 h 13 min 60 d 09 h 53 min 77 d 14 h 11 min 91 d 02 h 09 min
Bertrand de Broc Votre Nom autour du Monde 14 d 02 h 23 min 28 d 08 h 58 min 43 d 18 h 28 min 65 d 05 h 58 min 79 d 02 h 58 min 92 d 17 h 10 min
Tanguy de Lamotte Initiatives-Cœur (1) 13 d 15 h 53 min 30 d 00 h 14 min 44 d 17 h 58 min 65 d 17 h 01 min 81 d 10 h 07 min 98 d 21 h 56 min
Alessandro Di Benedetto Team Plastique 15 d 20 h 03 min 32 d 05 h 28 min 47 d 02 h 13 min 68 d 05 h 29 min 86 d 10 h 37 min 104 d 02 h 34 min
Javier Sansó Acciona 13 d 09 h 13 min 26 d 17 h 05 min 39 d 18 h 28 min 60 d 12 h 50 min 78 d 02 h 24 min abandon
Bernard Stamm Cheminées Poujoulat (5) 11 d 03 h 25 min 23 d 06 h 44 min 35 d 21 h 43 min abandon
Vincent Riou PRB 4 11 d 00 h 10 min abandon

Competitor

List of participant and equipment used

List of Participant and Equipment Used
Skipper Prev. Participation
(Start/Finish)		 Name of Boat Sail No. Naval Architect Builder Launch Date Ref.
  Alessandro Di Benedetto (ITA) (FRA) Never Team Plastique Finot-Conq Kirié (FRA) 1998 [32]
 Alex Thomson (GBR) 2 / 0 Hugo Boss 4 GBR 99 Farr Yacht Design Offshore Challenge, Cowes (GBR) 2007 [33]
 Armel Le Cléac’h (FRA) 1 / 1 (2nd) Banque Populaire Verdier / VPLP Green Marine (GBR)
CDK Technologies (FRA)		 2010 [34]
 Arnaud Boissières (FRA) 1 / 1 (8th) Akena Vérandas (3) Farr Yacht Design CDK Technologies (FRA) 2006 [35]
 Bernard Stamm (SUI) 2 / 0 Cheminées Poujoulat (5) SUI 2012 Kouyoumdjian Decision SA (SUI) 2011 [36]
 Bertrand De Broc (FRA) 2 / 0 Votre Nom autour du Monde – EDM Projects Finot – Conq Multiplast 2007 [37]
 Dominique Wavre (SUI) 3 / 2 (4th) Mirabaud SUI 09 Owen Clark Southern Ocean Marine 2006 [38]
 François Gabart (FRA) Never Macif FRA 301 Verdier / VPLP CDK Technologies
Green Marine		 2011 [39]
 Javier Sanso (ESP) 1 / 0 Acciona 100% EcoPowered ESP 04 Owen Clarke Design Southern Ocean Marine NZL 2011 [18]
 Jean Le Cam (FRA) 2 / 1 (2nd) SynerCiel FRA 59 Farr Yacht Design Southern Ocean Marine NZL 2007 [40]
 Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) 2 / 1 (6th) Virbac-Paprec 3 FRA 06 Verdier / VPLP Cookson Boats (NZL) 2010 [41]
 Jérémie Beyou (FRA) 1 / 0 Maître CoQ Farr Yacht Design CDK technologie-Mer Agitée 2007 [42]
 Kito de Pavant (FRA) 1 / 0 Groupe Bel FRA 360 Verdier / VPLP Indiana Yachting (ITA) 2007 [43]
 Louis Burton (FRA) Never Bureau Vallée (1) FRA 35 Farr Yacht Design JMV 2006 [44]
 Marc Guillemot (FRA) 1 / 1 (4th) Safran 2 FRA 25 Verdier / VPLP Chantier Naval de Laros 2007 [45]
 Mike Golding (GBR) 3 / 2 (3rd) Gamesa GBR 3 Owen Clark Hake Marine (NZL) 2007 [46]
 Samantha Davies (GBR) 1 / 1 (5th) Savéol Marc Lombard (2004)
Juan Kouyoumdjian (2007)		 JMV 2004 [47]
 Tanguy De Lamotte (FRA) Never Initiatives Cœur (1) Marc Lombard MAG (FRA) 1998 [48]
 Vincent Riou (FRA) 1 / 0 PRB FRA 85 Verdier / VPLP Shipyard of Larros
CDK shipyard		 2010 [49]
 Zbigniew Gutkowski (POL) Never Energa Group Finot Jason Carrington
Neville Hutton		 2007 [50]

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