2004–2005 Vendée Globe

2004–2005 Vendée Globe 5th edition Vendee Region of France Les Sables-d'Olonne Les Sables-d'Olonne Solo non-stop round the world race 7 November 2004 Race DirectorDenis Horeau IMOCA 60 20 Vincent Riou FRA Jean Le Cam FRA Mike Golding GBR 2000–2001 2008–2009 The 2004–2005 Vendée Globe was a non-stop solo round-the-world yacht race for IMOCA 60 class yachts. The fifth edition of the race started on 7 November 2004https://www.ybw.com/news-from-yachting-boating-world/vendee-globe-2004-confirmed-7522 Vendee Globe 2004 confirmed 4 June 2001 from Les Sables-d'Olonne. Summary The start of the 2004 race was watched by an estimated 300,000 people,November 2016 which took place in mild weather.November 2016 A fast start was followed by a few minor equipment problems, allowing the first racers to cross the equator just after 10 days.November 2016 This was three days faster than the previous race, with all of the starters still sailing.November 2016 Attrition began on entry into the Roaring Forties: Alex Thomson diverted to Cape Town to make unassisted repairs and continue racing.November 2016 The fleet encountered a number of other problems. Hervé Laurent retired with serious rudder problems, Thomson abandoned, and Conrad Humphreys anchored to make unassisted rudder repairs.November 2016 Gear problems and abandonments continued, then the fleet ran into an area of ice, and Sébastien Josse hit an iceberg head-on.2 April 2006 Not so calm before the storm https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/not-so-calm-before-the-storm-355277.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/not-so-calm-before-the-storm-355277.html 2022-05-01 subscription The Independent 8 December 2016 [Josse] came 5th in the 2005 Vendée Globe, despite hitting an iceberg. The lead changed several times as the fleet re-entered the Atlantic.November 2016 The race remained close right to the finish, which saw three boats finish within 29 hours.Berlin Peter 4 February 2005 Sailing: Around the world (alone) in 87 days New York Times The first Race Director Denis Horeau returned to the role after 15 years to head the event management team.https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/14260/denis-horeau-appointed-race-director-for-the-8th-vendee-globe Denis Horeau appointed Race Director for the 8th Vendée Globe 2014-03-18 2021-01-20 Race Organisers = Results +Table: Order of Finish, 2004–2005 Vendée Globehttp://www.vendeeglobe.org/uk/classements Vendée Globe 2004: Rankings and Positions 14 March 2005 Vendée Globe 2016-12-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20050318032011/http://www.vendeeglobe.org/uk/classements 2005-03-18PosSailorGYachtTimeDelta%Ref 1 Vincent Riou FRA M 13px PRB 2 87d 10h 47' 55" new race record https://secure.yachtingworld.com/archive/riou-the-hero-wins-vendee-26245 Riou the hero wins Vendée 2 February 2005 2 Jean Le Cam FRA M 13px Bonduelle 2 87d 17h 20m 08s 0d 06h 32m 13s 0.31% 3 Mike Golding GBR M 13px Ecover 2 88d 15h 15m 13s 1d 04h 27m 18s 1.36% 4 SUI civil Dominique Wavre M 13px Temenos (1) 92d 17h 13m 20s 5d 06h 25m 25s 6.02% 5Sébastien Josse FRA M 13px VMI 93d 00h 02m 10s 5d 13h 14m 15s 6.35% 6Jean-Pierre Dick FRA M 13px Virbac-Paprec (1) 98d 03h 49m 38s 10d 17h 01m 43s 12.25% 7Conrad Humphreys GBR M 13px Hellomoto 104d 14h 32m 24s 17d 03h 44m 29s 19.62% 8Joé Seeten FRA M 13px Arcelor Dunkerque 104d 23h 02m 45s 17d 12h 14m 50s 20.02% 9Bruce Schwab USA M 13px Ocean Planet 109d 19h 58m 57s 22d 09h 11m 02s 25.59% 10Benoît Parnaudeau FRA M 13px Max Havelaar / Best Western 116d 01h 06m 54s 28d 14h 18m 59s 32.7% 11Anne Liardet FRA F 13px ROXY 119d 05h 28m 40s 31d 18h 40m 45s 36.34% 12Raphaël Dinelli FRA M 13px Akena Verandas 125d 04h 07m 14s 37d 17h 19m 19s 43.14% 13Karen Leibovici FRA F 13px Benefic 126d 08h 02m 20s 38d 21h 14m 25s 44.47% DNF(7)Nick Moloney AUS M 13px Skandia Keel Failure (went back and completed passage)DNF(6)Patrice Carpentier FRA M 13px VM Matériaux (2) broken boomDNF(5)Marc Thiercelin FRA M 13px Pro-Form Outside assistance required in NZL (complete passage)https://www.yachtingworld.com/archive/thiercelin-retires-from-vendee-globe-26984 Thiercelin retires from Vendée Globe 2015-01-01 2021-01-24DNF(4)Roland Jourdain FRA M 13px Sill Véolia (2) keel problemsDNF(3)Norbert Sedlacek AUT M 13px Brother keel problemsDNF(2)Alex Thomson GBR M 13px Hugo Boss Hole in the deckDNF(1)Hervé Laurent FRA M 13px UUDS rudder problemDNSPatrick Favre FRA M 13px Adrenalines Entries Participants gallery Participant facts equipment Twenty skippers started the race a qualification passage was required to validate the registration of each boat, this course could have been carried out as part of another sailing race. +Details on competitors and the boats used Skipper Nat. Prev. participation(Start/Finish) Name of boat Naval architect Builder Launch date Ref. Alex Thomson Never Hugo Boss Marc Lombard Mag France 1998 Anne Liardet Never ROXY Marc Lombard Briand Mag France 1989 Bruce Schwab Never Ocean Planet Thomas Wylle Schooner Creek Boat 2001 Benoît Parnaudeau Never Max Havelaar / Best Western Rowsell-Morisson Rowsell-Morisson 1991 Conrad Humphreys Never Hellomoto Finot-Conq 1998 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/F10.htm Document sans titre Dominique Wavre 1 / 1 (5th) Temenos (1) Finot-Conq 1999 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/F13.htm Document sans titre Jean-Pierre Dick Never Virbac-Paprec (1) Farr yacht design 2003 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/E34.htm Document sans titre Jean Le Cam Never Bonduelle 2 Marc Lombard JMV Industries 2004 Karen Leibovici Never Benefic Philippe Harlé Alain MortainCDK Technologies 1991 Hervé Laurent 1 / 1 (3rd) UUDS Finot-Conq JMV Industries 1994 http://www.finot.com/bateaux/batmonotype/60piedsopen/auguin/auguin94/uuds/uuds_pres.htm uuds hervé Laurent www.finot.com Joe Seeten 1 / 1 (10th) Arcelor-Dunkerque Finot-Conq JMV Industries 1998 Marc Thiercelin 2 / 2 (2nd) Pro Form Marc Lombard Mag France 1998 Mike Golding 1 / 1 (7th) Ecover 2 Owen Clarke Design 2003 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/E35.htm Document sans titre Nick Moloney Never Skandia Owen Clarke Design Marten Yachts 2000 Patrice Carpentier 2 / 1 (11th) VM Matériaux (2) Michel Joubert Benoit Nivet 1999 Raphaël Dinelli 2 / 0 Akena Verandas Nándor Fa Nandor Fa chantier 1996 Roland Jourdain 1 / 1 (3rd) Sill Véolia (2) Marc Lombard JMV Industries 2004 Marc Lombard http://www.marclombard.com/ Marc Lombard Architecture navale Norbert Sedlacek Never Brother Bernard Nivett Chantier Norbert Sedlacek 1995 Sébastien Josse Never VMI Finot-Conq Kirié / Éluère 1998 Vincent Riou Never PRB 2 Finot-Conq Mag France 2000 References External links https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en Official YouTube Channel VendeeGlobe Vendée Globe Vendée Globe Vendée Globe Vendée Globe Category:Vendée Globe Vendée Globe 2004-2005