2012–2013 Vendée Globe

December 2022 2012–2013 Vendée Globe 7th edition Vendee Region of France Les Sables-d'Olonne Les Sables-d'Olonne Solo non-stop round the world race 10 November 2012 20 IMOCA 60 François Gabart FRAMacif Armel Le Cléac’h FRABanque Populaire Alex Thomson GBRHugo Boss 4 2008–2009 2016–2017 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,http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/5377/leader-le-cleac-h-breaks-riou-s-record Leader Le Cléac'h Breaks Riou's Record 3 December 2012 Vendée Globe 9 December 2016 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.Museler Chris 1 February 2013 A Worldwide Race Has a Winner, but Is Not Over https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/sports/francois-gabart-wins-vendee-globe.html New York Times 8 December 2016 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.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 Incidents Other incidents Jean Piere Dick finished the Vendee Globe without the keel attachedhttps://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/167825/Jean-Pierre-Dick-finishes-with-no-keel Jean-Pierre Dick finishes Vendée Globe 2012-2013 with no keel www.yachtsandyachting.com as a remarkable piece of seamanship meant he sailed the final 2650 nautical miles.https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/14662/two-years-ago-jean-pierre-dick-lost-his-keel News - Two years ago: Jean-Pierre Dick lost his keel - Vendée Globe - en With Alex Thomson altering course to escort him during worsening conditions. Retirement causes Results Finishing time +Table: Order of Finish, 2012–2013 Vendée Globehttp://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/ranking.html Rankings 28 February 2013 Vendée Globe 9 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20130228065813/http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/ranking.html 28 February 2013PosSailorYachtTimeNotesRef 1 François Gabart FRA Macif 78d 02h 16m 40sNew Record Timehttps://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/14197/a-year-ago-francois-gabart-won-the-7th-vendee-globe News - A year ago, François Gabart won the 7th Vendée Globe - Vendée Globe - En www.vendeeglobe.org 2 Armel Le Cléac'h FRA Banque Populaire78d 05h 33m 52shttps://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/11403/armel-le-cleac-h-banque-populaire-second-of-the-2012-2013-vendee-globe News - Armel Le Cléac'h, Banque Populaire, second of the 2012-2013 Vendée Globe - Vendée Globe - En www.vendeeglobe.org 3 Alex Thomson GBR Hugo Boss 480d 19h 23m 43shttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/sailing/21257059 Thomson sails into Vendee history BBC Sport https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/11683/alex-thomson-hugo-boss-third-place-in-the-2012-2013-vendee-globe News - Alex Thomson, Hugo Boss, third place in the 2012-2013 Vendée Globe 2022-02-04 30 January 2013 www.vendeeglobe.org 4 Jean-Pierre Dick FRA Virbac-Paprec 386d 03h 03m 40s Sailed 2,643 miles without a keel 5 Jean Le Cam FRA SynerCiel88d 00h 12m 58s 6 Mike Golding GBR Gamesa88d 06h 36m 26s https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/12549/mike-golding-gbr-finishes-sixth-in-the-vendee-globe-2012-2013 Mike Golding (GBR) finishes sixth in the Vendée Globe 2012–2013 2013-02-03 2021-01-19 Vendee Globe Race Organisers 7 Dominique Wavre SUI Mirabaud90d 03h 14m 42shttps://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/167891/Dominique-Wavre-finishes-seventh Dominique Wavre on Mirabaud finishes seventh in Vendée Globe 2012-2013 www.yachtsandyachting.comWavre Dominique My finest Vendée Globe! https://www.mirabaud.com/fileadmin/user_upload_group/publications/Mirmag/Mirabaud_MirMag_4_EN_4eme_Vendee_Globe.pdf 5 February 2022 8 Arnaud Boissières FRA Akena Vérandas (3)91d 02h 09m 02s 9 Bertrand de Broc FRA Votre Nom autour du Monde avec EDM ProjetsElapsed 92d 05h 10m 14sCorrected 92d 17h 10' 14" (1)https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/12885/bertrand-de-broc-finishes-9th News - Bertrand de Broc finishes 9th - Vendée Globe - en 2021-02-22 Vendee Globe Race Organisers 10 Tanguy de Lamotte FRA Initiatives-Cœur (1)98d 21h 56' 10" https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/13271/tanguy-de-lamotte-initiatives-coeur-finishes-tenth-in-the-vendee-globe-2012-2013 News - Tanguy de Lamotte (Initiatives Cœur) finishes tenth in the Vendée Globe 2012-2013 - Vendée Globe - en 2021-02-22 Vendee Globe Race Organisers 11 Alessandro Di Benedetto ITA FRA Team Plastique104d 02h 34' 30"https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/13547/alessandro-di-benedetto-team-plastique-finishes-11th News - Alessandro di Benedetto (Team Plastique) finishes 11th - Vendée Globe - en 2021-02-22 Vendee Globe Race Organisers DNF Javier Sansó ESP Acciona 100% EcoPoweredDay 84: capsized (the boat is later recovered and towed to the azores)https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/12125/acciona-100-eco-powered-capsizes-javier-sanso-in-his-liferaft-awaiting-rescue ACCIONA 100% Eco Powered Capsizes, Javier Sanso in his liferaft awaiting rescue 2013-02-03 2021-01-19 Vendee Globe Race Organisers DSQ Bernard Stamm SUICheminées Poujoulat (5)Day 51: disqualified after receiving assistance, however he completed the course in 88d 10h 27' 50"https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/8629/cheminees-poujoulat-disqualified Cheminées Poujoulat Disqualified 2013-01-02 2021-01-19 Vendee Globe Race Organisers DNF Vincent Riou FRAPRB 4Day 14: broken outrigger stay resulting from collision https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/4443/vincent-riou-retires-from-the-race Vincent Riou Retires From The Race 2012-11-25 2021-01-19 Vendee Globe Race Organisershttps://www.sailing.org/news/6803.php#.YAc-hjlxdPY Vincent Riou Retires from Vendee Globehttps://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/4507/remorseful-riou-retires News - Remorseful Riou Retires - Vendée Globe - en DNF Zbigniew Gutkowski POLEnergaDay 11: electrical issues resulting in autopilot not being able to workhttps://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/4083/gutek-retires-from-the-race Gutek Retires From The Race 2021-01-19 Vendee Globe Race Organisers DNF Jérémie Beyou FRAMaître CoQDay 9: Broken Keel Ram DNF Samantha Davies GBR SavéolDay 5: Dismasted (retired unaided under Jury Rig) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIAA3DkA7lk Vendée Globe 2012 - Les arrivées - Samantha Davis - Savéol 2012-11-09 Courses au largehttps://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/3357/saveol-has-dismasted Savéol dismasted 2012-11-16 2021-01-19 Vendee Globe Race Organisershttps://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Vendee-Globe-Sam-Davies-Saveol-end-sailing-journey/103887 Vendee Globe - Sam Davies, Saveol end sailing journey 2012-11-18 2022-02-05 DNF Louis Burton FRA Bureau Vallée (1)Day 3: collision with a fishing boat https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/3405/louis-burton-abandons News - Louis Burton Abandons - Vendée Globe - en DNF Kito de Pavant FRA Groupe BelDay 2: collision with a fishing boat(Retired unaided to Cascais) https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/2937/kito-de-pavant-officially-retires News - Kito de Pavant officially retires - Vendée Globe - en DNF Marc Guillemot FRA Safran 2Day 1: Damaged keel head (Retired unaided to La Trinte)https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/2705/safran-forced-to-retire-after-keel-damage News - Safran forced to retire after keel damage - Vendée Globe - en 2012-11-11 2020-01-10 (1) 12h time penalty for unsealing and using emergency water supplyhttps://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/12899/12-hours-penalty-for-bertrand-de-broc News - 12 Hours Penalty for Bertrand de Broc - Vendée Globe - en Stage times +officiel du Vendée Globe:« STATISTIQUES: TEMPS DE COURSE ET TEMPS INTERMÉDIAIRES », sur vendeeglobe.org. Skipper Boat name Equator Cape of Good Hope Leeuwin Cape Horn Equator Finish LineFrançois GabartMacif 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 minArmel Le Cléac’hBanque 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 minAlex ThomsonHugo 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 minJean-Pierre DickVirbac-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 minJean Le CamSynerCiel 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 minMike GoldingGamesa 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 minDominique WavreMirabaud 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 minArnaud BoissièresAkena 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 minBertrand de BrocVotre 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 minTanguy de LamotteInitiatives-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 minAlessandro Di BenedettoTeam 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 minJavier SansóAcciona 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 abandonBernard StammCheminées Poujoulat (5) 11 d 03 h 25 min 23 d 06 h 44 min 35 d 21 h 43 min abandon Vincent RiouPRB 4 11 d 00 h 10 min abandon Gallery Competitor Gallery of sailors List of participant and equipment used +List of participants 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 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/F11.htm 2021-01-23 www.histoiredeshalfs.com Boat History Page 2021-01-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20210130152325/http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/F11.htm dead Alex Thomson GBR 2 / 0 Hugo Boss 4 GBR 99 Farr Yacht Design Offshore Challenge, Cowes (GBR) 2007 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/E44.htm Document sans titreArmel Le Cléac’h FRA 1 / 1 (2nd) Banque Populaire Verdier / VPLP Green Marine (GBR) CDK Technologies (FRA) 2010 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/A30.htm Document sans titreArnaud Boissières FRA 1 / 1 (8th) Akena Vérandas (3) Farr Yacht Design CDK Technologies (FRA) 2006 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/E41.htm Document sans titreBernard Stamm SUI 2 / 0 Cheminées Poujoulat (5) SUI 2012 Kouyoumdjian Decision SA (SUI) 2011 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/E50.htm Document sans titre 2021-01-23 2021-01-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20210129204729/http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/E50.htm deadBertrand De Broc FRA 2 / 0 Votre Nom autour du Monde – EDM Projects Finot – Conq Multiplast 2007 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/F17.htm 2021-01-23 www.histoiredeshalfs.com Boat History Page Dominique Wavre SUI 3 / 2 (4th) Mirabaud SUI 09 Owen Clark Southern Ocean Marine 2006 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/E38.htm Document sans titre 2021-01-23 2021-01-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20210129052758/http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/E38.htm deadFrançois Gabart FRA Never Macif FRA 301 Verdier / VPLP CDK Technologies Green Marine 2011 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/A31.htm Document sans titre 2021-01-23 2021-01-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20210130192553/http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/A31.htm deadJavier Sanso ESP 1 / 0 Acciona 100% EcoPowered ESP 04 Owen Clarke Design Southern Ocean Marine NZL 2011 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/E51.htm Document sans titre 2021-01-19 2021-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20210507102955/https://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/E51.htm deadJean Le Cam FRA 2 / 1 (2nd) SynerCiel FRA 59 Farr Yacht Design Southern Ocean Marine NZL 2007 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/E45.htm Document sans titre 2021-01-23 2021-01-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20210130224510/http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/E45.htm deadJean-Pierre Dick FRA 2 / 1 (6th) Virbac-Paprec 3 FRA 06 Verdier / VPLP Cookson Boats (NZL) 2010 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/A28.htm Document sans titre 2021-01-23 2021-01-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20210129033346/http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/A28.htm deadJérémie Beyou FRA 1 / 0 Maître CoQ Farr Yacht Design CDK technologie-Mer Agitée 2007 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/E43.htm 2021-01-23 www.histoiredeshalfs.com Boat History Page 2021-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20210515081313/http://histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/E43.htm dead Kito de Pavant FRA 1 / 0 Groupe Bel FRA 360 Verdier / VPLP Indiana Yachting (ITA) 2007 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/A27.htm 2021-01-23 www.histoiredeshalfs.com Boat History Page Louis Burton FRA Never Bureau Vallée (1) FRA 35 Farr Yacht Design JMV 2006 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/E40.htm 2021-01-23 www.histoiredeshalfs.com Boat History Page 2021-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20210507141110/https://histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/E40.htm dead Marc Guillemot FRA 1 / 1 (4th) Safran 2 FRA 25 Verdier / VPLP Chantier Naval de Laros 2007 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/A26.htm 2021-01-23 www.histoiredeshalfs.com Boat History Page 2021-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20210507131803/https://histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/A26.htm dead Mike Golding GBR 3 / 2 (3rd) Gamesa GBR 3 Owen Clark Hake Marine (NZL) 2007 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/E47.htm 2021-01-23 www.histoiredeshalfs.com Boat History Page 2021-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20210507122009/https://histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/E47.htm dead Samantha Davies GBR 1 / 1 (5th) Savéol Marc Lombard (2004) Juan Kouyoumdjian (2007) JMV 2004 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/A23.htm 2021-01-23 www.histoiredeshalfs.com Boat History Page 2021-01-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20210128120925/http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/A23.htm dead Tanguy De Lamotte FRA Never Initiatives Cœur (1) Marc Lombard MAG (FRA) 1998 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/A18.htm 2021-01-23 www.histoiredeshalfs.com Boat History Page 2021-01-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20210128150353/http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/A18.htm dead Vincent Riou FRA 1 / 0 PRB FRA 85 Verdier / VPLP Shipyard of LarrosCDK shipyard 2010 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/A29.htm 2021-01-23 www.histoiredeshalfs.com Boat History Page 2021-01-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20210128184650/http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/A29.htm dead Zbigniew Gutkowski POL Never Energa Group Finot Jason CarringtonNeville Hutton 2007 http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/F16.htm 2021-01-23 www.histoiredeshalfs.com Boat History Page References External links Official Website Official YouTube Channel Official Facebook Page Vendée Globe Vendée Globe Vendée Globe Vendée Globe Category:Vendée Globe Vendée Globe 2012-2013