Event title | |
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Name | 2004–2005 Vendée Globe |
Edition | 5th Edition |
Sponsor | Vendee Region of France |
Event details | |
Start location | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
Finish location | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
Course | Solo non-stop round the world race |
Start date | 7 November 2004 |
Finish date | 7 November 2004 |
Yachts | IMOCA 60 |
Key people | Race Director Denis Horeau |
Competitors | |
Competing nations | 20 |
Results | |
Gold | Vincent Riou ( FRA) |
Silver | Jean Le Cam ( FRA) |
Bronze | Mike Golding ( GBR) |
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 2004 [1] from Les Sables-d'Olonne.
The start of the 2004 race was watched by an estimated 300,000 people,[ citation needed] which took place in mild weather.[ citation needed] A fast start was followed by a few minor equipment problems, allowing the first racers to cross the equator just after 10 days.[ citation needed] This was three days faster than the previous race, with all of the starters still sailing.[ citation needed]
Attrition began on entry into the Roaring Forties: Alex Thomson diverted to Cape Town to make unassisted repairs and continue racing.[ citation needed] 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.[ citation needed] Gear problems and abandonments continued, then the fleet ran into an area of ice, and Sébastien Josse hit an iceberg head-on. [2]
The lead changed several times as the fleet re-entered the Atlantic.[ citation needed] The race remained close right to the finish, which saw three boats finish within 29 hours. [3]
The first Race Director Denis Horeau returned to the role after 15 years to head the event management team. [4]
Pos | Sailor | Yacht | Time | Ref |
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1 | Vincent Riou ( FRA) | PRB 2 | 87d 10h 47' 55" (new record) | [6] |
2 | Jean Le Cam ( FRA) | Bonduelle 2 | 87d 17h 20' 08" | |
3 | Mike Golding ( GBR) | Ecover 2 | 88d 15h 15' 13" | |
4 | Dominique Wavre | Temenos (1) | 92d 17h 13' 20" | |
5 | Sébastien Josse ( FRA) | VMI | 93d 00h 02' 10" | |
6 | Jean-Pierre Dick ( FRA) | Virbac-Paprec (1) | 98d 03h 49' 38" | |
7 | Conrad Humphreys ( GBR) | Hellomoto | 104d 14h 32' 24" | |
8 | Joé Seeten ( FRA) | Arcelor Dunkerque | 104d 23h 02' 45" | |
9 | Bruce Schwab ( USA) | Ocean Planet | 109d 19h 58' 57" | |
10 | Benoît Parnaudeau ( FRA) | Max Havelaar / Best Western | 116d 01h 06' 54" | |
11 | Anne Liardet ( FRA) | ROXY | 119d 05h 28' 40" | |
12 | Raphaël Dinelli ( FRA) | Akena Verandas | 125d 04h 07' 14" | |
13 | Karen Leibovici ( FRA) | Benefic | 126d 08h 02' 20" | |
DNF(7) | Nick Moloney ( AUS) | Skandia | Keel Failure (went back and completed passage) | |
DNF(6) | Patrice Carpentier ( FRA) | VM Matériaux (2) | broken boom | |
DNF(5) | Marc Thiercelin ( FRA) | Pro-Form | Outside assistance required in NZL (complete passage) | [7] |
DNF(4) | Roland Jourdain ( FRA) | Sill Véolia (2) | keel problems | |
DNF(3) | Norbert Sedlacek ( AUT) | Brother | keel problems | |
DNF(2) | Alex Thomson ( GBR) | Hugo Boss | Hole in the deck | |
DNF(1) | Hervé Laurent ( FRA) | UUDS | rudder problem | |
DNS | Patrick Favre ( FRA) | Adrenalines |
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.
[Josse] came 5th in the 2005 Vendée Globe, despite hitting an iceberg.