1996–1997 Vendée Globe

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1996–1997 Vendée Globe
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Event Title
Name1996–1997 Vendée Globe
Edition3rd 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 DateNovember 1996
Finish DateNovember 1996
YachtsIMOCA 50
IMOCA 60
Results
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold Christophe Auguin (FRA)
Geodis
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Marc Thiercelin (FRA)
Crédit Immobilier
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Hervé Laurent (FRA)
Groupe LG-Traitmat

The Vendée Globe is a non-stop solo Round the World Yacht Race for IMOCA 50 and IMOCA 60 class yachts this is the 3rd edition of the race starting on the th November 1996 from Les Sables-d'Olonne.

Summary[]

Another heavy-weather start in the Bay of Biscay knocked Nándor Fa and Didier Munduteguy out of the race early, and several others returned to the start for repairs before continuing.[citation needed] The rest of the fleet raced to the Southern Ocean, where a second attrition began: Yves Parlier and Isabelle Autissier broke rudders,[citation needed] leaving Christophe Auguin to lead the way into the south.

The race was won by Christophe Auguin.[1] Catherine Chabaud, sixth and last, was the first woman to finish the race.[2]

The book Godforsaken Sea by Derek Lundy profiles the 1996–1997 running of the race.[3]

Incidents[]

Retirement Causes[]

Heavy weather took a serious toll on the sailors in the far Southern Ocean.

Unofficial competitor Raphaël Dinelli's boat capsized, and he was rescued by Pete Goss.[4][5] Then, within a few hours of each other, two other boats capsized, with both rescues performed by the Royal Australian Navy.[6] Finally, contact was lost with Canadian sailor Gerry Roufs; his body was never found, but his boat was found five months later off the Chilean Coast.[7]

Pete Goss was later awarded the Légion d'honneur for his rescue of Dinelli.[5] The capsize of several boats in this race prompted tightening up of the safety rules for entrants, particularly regarding boat safety and stability.[8]

Other Incidents[]

Results[]

Table: Order of Finish, 1996–1997 Vendée Globe[9]

Pos Sailor Yacht Time Ref.
1  Christophe Auguin (FRA) Geodis 105d 20h 31' (new record)
2  Marc Thiercelin (FRA) Crédit Immobilier 113d 08h 26'
3  Hervé Laurent (FRA) Groupe LG-Traitmat 114d 16h 43'
4  Éric Dumont (FRA) Café Legal-Le Goût 116d 16h 43'
5  Pete Goss (GBR) Aqua Quorum 126d 21h 25' IMOCA 50[10]
6  Catherine Chabaud (FRA) Whirlpool-Europe 2 140d 04h 38'
DNF  Isabelle Autissier (FRA) PRB broken rudder
DNF  Yves Parlier (FRA) Aquitaine Innovations broken rudder
DNF  Bertrand de Broc (FRA) Pommes Rhône Alpes capsized
DNF  Tony Bullimore (GBR) Exide Challenger capsized
DNF  Thierry Dubois (FRA) Amnesty International capsized
DNF  Nándor Fa (HUN) Budapest collision
DNF  Didier Munduteguy (FRA) Club 60è Sud dismasted
DNF  Patrick de Radiguès (BEL) Afibel beached
DNF  Gerry Roufs (CAN) Groupe LG2 lost at sea[7]
N/A  Raphaël Dinelli (FRA) Algimouss capsized
Unofficial Starter

Gallery[]

  • Algimouss au départ du Vendée Globe 1996-1997.jpg
  • Bertrand De Broc.jpg
  • Budapest bateau de Nandor Fa.jpg
  • Crédit Immobilier De France.jpg
  • Groupe LG de Gerry Roufs.jpg
  • Groupe LG-Traitmat.jpg
  • Géodis.jpg
  • Marc Thiercelin.jpg
  • PRB bateau d'Isabelle Autissier.jpg
  • Vendée Globe 1996-1997.jpg
  • Whirlpool bateau de Catherine Chabaud.jpg
  • Yves Parlier.jpg

Competitors[]

Entries Gallery[]

Entries Boats[]

Fifteen 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.

List of Participant and Equipment Used
Skipper Nat. Prev. Participation
(Start/Finish)		 Name of Boat Sail No. Naval Architect Builder Launch Date Ref.
Bertrand de Broc  France 1 / 0 Philippe Briand ATA Jeanneau 1989 [11]
Catherine Chabaud  France Never
Alain Mortain		 1991 [12]
Christophe Auguin  France Never Finot-Conq 1994 [13]
Didier Munduteguy  France Never Philip Morrison Rowsell & Morrison (GBR) 1990 [14]
Éric Dumont  France Never Finot-Conq 1992 [15]
Gerry Roufs  Canada Never Groupe LG 2 Finot-Conq Mag et 1995 [16]
Hervé Laurent  France Never Luc Bouvet
Olivier Petit		 Chantier Capitaine Flint 1989 [17]
Isabelle Autissier  France Never Finot-Conq 1996 [18]
Marc Thiercelin  France Never Finot-Conq 1990 [19]
Nándor Fa  Hungary 1 / 1 (5th) Nándor Fa Fa Hajo Kft 1996 [20]
Patrick de Radiguès  Belgium Never Philippe Harlé
Alain Mortain		 Garcia 1989 [21]
Pete Goss  United Kingdom Never Adrian Thompson Pete Goss – Plymouth GBR 1996 IMOCA 50 [10]
Tony Bullimore  United Kingdom Never Exide Challenger Noble et Smith Wesley Massam 1992 [22]
Thierry Dubois  France Never chantier Hervé et 1989 [23]
Yves Parlier  France 1 / 1 (4th) Finot-Conq Composite Aquitaine
Thierry Eluère		 1996 [24]
Raphaël Dinelli  France Never Algimouss Marc Lombard Jeantot Marine 1998 [25]

Reference[]

  1. ^ "Open 60 Class Review". Yachting. 181 (4). April 1997. ISSN 0043-9940. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Solo yachtswoman and journalist Catherine Chabaud wins Woman of the Year award". Euronews. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ^ Lundy, Derek (2000). Godforsaken Sea: The True Story of a Race Through the World's Most Dangerous Waters. New York, NY: Anchor. ISBN 978-0-385-72000-7.
  4. ^ "Rival sails to rescue sinking sailor".
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Hero sailor Yachtsman of the Year". BBC. 10 January 1998. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Tony Bullimore: British sailor who survived four days under a capsized yacht in the Southern Ocean dies aged 79". ABC News (Australia). 31 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Evans, Jeremy (1 April 2008). Sailing. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. p. 317. ISBN 978-1-4053-3472-3. Tragically, another life was lost as French Canadian Gerry Roufs was lost at sea
  8. ^ Finot, Jean-Marie (March 1999). "60' Open, the conditions of safety, past evolution, current state, future". finot.com. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Edition 1996/1997 : Le Globe ne tourne plus rond". Vendée Globe (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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