2004–2005 Vendée Globe
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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 | 7th November 2004 |
Finish Date | 7th November 2004 |
Yachts | IMOCA 60 |
Key people | Race Director Denis Horeau |
Competitors | |
Competing nations | 20 |
Results | |
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The Vendée Globe is a non-stop solo Round the World Yacht Race for IMOCA 60 class yachts this is the 5th edition of the race starting on the 7th November 2004[1] from Les Sables-d'Olonne.
Summary[]
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]
Results[]
Pos | Sailor | Yacht | Time | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
PRB | 87d 10h 47' 55" (new record) | |
2 | ![]() |
Bonduelle | 87d 17h 20' 8" | |
3 | ![]() |
Ecover | 88d 15h 15' 13" | |
4 | ![]() |
Temenos | 92d 17h 13' 20" | |
5 | ![]() |
VMI | 93d 0h 2' 10" | |
6 | ![]() |
Virbac-Paprec | 98d 3h 49' 38" | |
7 | ![]() |
Hellomoto | 104d 14h 32' 24" | |
8 | ![]() |
Arcelor Dunkerque | 104d 23h 2' 45" | |
9 | ![]() |
Ocean Planet | 109d 19h 58' 57" | |
10 | ![]() ![]() |
Max Havelaar / Best Western | 116d 1h 6' 54" | |
11 | ![]() |
ROXY | 119d 5h 28' 40" | |
12 | ![]() |
AKENA Vérandas | 125d 4h 7' 14" | |
13 | ![]() |
Benefic | 126d 8h 2' 20" | |
DNF(7) | ![]() |
Skandia | Keel failure | |
DNF(6) | ![]() |
VM Matériaux | broken boom | |
DNF(5) | ![]() |
Pro-Form | Outside assistance required in NZL (complete passage) | [6] |
DNF(4) | ![]() |
Sill Véolia | keel problems | |
DNF(3) | ![]() |
Brother | keel problems | |
DNF(2) | ![]() |
Hugo Boss | Hole in the deck | |
DNF(1) | ![]() |
UUDS | rudder problem |
Entries[]
Participants Gallery[]
Alex Thomson (GBR)
Hugo BossAnne Liardet (FRA)
ROXYDominique Wavre (SUI)
TemenosJean Le Cam (FRA)
BonduelleJean-Pierre Dick (FRA)
Virbac-PaprecMarc Thiercelin (FRA)
Pro-FormMike Golding (GBR)
EcoverNorbert Sedlacek (AUT)
BrotherSébastien Josse (FRA)
VMIRaphaël Dinelli (FRA)
AKENA VérandasRoland Jourdain (FRA)
Sill VéoliaVincent Riou (FRA)
PRB
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.
Skipper | Nat. | Prev. Participation (Start/Finish) |
Name of Boat | Naval Architect | Builder | Launch Date | Ref. |
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Alex Thomson | ![]() |
Never | Marc Lombard | Mag France | 1998 | ||
Anne Liardet | ![]() |
Never | 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 | [7] | |
Dominique Wavre | ![]() |
1 / 1 (5th) | Temenos | Finot-Conq | 1999 | [8] | |
Jean-Pierre Dick | ![]() |
Never | Virbac-Paprec | Farr yacht design | 2003 | [9] | |
Jean Le Cam | ![]() |
Never | Marc Lombard | 2004 | |||
Karen Leibovici | ![]() |
Never | Alain Mortain |
1991 | |||
Hervé Laurent | ![]() |
1 / 1 (3rd) | Finot-Conq | 1994 | [10] | ||
Joe Seeten | ![]() |
1 / 1 (10th) | Finot-Conq | 1998 | |||
Marc Thiercelin | ![]() |
2 / 2 (2nd) | Marc Lombard | Mag France | 1998 | ||
Mike Golding | ![]() |
1 / 1 (7th) | Ecover | 2003 | [11] | ||
Nick Moloney | ![]() |
Never | Marten Yachts | 2000 | |||
Patrice Carpentier | ![]() |
2 / 1 (11th) | VM Matériaux | Michel Joubert Benoit Nivet |
1999 | ||
Raphaël Dinelli | ![]() |
2 / 0 | Akena Verandas | Nandor Fa | Nandor Fa chantier | 1996 | |
Roland Jourdain | ![]() |
1 / 1 (3rd) | Marc Lombard Juan Kouyoumdjian |
2004 | [12] | ||
Norbert Sedlacek | ![]() |
Never | Brother | Bernard Nivett | Chantier Norbert Sedlacek | 1995 | |
Sébastien Josse | ![]() |
Never | Finot-Conq | Kirié / Éluère | 1998 | ||
Vincent Riou | ![]() |
Never | Finot-Conq | Mag France | 2000 |
References[]
- ^ "Vendee Globe 2004 confirmed". 4 June 2001.
- ^ "Not so calm before the storm". The Independent. 2 April 2006. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
[Josse] came 5th in the 2005 Vendée Globe, despite hitting an iceberg.
- ^ Berlin, Peter (4 February 2005). "Sailing: Around the world (alone) in 87 days". New York Times.
- ^ "Denis Horeau appointed Race Director for the 8th Vendée Globe". Race Organisers. 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2021-01-20.=
- ^ "Vendée Globe 2004: Rankings and Positions". Vendée Globe. 14 March 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-03-18. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- ^ "Thiercelin retires from Vendée Globe". 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ "Document sans titre".
- ^ "Document sans titre".
- ^ "Document sans titre".
- ^ "uuds hervé Laurent". www.finot.com.
- ^ "Document sans titre".
- ^ "Marc Lombard". Marc Lombard Architecture navale.
External links[]
- Round-the-world sailing competitions
- Single-handed sailing competitions
- Sailing competitions in France
- 2004 in sailing
- 2005 in sailing
- 2004 in French sport
- 2005 in French sport
- Vendée Globe
- 2004 Vendee Globe sailors