The Vendée Globe is a single-handed (solo) non-stop round the world yacht race. The race was founded by Philippe Jeantot in 1989, and since 1992 has taken place every four years. It is named after the Département of Vendée, in France, where the race starts and ends. The Vendée Globe is considered an extreme quest of individual endurance and the ultimate test in ocean racing.
The Route du Rhum is a transatlantic single-handed yacht race, which takes place every four years in November. The course is between Saint Malo, Brittany, Metropolitan France and Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, overseas France. The first competition, won by Canadian Michael Birch in his boat Olympus Photo by a margin of 98 seconds over second-placed Michel Malinovsky in Kriter V, was held in 1978, and was marked in tragedy by the disappearance of Alain Colas during the crossing.
Class40 is a class of monohull sailboat and a yacht primarily used for short handed offshore and coastal racing. The class is administered by International Class40 Association which is recognised by the World Sailing.
VPLP design is a French-based naval architectural firm founded by Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot-Prévost, responsible for designing some of the world's most innovative racing boats. Their designs presently hold many of the World Speed Sailing records.
The Route du Rhum is a single person transatlantic race the 2010 race was the 10th edition and had six classes with 91 boats taking part.
The Route du Rhum is a single person transatlantic race the 2010 race was the 9th edition and had six classes with 91 boats taking part.
Alex Pella is a Spanish yachtsman. In 2014 he became the first and only Spanish to win a transoceanic single-handed race, the Route du Rhum. Alex Pella made history once again, on the 26th of January 2017, when he broke, with the rest of the team, the absolute round-the-world speed sailing record, known as the Jules Verne Trophy., aboard the sophisticated maxi-multihull IDEC 3. They circumnavigated the planet in 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds.
The 2012–2013 Vendée Globe is a non-stop solo Round the World Yacht Race for IMOCA 60 class yachts this is the seventh edition of the race.
Foncia 2 is a IMOCA 60 Class offshore racing monohull sailing yacht launched 2010.
Paul Meilhat is a French sailor and navigator. He was a high level 49er dinghy sailor with Olympic aspirations before moving into offshore sailing. From 2015 to the end of 2018 he was skipper of the IMOCA 60 - SMA and he competed in the Vendee Globe.
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Spirit of Canada was designed by Owen Clark Design and launched in September 2006 after being made by first owner Derek Hatfield in Cobourg, Canada.
The Route du Rhum is a single person transatlantic race the 2022 race was the 12th edition and had six classes with 138 boats taking part. The events status as a qualification for event for the Vendee Globe lead to the largest most competitive fleet of IMOCA 60 class yachts gathered todate. In his first attempt at the race Charles Caudrelier took line honours in a new race record time on the Maxi Multihull Edmond de Rothschild in six days, 19 hours and 47 minutes.
The Route du Rhum is a single person transatlantic race. The 2006 race was the eighth edition and had eight classes, with 74 boats taking part.
The Route du Rhum is a single person transatlantic race the 2002 race was the 7th edition and had seven classes with 58 boats taking part.
The Route du Rhum is a single person transatlantic race the 1982 race was the 2nd edition and had six classes with 50 boats taking part.
The Route du Rhum is a single person transatlantic race the 1998 race was the 6th edition and had eight classes with 35 boats taking part.
The Route du Rhum is a single person transatlantic race the 1990 race was the 4th edition and had six classes with 50 boats taking part.
The Route du Rhum is a single person transatlantic yacht race. The 1994 race was the 5th edition and had eight classes with 35 boats taking part.
The Route du Rhum is a single person transatlantic yacht race. The 1986 race was the 3rd edition and had seven classes with 32 boats taking part.
The Route du Rhum is a single person transatlantic race first run in 1978.
Francis Joyon (FRA)
