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The 1996–1997 Vendée Globe is a non-stop solo Round the World Yacht Race for IMOCA 50 and IMOCA 60 class yachts this is the third edition of the race starting on the th November 1996 from Les Sables-d'Olonne.
Event title | |
---|---|
Name | 1996–1997 Vendée Globe |
Edition | 3rd 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 | November 1996 |
Finish date | November 1996 |
Yachts | IMOCA 50 IMOCA 60 |
Results | |
![]() | ![]() Geodis |
![]() | ![]() Crédit Immobilier |
![]() | ![]() Groupe LG-Traitmat |
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]
The yacht Groupe LG 2[4] and it Canadian sailor Gerry Roufs were lost in the Southern Ocean; his body was never found, but his boat was found five months later off the Chilean Coast.[5][6][7]
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.[8][9] Then, within a few hours of each other, two other boats capsized, with both rescues performed by the Royal Australian Navy.[10]
Pete Goss was later awarded the Légion d'honneur for his rescue of Dinelli.[9] The capsize of several boats in this race prompted tightening up of the safety rules for entrants, particularly regarding boat safety and stability.[11]
Table: Order of Finish, 1996–1997 Vendée Globe[12]
Pos | Sailor | Yacht | Time | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Geodis | 105d 20h 31' (new record) | |
2 | ![]() | Crédit Immobilier | 113d 08h 26' | |
3 | ![]() | Groupe LG-Traitmat | 114d 16h 43' | |
4 | ![]() | Café Legal-Le Goût | 116d 16h 43' | |
5 | ![]() | Aqua Quorum | 126d 21h 25' | IMOCA 50[13] |
6 | ![]() | Whirlpool-Europe 2(H) | 140d 04h 38' | |
Did not finish | ||||
DNF | ![]() | PRB (1) | broken rudder | |
DNF | ![]() | Aquitaine Innovations | broken rudder | |
DNF | ![]() | Votre Nom autour du Monde - Pommes Rhône Alpes | capsized | |
DNF | ![]() | Exide Challenger | capsized | |
DNF | ![]() | Amnesty International | capsized | |
DNF | ![]() | Budapest | collision | |
DNF | ![]() | Club 60è Sud | dismasted | |
DNF | ![]() | Afibel | beached | |
DNF | ![]() | Groupe LG 2 | Boat and skipper lost at sea[5] | |
Unofficial Starter | ||||
N/A | ![]() | Algimouss | capsized Unofficial Starter |
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.
Skipper | Nat. | Prev. Participation (Start/Finish) | Name of Boat | Sail No. | Naval Architect | Builder | Launch Date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bertrand de Broc | ![]() | 1 / 0 | Votre Nom autour du Monde - Pommes Rhône Alpes | Philippe Briand | ATA Jeanneau | 1989 | [14] | |
Catherine Chabaud | ![]() | Never | Whirlpool-Europe 2 | Philippe Harlé Alain Mortain | CDK Technologies | 1991 | [15] | |
Christophe Auguin | ![]() | Never | Geodis | Finot-Conq | JMV Industries | 1994 | [16] | |
Didier Munduteguy | ![]() | Never | Club 60 Sud | Philip Morrison | Rowsell & Morrison (GBR) | 1990 | [17] | |
Éric Dumont | ![]() | Never | Café Legal-Le Goût | Finot-Conq | CDK Technologies | 1992 | [18] | |
Gerry Roufs | ![]() | Never | Groupe LG 2 | Finot-Conq | Mag et JMV | 1995 | [19] | |
Hervé Laurent | ![]() | Never | Groupe LG-Traitmat | Luc Bouvet Olivier Petit | Chantier Capitaine Flint | 1989 | [20] | |
Isabelle Autissier | ![]() | Never | PRB (1) | Finot-Conq | Marc Pinta | 1996 | [21] | |
Marc Thiercelin | ![]() | Never | Crédit Immobilier de France | Finot-Conq | Marc Pinta | 1990 | [22] | |
Nándor Fa | ![]() | 1 / 1 (5th) | Budapest | Nándor Fa | Fa Hajo Kft | 1996 | [23] | |
Patrick de Radiguès | ![]() | Never | Afibel | Philippe Harlé Alain Mortain | Garcia | 1989 | [24] | |
Pete Goss | ![]() | Never | Aqua Quorum | Adrian Thompson | Pete Goss – Plymouth GBR | 1996 | IMOCA 50 [13] | |
Tony Bullimore | ![]() | Never | Exide Challenger | Noble et Smith | Wesley Massam | 1992 | [25] | |
Thierry Dubois | ![]() | Never | Pour Amnesty International | Joubert-Nivelt | chantier Hervé et Pinta | 1989 | [26] | |
Yves Parlier | ![]() | 1 / 1 (4th) | Aquitaine Innovations | Finot-Conq | Composite Aquitaine Thierry Eluère | 1996 | [27] | |
Raphaël Dinelli | ![]() | Never | Algimouss | Marc Lombard | Jeantot Marine | 1998 | [28] |
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