2004–2005 Vendée Globe

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.

2004–2005 Vendée Globe

Event title
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)
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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

Table: Order of Finish, 2004–2005 Vendée Globe^[5]

Pos	Sailor	Yacht	Time	Ref
01	Vincent Riou (FRA)	PRB 2	087d 10h 47' 55" (new record)	[6]
02	Jean Le Cam (FRA)	Bonduelle 2	087d 17h 20' 08"
03	Mike Golding (GBR)	Ecover 2	088d 15h 15' 13"
04	Dominique Wavre	Temenos (1)	092d 17h 13' 20"
05	Sébastien Josse (FRA)	VMI	093d 00h 02' 10"
06	Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA)	Virbac-Paprec (1)	098d 03h 49' 38"
07	Conrad Humphreys (GBR)	Hellomoto	104d 14h 32' 24"
08	Joé Seeten (FRA)	Arcelor Dunkerque	104d 23h 02' 45"
09	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

Entries

Participants gallery

• 
   Alex Thomson (GBR)
  Hugo Boss
• 
   Anne Liardet (FRA)
  ROXY
• 
   Dominique Wavre (SUI)
  Temenos (1)
• 
   Jean Le Cam (FRA)
  Bonduelle 2
• 
   Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA)
  Virbac-Paprec (1)
• 
   Marc Thiercelin (FRA)
  Pro-Form
• 
   Mike Golding (GBR)
  Ecover 2
• 
   Norbert Sedlacek (AUT)
  Brother
• 
   Sébastien Josse (FRA)
  VMI
• 
   Raphaël Dinelli (FRA)
  Akena Verandas
• 
   Roland Jourdain (FRA)
  Sill Véolia (2)
• 
   Vincent Riou (FRA)
  PRB 2

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.

Details on competitors and the boats used

Skipper	Nat.	Prev. Participation (Start/Finish)	Name of Boat	Naval Architect	Builder	Launch Date	Ref.
Alex Thomson	United Kingdom	Never	Hugo Boss	Marc Lombard	Mag France	1998
Anne Liardet	France	Never	ROXY	Marc Lombard Briand	Mag France	1989
Bruce Schwab	United States	Never	Ocean Planet	Thomas Wylle	Schooner Creek Boat	2001
Benoît Parnaudeau	France	Never	Max Havelaar / Best Western	Rowsell-Morisson	Rowsell-Morisson	1991
Conrad Humphreys	United Kingdom	Never	Hellomoto	Finot-Conq		1998	[8]
Dominique Wavre	Switzerland	1 / 1 (5th)	Temenos (1)	Finot-Conq		1999	[9]
Jean-Pierre Dick	France	Never	Virbac-Paprec (1)	Farr yacht design		2003	[10]
Jean Le Cam	France	Never	Bonduelle 2	Marc Lombard	JMV Industries	2004
Karen Leibovici	France	Never	Benefic	Philippe Harlé Alain Mortain	CDK Technologies	1991
Hervé Laurent	France	1 / 1 (3rd)	UUDS	Finot-Conq	JMV Industries	1994	[11]
Joe Seeten	France	1 / 1 (10th)	Arcelor-Dunkerque	Finot-Conq	JMV Industries	1998
Marc Thiercelin	France	2 / 2 (2nd)	Pro Form	Marc Lombard	Mag France	1998
Mike Golding	United Kingdom	1 / 1 (7th)	Ecover 2	Owen Clarke Design		2003	[12]
Nick Moloney	Australia	Never	Skandia	Owen Clarke Design	Marten Yachts	2000
Patrice Carpentier	France	2 / 1 (11th)	VM Matériaux (2)	Michel Joubert Benoit Nivet		1999
Raphaël Dinelli	France	2 / 0	Akena Verandas	Nándor Fa	Nandor Fa chantier	1996
Roland Jourdain	France	1 / 1 (3rd)	Sill Véolia (2)	Marc Lombard	JMV Industries	2004	[13]
Norbert Sedlacek	Austria	Never	Brother	Bernard Nivett	Chantier Norbert Sedlacek	1995
Sébastien Josse	France	Never	VMI	Finot-Conq	Kirié / Éluère	1998
Vincent Riou	France	Never	PRB 2	Finot-Conq	Mag France	2000

References

1. "Vendee Globe 2004 confirmed". 4 June 2001.
2. "Not so calm before the storm". The Independent. 2 April 2006. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 8 December 2016. [Josse] came 5th in the 2005 Vendée Globe, despite hitting an iceberg.
3. Berlin, Peter (4 February 2005). "Sailing: Around the world (alone) in 87 days". New York Times.
4. "Denis Horeau appointed Race Director for the 8th Vendée Globe". Race Organisers. 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2021-01-20.=
5. "Vendée Globe 2004: Rankings and Positions". Vendée Globe. 14 March 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-03-18. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
6. "Riou the hero wins Vendée". 2 February 2005.
7. "Thiercelin retires from Vendée Globe". 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
8. "Document sans titre".
9. "Document sans titre".
10. "Document sans titre".
11. "uuds hervé Laurent". www.finot.com.
12. "Document sans titre".
13. "Marc Lombard". Marc Lombard Architecture navale.

External links

• Official website
• Official YouTube Channel
• 2004–2005 Vendée Globe on Facebook