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.
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 | G | Yacht | Time | Delta | % | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vincent Riou (FRA) |
M  |
PRB 2 | 87d 10h 47' 55" | new race record | [6] | |
| 2 | Jean Le Cam (FRA) |
M |
Bonduelle 2 | 87d 17h 20m 08s | 0d 06h 32m 13s | 0.31% | |
| 3 |  Mike Golding (GBR) |
M |
Ecover 2 | 88d 15h 15m 13s | 1d 04h 27m 18s | 1.36% | |
| 4 |  Dominique Wavre |
M |
Temenos (1) | 92d 17h 13m 20s | 5d 06h 25m 25s | 6.02% | |
| 5 | Sébastien Josse (FRA) |
M |
VMI | 93d 00h 02m 10s | 5d 13h 14m 15s | 6.35% | |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) |
M |
Virbac-Paprec (1) | 98d 03h 49m 38s | 10d 17h 01m 43s | 12.25% | |
| 7 | Conrad Humphreys (GBR) |
M |
Hellomoto | 104d 14h 32m 24s | 17d 03h 44m 29s | 19.62% | |
| 8 | Joé Seeten (FRA) |
M |
Arcelor Dunkerque | 104d 23h 02m 45s | 17d 12h 14m 50s | 20.02% | |
| 9 |  Bruce Schwab (USA) |
M |
Ocean Planet | 109d 19h 58m 57s | 22d 09h 11m 02s | 25.59% | |
| 10 | Benoît Parnaudeau (FRA) |
M |
Max Havelaar / Best Western | 116d 01h 06m 54s | 28d 14h 18m 59s | 32.7% | |
| 11 | Anne Liardet (FRA) |
F  |
ROXY | 119d 05h 28m 40s | 31d 18h 40m 45s | 36.34% | |
| 12 | Raphaël Dinelli (FRA) |
M |
Akena Verandas | 125d 04h 07m 14s | 37d 17h 19m 19s | 43.14% | |
| 13 | Karen Leibovici (FRA) |
F |
Benefic | 126d 08h 02m 20s | 38d 21h 14m 25s | 44.47% | |
| DNF(7) |  Nick Moloney (AUS) |
M |
Skandia | Keel Failure (went back and completed passage) | |||
| DNF(6) | Patrice Carpentier (FRA) |
M |
VM Matériaux (2) | broken boom | |||
| DNF(5) | Marc Thiercelin (FRA) |
M |
Pro-Form | Outside assistance required in NZL (complete passage) | [7] | ||
| DNF(4) | Roland Jourdain (FRA) |
M |
Sill Véolia (2) | keel problems | |||
| DNF(3) |  Norbert Sedlacek (AUT) |
M |
Brother | keel problems | |||
| DNF(2) | Alex Thomson (GBR) |
M |
Hugo Boss | Hole in the deck | |||
| DNF(1) | Hervé Laurent (FRA) |
M |
UUDS | rudder problem | |||
| DNS | Patrick Favre (FRA) |
M |
Adrenalines | ||||
Entries
Participants gallery
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.
References
- ^ "Vendee Globe 2004 confirmed". 4 June 2001.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Riou the hero wins Vendée". 2 February 2005.
- ^ "Thiercelin retires from Vendée Globe". 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ "Document sans titre".
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- ^ "uuds hervé Laurent". www.finot.com.
- ^ "Document sans titre".
- ^ "Marc Lombard". Marc Lombard Architecture navale.