2004–2005 Vendée Globe (original) (raw)
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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 DirectorDenis Horeau |
| Competitors | |
| Competing nations | 20 |
| Results | |
 Gold |
 Vincent Riou (FRA) |
 Silver |
Jean Le Cam (FRA) |
 Bronze |
 Mike Golding (GBR) |
| ← 2000–20012008–2009 → |
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.
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]
Table: Order of Finish, 2004–2005 Vendée Globe[5]
| Pos | Sailor | Yacht | Time | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent Riou (FRA) |
PRB 2 | 87d 10h 47' 55" (new record) | [6] |
| 2 | Jean Le Cam (FRA) |
Bonduelle 2 | 87d 17h 20' 08" | |
| 3 | Mike Golding (GBR) |
Ecover 2 | 88d 15h 15' 13" | |
| 4 |  Dominique Wavre |
Temenos (1) | 92d 17h 13' 20" | |
| 5 | Sébastien Josse (FRA) |
VMI | 93d 00h 02' 10" | |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) |
Virbac-Paprec (1) | 98d 03h 49' 38" | |
| 7 | Conrad Humphreys (GBR) |
Hellomoto | 104d 14h 32' 24" | |
| 8 | Joé Seeten (FRA) |
Arcelor Dunkerque | 104d 23h 02' 45" | |
| 9 |  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 |
Participants gallery
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Alex Thomson (GBR)
Hugo Boss
Participant facts equipment
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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
- ^ "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".
- ^ "Document sans titre".
- ^ "Document sans titre".
- ^ "uuds hervé Laurent". www.finot.com.
- ^ "Document sans titre".
- ^ "Marc Lombard". Marc Lombard Architecture navale.