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1996–1997 Vendée Globe
Event title
Name1996–1997 Vendée Globe
Edition3rd Edition
SponsorVendee Region of France
Event details
Start locationLes Sables-d'Olonne
Finish locationLes Sables-d'Olonne
CourseSolo non-stop round the world race
Start date3 November 1996
Finish date3 November 1996
YachtsIMOCA 50
IMOCA 60
Results
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold Christophe Auguin (FRA)
Geodis
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Marc Thiercelin (FRA)
Crédit Immobilier
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Hervé Laurent (FRA)
Groupe LG-Traitmat

The 1996–1997 Vendée Globe was a non-stop round the world yacht race for IMOCA 50 and IMOCA 60 class yachts crewed by only one person. It was the third edition of the race, starting on 3 November 1996 from Les Sables-d'Olonne. The overall winner was Christophe Auguin who crossed the finish line on 17 February 1997 after a total time of 105 days, 20 hours and 31 minutes.

Summary

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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, in sixth place, was the last to cross the finish line and the first woman to complete a solo navigation of the globe without stopping.[2] Ten of the sixteen boats that started the race did not finish.[3]

The book Godforsaken Sea by Derek Lundy profiles the 1996–1997 running of the race.[4]

Incidents

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Gerry Roufs

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The yacht Groupe LG 2[5] and its 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.[6][7][8]

Retirement causes

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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.[9][10] Then, within a few hours of each other, two other boats capsized, with both rescues performed by the Royal Australian Navy.[11]

Pete Goss was later awarded the Légion d'honneur for his rescue of Dinelli.[10] The capsize of several boats in this race prompted tightening up of the safety rules for entrants, particularly regarding boat safety and stability.[12]

Results

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Table: Order of Finish, 1996–1997 Vendée Globe[13]

Pos Sailor Yacht Time Ref.
1  Christophe Auguin (FRA) Geodis 105d 20h 31' (new record)
2  Marc Thiercelin (FRA) Crédit Immobilier 113d 08h 26'
3  Hervé Laurent (FRA) Groupe LG-Traitmat 114d 16h 43'
4  Éric Dumont (FRA) Café Legal-Le Goût 116d 16h 43'
5  Pete Goss (GBR) Aqua Quorum 126d 21h 25' IMOCA 50[14]
6  Catherine Chabaud (FRA) Whirlpool-Europe 2(H) 140d 04h 38'
Did not finish
DNF  Isabelle Autissier (FRA) PRB (1) broken rudder
DNF  Yves Parlier (FRA) Aquitaine Innovations broken rudder
DNF  Bertrand de Broc (FRA) Votre Nom autour du Monde
- Pommes Rhône Alpes		 capsized
DNF  Tony Bullimore (GBR) Exide Challenger capsized
DNF  Thierry Dubois (FRA) Amnesty International capsized
DNF  Nándor Fa (HUN) Budapest collision
DNF  Didier Munduteguy (FRA) Club 60è Sud dismasted
DNF  Patrick de Radiguès (BEL) Afibel beached
DNF  Gerry Roufs (CAN) Groupe LG 2 Boat and skipper lost at sea[6]
Unofficial Starter
N/A  Raphaël Dinelli (FRA) Algimouss capsized
Unofficial Starter
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Competitors

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Entries boats

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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.

List of Participant and Equipment Used
Skipper Nat. Prev. Participation
(Start/Finish)		 Name of Boat Sail No. Naval Architect Builder Launch Date Ref.
Bertrand de Broc  France 1 / 0 Votre Nom autour du Monde
- Pommes Rhône Alpes		 Philippe Briand ATA Jeanneau 1989 [15]
Catherine Chabaud  France Never Whirlpool-Europe 2 Philippe Harlé
Alain Mortain		 CDK Technologies 1991 [16]
Christophe Auguin  France Never Geodis Finot-Conq JMV Industries 1994 [17]
Didier Munduteguy  France Never Club 60 Sud Philip Morrison Rowsell & Morrison (GBR) 1990 [18]
Éric Dumont  France Never Café Legal-Le Goût Finot-Conq CDK Technologies 1992 [19]
Gerry Roufs  Canada Never Groupe LG 2 Finot-Conq Mag et JMV 1995 [20]
Hervé Laurent  France Never Groupe LG-Traitmat Luc Bouvet
Olivier Petit		 Chantier Capitaine Flint 1989 [21]
Isabelle Autissier  France Never PRB (1) Finot-Conq Marc Pinta 1996 [22]
Marc Thiercelin  France Never Crédit Immobilier de France Finot-Conq Marc Pinta 1990 [23]
Nándor Fa  Hungary 1 / 1 (5th) Budapest Nándor Fa Fa Hajo Kft 1996 [24]
Patrick de Radiguès  Belgium Never Afibel Philippe Harlé
Alain Mortain		 Garcia 1989 [25]
Pete Goss  United Kingdom Never Aqua Quorum Adrian Thompson Pete Goss – Plymouth GBR 1996 IMOCA 50 [14]
Tony Bullimore  United Kingdom Never Exide Challenger Noble et Smith Wesley Massam 1992 [26]
Thierry Dubois  France Never Pour Amnesty International Joubert-Nivelt chantier Hervé et Pinta 1989 [27]
Yves Parlier  France 1 / 1 (4th) Aquitaine Innovations Finot-Conq Composite Aquitaine
Thierry Eluère		 1996 [28]
Raphaël Dinelli  France Never Algimouss Marc Lombard Jeantot Marine 1998 [29]

References

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  1. ^ "Open 60 Class Review". Yachting. Vol. 181, no. 4. April 1997. ISSN 0043-9940. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Solo yachtswoman and journalist Catherine Chabaud wins Woman of the Year award". Euronews. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Edition 1996/1997 : Le Globe ne tourne plus rond". Vendée Globe (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  4. ^ Lundy, Derek (2000). Godforsaken Sea: The True Story of a Race Through the World's Most Dangerous Waters. New York, NY: Anchor. ISBN 978-0-385-72000-7.
  5. ^ "IMOCA 60 Groupe LG 2 Archive". histoiredeshalfs.com. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  6. ^ a b Evans, Jeremy (1 April 2008). Sailing. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. p. 317. ISBN 978-1-4053-3472-3. Tragically, another life was lost as French Canadian Gerry Roufs was lost at sea
  7. ^ "Gerry Roufs lost at sea twenty years ago". vendeeglobe.org. 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  8. ^ "Roufs' fate rests with the brave efforts of Dumont". irishtimes.com. 1997-01-17. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  9. ^ "Rival sails to rescue sinking sailor".
  10. ^ a b "Hero sailor Yachtsman of the Year". BBC. 10 January 1998. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Tony Bullimore: British sailor who survived four days under a capsized yacht in the Southern Ocean dies aged 79". ABC News (Australia). 31 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  12. ^ Finot, Jean-Marie (March 1999). "60' Open, the conditions of safety, past evolution, current state, future". finot.com. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Edition 1996/1997 : Le Globe ne tourne plus rond". Vendée Globe (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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