The famous world tour returns in 2024, discover the latest information before the start of the race.
The Vendée Globe is the largest sailing race in the world. Without assistance, alone, this race is a real marathon for sailors who spend several years preparing for this event with IMOCAs, 18 meter long monohulls. In 2024, will the record be broken? As a reminder, the record is held by Armel Le Cléac’h, who completed the race in 74 days 3 hours 35 minutes and 46 seconds in 2017. A record which had been established due to the “mild” conditions, notably until Cape of the Equator.
The big start of the Vendée Globe
The start of the Vendée Globe is scheduled for November 10, 2024 in Sables d’Olonne on a sailing trip around the world, solo, non-stop and without assistance.
What are the dates of the Vendée Globe?
The round-the-world sailing trip will depart on Sunday, November 10, 2024, with an arrival scheduled between two and three months later, the record being 74 days, set in 2016.
The Vendée Globe route
In total, 45,000 kilometers are on the program with 24,300 nautical miles of theoretical distance passing through three capes: Bonne Espérance, Leeuwin and Horn, all, non-stop and without assistance.
The participants
40 skippers will set off on this sailing trip around the world, here is the complete list.
- Fabrice AMEDEO (Nexans – Wewise) – France
- Romain ATTANASIO (Fortinet – Best Western) – France
- Eric BELLION (Stand As One) – France
- Yannick BESTAVEN (Master CoQ V) – France
- Jérémie BEYOU (Charal) – France
- Arnaud BOISSIÈRES (La Mie Caline) – France
- Louis BURTON (Vallée Office) – France
- Conrad COLMAN (MS Amlin) – New Zealand/United States
- Antoine CORNIC (Human Immobilier) – France
- Manuel COUSIN (Help) – France
- Clarisse CRÉMER (L’Occitane en Provence) – France
- Charlie DALIN (Macif Santé Prévoyance) – France
- Samantha DAVIES (Heart Initiatives) – United Kingdom
- Violette ORANGE (DeVenir) – France
- Louis DUC (Fives Group – Lantana Environnement) – France
- Benjamin DUTREUX (Guyot Environnement – Water Family) – France
- Benjamin FERRÉ (Monnoyeur – Duo For a Job) – France
- Sam GOODCHILD (Vulnerable) – United Kingdom
- Pip HARE (Medallia) – United Kingdom
- Oliver HEER (Oliver Heer Ocean Racing) – Switzerland
- Boris HERRMANN (Malizia – Seaexplorer) – Germany
- Isabelle JOSCHKE (MACSF) – France / Germany
- Jean LE CAM (It all starts in Finistère – Armor-Lux) – France
- Tanguy LE TURQUAIS (Lazarus) – France
- Nicolas LUNVEN (Holcim – PRB) – France
- Sébastien MARSSET (Foussier) – France
- Paul MEILHAT (Biotherm) – France
- Justine METTRAUX (Teamwork – Team SNEF) – Switzerland
- Giancarlo PEDOTE (Prysmian) – Italy
- Yoann RICHOMME (Paprec Arkéa) – France
- Alan ROURA (Hublot) – Switzerland
- Thomas RUYANT (Vulnerable) – France
- Damien SEGUIN (Apicil Group) – France
- Kojiro SHIRAISHI (DMG Mori Global One) – Japan
- Sébastien SIMON (Dubreuil Group) – France
- Maxime SOREL (V and B – Monbana – Mayenne) – France
- Guirec SOUDEE (Freelance.com) – France
- Denis VAN WEYNBERGH (D’Ieteren Group) – Belgium
- Szabolcs WEORES (New Europe) – Hungary
- Jingkun XU (Singchain Team Haikou) – China
The prize list
- 1989-1990: Titouan Lamazou (Squirrel of Aquitaine II) in 109 days 8 h 47 min 55 s
- 1992-1993: Alain Gautier (Bagages Superior) in 110 days 2 h 22 min 35 s
- 1996-1997: Christophe Auguin (Geodis) in 105 days 20 h 31 min
- 2000-2001: Michel Desjoyeaux (PRB 3) in 93 days 3 h 57 min 32 s
- 2004-2005: Vincent Riou (PRB 3) in 87 days 10:47:55
- 2008-2009: Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) in 84 days 3 h 9 min 08 s
- 2012-2013: François Gabart (Macif) in 78 days 2 h 16 min 40 s
- 2016-2017: Armel Le Cléac’h (Banque Populaire VIII) in 74 days 3 h 35 min 46 s
- 2020-2021: Yannick Bestaven (CoQ IV Master) in 80 days 3 h 44 min 46 s