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1989–1990 Vendée Globe
The 1989–1990 Vendée Globe Challenge, which later became the first edition of the Vendée Globe, was a non-stop round the world sailing race, sailed west to east. The start was 26 November 1989 from Les Sables-d'Olonne. Thirteen boats started and seven finished due to multiple abandonments, which is common in this "Everest of the Sea" that is the Vendée Globe. It was won by Titouan Lamazou on 15 March 1990 creating the first benchmark of the event, a record that stood until the 1996–1997 edition. Background The inaugural Vendée Globe set off from Les Sables d'Olonne on 26 November 1989. Frenchman Titouan Lamazou, sailing ''Ecureuil d'Aquitaine II'', won the race with a time of 109 days. Philippe Jeantot, Vendée Globe founder, had problems with breakdowns, and then unfavorable winds, which held him back from the race lead. Philippe Poupon's ketch '' Fleury Michon X'' capsized in the Southern Ocean; and Poupon was rescued by Loïck Peyron, who finally finished second, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Sables-d'Olonne
Les Sables-d'Olonne (; French meaning: "The Sands of Olonne"; Poitevin: ''Lés Sablles d'Oloune'') is a seaside resort and port on the Atlantic coast of western France. A subprefecture of the department of Vendée, Pays de la Loire, it has the administrative level of commune. On 1 January 2019, the municipalities of Olonne-sur-Mer, Château-d'Olonne and Les Sables-d'Olonne merged, retaining the latter name. Location and geography Les Sables-d'Olonne is a seaside town in western France, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is situated on the coast between La Rochelle and Saint-Nazaire, near the coastal terminus of the A87 that connects it and nearby communities to La Roche-sur-Yon, Cholet, and Angers to the northeast. The nearest major metropolitan center of France, to Les Sables-d'Olonne, is Nantes, to the north (approximately 105 km, by road). Les Sables-d'Olonne station has rail connections to Paris, La Roche-sur-Yon and Nantes. It is at the level of admi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east. At in area (as defined with a southern Antarctic border), the Pacific Ocean is the largest division of the World Ocean and the hydrosphere and covers approximately 46% of Earth's water surface and about 32% of the planet's total surface area, larger than its entire land area ().Pacific Ocean . ''Encyclopædia Britannica, Britannica Concise.'' 2008: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The centers of both the Land and water hemispheres, water hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere, as well as the Pole of inaccessi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-François Coste
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Jean-François Coste may refer to: * Jean-François Coste (sailor) * Jean-François Coste (physician) Jean-François Coste is a French sailor who competed in and completed the first Vendee Globe in 1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Farr
Bruce Kenneth Farr (born 1949 in Auckland) is a New Zealand designer of racing and cruising yachts. Farrdesigned boats have won, challenged for, or placed highly in the Whitbread Round the World Race, America's Cup, and Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, among others. Farr's services to yacht design were recognised in the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours, when he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He currently lives near Annapolis, Maryland, USA. Early boats Farr began building boats at the age of 13 near Warkworth north of Auckland. His first boats were plywood hard chine Moth class designs. He later designed and built variants of Cherubs and especially Flying 18s. His early designs were built in plywood with a focus on light weight and good planing shapes. By his late teens he was designing small lightweight keel boats that were successful on the race course. He first achieved acclaim as a sailboat designer in the highly competitive 18ft Skiff class, popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMOCA 60 Kiwi Express
IMOCA or iMOCA may refer to: * Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art * International Monohull Open Class Association * IMOCA 50, a former 50ft racing yacht class * IMOCA 60 The IMOCA ("Open 60") is a 60ft (18.3 m) development class monohull sailing yacht governed by the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA). The class pinnacle event are single or two person ocean races, such as the Route du Rhum an ..., an active 60ft racing yacht class used for Vendee Globe {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Bernardin
Guy Bernardin was a French sailor born in 1945 in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, Ille-et-Vilaine, and disappeared at sea in August 2017, is a French skipper. He has participated in several offshore races, including two BOC Challenges, the 1989–1990 Vendée Globe and the 1990 Route du Rhum. On 2 October 2017 his 15-metre sailboat ''Crazy Horse'', which he had just acquired, was found empty off Cape Cod in the United States. He had left Southport on the East Coast of the United States on 9 August for La Turballe and had not given any sign of life since 15 August. Key results * 1980: 44th of the English Transat, on the 38 feet Rasto * 1981: Twostar, on the 38-foot Rasto * 1983: 4th in the BOC Challenge (Class 2), on the 38-foot Rasto * 1984: 2nd in the English Transat (class 2 monohull), on the 44-foot Biscuits LU * 1985: 2nd of the Twostar, on the IMOCA 60 Biscuits LU 2 * 1987: 4th in the BOC Challenge, on the IMOCA 60 Biscuits LU 2 * 1990: Abandoned in the 1989–1990 Vendée Globe, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Jacques Provoyeur
Jean-Jacques Provoyeur, aka "JJ", (born November 1950) is a South African sailor and yacht constructor. He competed in the BOC Challenge 1994-95 single single-handed round-the-world yacht race, which he completed in 133 days. Racing * Fireball (dinghy) championships *BOC Challenge 1994-95 (now the Velux 5 Oceans Race) *1989–1990 Vendée Globe Boatbuilding Provoyeur has built numerous monohulls and catamarans, principally employing the cold-moulding and Dudley Dix "radius chine plywood" techniques, using plywood and epoxy. Such vessels range from small sailing dinghies to large 60' racing yachts and 55' cruising catamarans such as the Dudley Dix DH550. Personal life Provoyeur is based in the Algarve, Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ..., and is marrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMOCA 60 Grinaker
IMOCA or iMOCA may refer to: * Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art * International Monohull Open Class Association * IMOCA 50, a former 50ft racing yacht class * IMOCA 60 The IMOCA ("Open 60") is a 60ft (18.3 m) development class monohull sailing yacht governed by the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA). The class pinnacle event are single or two person ocean races, such as the Route du Rhum an ..., an active 60ft racing yacht class used for Vendee Globe {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertie Reed
Stanley John Reed (more commonly known as Bertie Reed; 19 January 1943 – 18 December 2006) was a South African yachtsman. He was the first South African to complete three singlehanded circumnavigations. Life Reed was born in Port Elizabeth in 1943. He joined the South African Navy in 1961 and served for 21 years. He started sailing whilst in the Navy. In the 1982–1983, BOC Challenge race he placed second in the Knysna built yacht, Voortrekker. At the time Voortrekker was 14 years old and considered obsolete. In the 1986–1987, race he was placed 7th, sailing ''Stabilo Boss'', a yacht subsequently raced as ''Maiden''. He was awarded South Africa's highest civilian award for bravery, the Wolraad Woltemade Decoration for his rescue of sailor John Martin whose yacht sank after hitting a submerged iceberg in the Southern Ocean during the 1990–1991 BOC Challenge. In 2006, he was inducted into the Single-Handed Sailors' Hall of Fame. He received Springbok colours 5 time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Marie Finot
Group Finot is a French Naval architecture, boat design company based in Jouy-en-Josas. Founded by Jean-Marie Finot, the company specializes in the design of fiberglass sailboats. The company also collaborates with designer Pascal Conq as ''Groupe Finot - Conq'', based in Vannes, France. History The company was founded by Finot in 1969 when he designed his first boat, the International Offshore Rule Quarter Ton class champion Ecume de Mer (''Sea Foam'') that was built by Chantier Malliard. By 2017 the company had designed 61 boats for Beneteau, their biggest customer. The first design for Beneteau was in 1978. Boats Summary of boats designed by Group Finot, by year: *Ecume De Mer 1968 *Jenneau Folie Douce 1970 *Brise De Mer 31 1970 *Brise De Mer 31 (LC) 1970 *Passatore 1971 *Comet 910 1971 *Grand Soleil 34 (Finot) 1972 *Aloa 29 1972 *Fleur De Mer 1972 *Comet 801 1972 *Reve De Mer 1972 *Gouteron Chergui 1973 *Fastnet 34 1973 *Comet 770 1973 *Jenneau Brin De Folie 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMOCA 60 Generali Concorde
IMOCA or iMOCA may refer to: * Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art * International Monohull Open Class Association * IMOCA 50, a former 50ft racing yacht class * IMOCA 60 The IMOCA ("Open 60") is a 60ft (18.3 m) development class monohull sailing yacht governed by the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA). The class pinnacle event are single or two person ocean races, such as the Route du Rhum an ..., an active 60ft racing yacht class used for Vendee Globe {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleury Michon X
Fleury may refer to: People * Fleury (name), a French and English name of Norman origin * De Fleury, a surname, including a list of people with the name * Abraham-Joseph Bénard (1750–1822), known as Fleury, a French actor and comedian * Mademoiselle Fleury (Marie-Anne-Florence Bernardy-Nones, 1766–1818), a Belgian actress in France Places in France * Fleury, Aisne * Fleury, Aude * Fleury, Manche * Fleury, Moselle * Fleury, Oise * Fleury, Pas-de-Calais * Fleury, Somme * Fleury-devant-Douaumont, Meuse * Fleury-en-Bière, Seine-et-Marne * Fleury-la-Forêt, Eure * Fleury-la-Montagne, Saône-et-Loire * Fleury-la-Rivière, Marne * Fleury-la-Vallée, Yonne * Fleury-les-Aubrais, Loiret * Fleury-Mérogis, Essonne * Fleury-sur-Andelle, Eure * Fleury-sur-Loire, Nièvre * Fleury-sur-Orne, Calvados * Fleury Abbey, in Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, Loiret See also * Champfleury (other) * Fleurey (other) * Fleurie, a commune in France * '' Fleury Playbook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
