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2024–2025 Vendée Globe
The 2024–2025 Vendée Globe is a non-stop Around the world sailing record, round the world Yacht racing, yacht race for IMOCA 60 class yachts crewed by only one person. It will be the tenth edition of the race, and will start and finish in Les Sables-d'Olonne, France. The race is scheduled to begin on 10 November 2024. Qualification The race organisers have published the initial notice of race allowing a record entry of 40 boats to compete. The rules now prohibit older IMOCA 60 from competing with 2008 generation boats being the oldest allowed to compete. The 13 first new boat skipper combinations starting two of five solo races (one in 2022 or 2023 and one in 2024) qualification races and finishing one of them will be selected automatically. Significant events during qualifying included: * Sailor Fabrice Amedeo (FRA) losing his boat ultimately to a fire IMOCA 60 No Way Back, Newrest – Art & Fenêtres while doing a qualifying race in 2022. He was able to secure another boat f ... [...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 town in Western France, on the Atlantic Ocean. 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 administrative division in the Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retour à La Base
The Retour à la base, formerly Transat B to B (short for "back to Brittany") is a transatlantic single-handed yacht race exclusive to IMOCA 60 yachts, which first took place in 2007. It was introduced as a return race from destination of the Transat Jacques Vabre to Brittany, Metropolitan France, home to most IMOCA teams. Since its introduction it was held every four years in the year before the Vendée Globe except 2019. A crewed edition was planned for 2021 but was cancelled later. History 2007 Edition 2011 Edition 2015 Edition 2023 Edition The course is between Fort-de-France, Martinique, overseas France and Lorient, Brittany, Metropolitan France. It was held as a qualification race for the 2024-2025 Vendée Globe following the Transat Jacques Vabre in the 2023 IMOCA 60 race calendar. 32 skippers started the race. For several skippers it was the first solo race in an IMOCA 60, among others Sam Goodchild, Yoann Richomme, Violette Dorange and Nico Lunven. Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Duc
Joseph-Louis Duc () (25 October 1802 – 22 January 1879) was a French architect. Duc came to prominence early, with his very well received work at the July Column in Paris, and spent much of the rest of his career on a single building complex, the Palais de Justice. Biography Born in Paris, Duc was educated at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he was a student of Percier. Duc took the Prix de Rome in 1825 for a design of a proposed Paris City Hall. During his three-year stay at the Villa de Medici in Rome his associates there included Félix Duban, Henri Labrouste and Léon Vaudoyer. Upon his return from Rome Duc's first significant commission was the decoration for the July Column, built from 1831 to 1840. Appointed as assistant to Jean-Antoine Alavoine, Duc took over the entire project on Alavoine's death in 1834. The foundation of the column is Alavoine's work; the column itself is acknowledged as solely Duc's work. Immediately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMOCA 60 Delta Dore
The IMOCA 60 The IMOCA ("Open 60"), is a 60ft development class monohull sailing yacht administered by the International Monohull Open Classes Association, International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA). The class pinnacle event are single-handed sail ... Class yacht Delta Dore was designed by Farr Yacht Design and launched in the 2006 after being built JMV based in Cherbourg, France. Names and Ownership Delta Dore (2006-2011) * Skipper: Jérémie Beyou Bureau Vallée (2011-2017) * Skipper: Louis Burton Vers un monde sans sida (2017-2020) * Skipper: Eric Nigon La Compagnie du Lit - Jiliti (2020-2021) * Skipper: Clément Giraud Cap Agir Ensemble Foussier-Mon Courtier Énergie (since 2022) * Skipper: Sébastien Marsset * Sail No.: FRA 83 Racing Results References Individual sailing vessels 2000s sailing yachts Sailing yachts designed by Farr Yacht Design Vendée Globe yachts IMOCA 60 yachts {{Ship-type-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sébastien Marsset
Sébastien is a common French given name. It is a French form of pasté Latin name ''Sebastianus'' meaning "from Sebaste". Sebaste was a common placename in classical Antiquity, derived from the Greek word ''σεβαστος'', or ''sebastos'', meaning "''venerable''." Sébastien or Sebastien may refer to: Military * Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707), a Marshal of France and the foremost military engineer of his age * Sébastien Pontault de Beaulieu (died 1674), French engineer considered to be the first military topographer Arts and entertainment * Sébastien Agius (born 1983), French singer and winner of first ever French X Factor * Sébastien Aurillon (born 1973) French visual artist and gallerist * Sébastien Bourdon (1616–1671), French painter and engraver * Sébastien Japrisot (1931-2003), French author, screenwriter and film director * Sebastien Grainger (born 1979), Canadian singer and musician * Sébastien Izambard (born 1973), French singer and music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMOCA 60 Canada
The IMOCA 60 The IMOCA ("Open 60"), is a 60ft development class monohull sailing yacht administered by the International Monohull Open Classes Association, International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA). The class pinnacle event are single-handed sail ... Class yacht Spirit of Canada was designed by Owen Clark Design and launched in September 2006 after being made by first owner Derek Hatfield in Cobourg, Canada. Names and Ownership Spirit of Canada (2005-2007) * Skipper: Derek Hatfield Algimouss-Spirit of Canada (2008) * Skipper: Derek Hatfield O Canada (2011-2018) * Skipper: Eric Holden and Morgen Watson Ebac (2020-2022) * Skipper: Antoine Cornic Human Immobilier (since 2022) * Skipper: Antoine Cornic * Sail No.: FRA 1461 Racing results References 2000s sailing yachts Sailing yachts designed by Owen Clarke Design Sailing yachts designed by Merfyn Owen Sailing yachts designed by Allen Clarke Vendée Globe yachts IMOCA 60 yachts Sailboat types ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Cornic
Antoine is a French given name (from the Latin ''Antonius'' meaning 'highly praise-worthy') that is a variant of Danton, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin. The name is used in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, West Greenland, Haiti, French Guiana, Madagascar, Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda. It is a cognate of the masculine given name Anthony. Similar names include Antaine, Anthoine, Antoan, Antoin, Antton, Antuan, Antwain, Antwan, Antwaun, Antwoine, Antwone, Antwon and Antwuan. Feminine forms include Antonia, Antoinette, and (more rarely) Antionette. As a first name *Antoine Alexandre Barbier (1765–1825), a French librarian and bibliographer *Antoine Arbogast (1759–1803), a French mathematician *Antoine Arnauld (1612–1694), a French theol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jörg Riechers
Jörg or Joerg () is a German name, equivalent to George in English. * Jörg Bergmeister, German race car driver * Jörg Frischmann, German Paralympian athlete * Jörg Haider, Austrian politician * Jörg Andrees Elten (also Swami Satyananda), German journalist and writer, follower of Osho * Jörg Kachelmann (born 1958), Swiss journalist and presenter * Joerg Kalt (1967–2007), Austrian film director and cinematographer * Jörg Meuthen (born 1961), German politician * Jörg Nobis (born 1975), German politician * Jörg Pilawa (born 1965), German television presenter * Joerg Rieger (born 1963), American professor * Jörg Schneider (actor) (1935), Swiss actor See also * *Jörgen (other) * Joerg Peninsula of Graham Land, Antarctica *W. L. G. Joerg, (1885-1952), American geographer and in particular expert in the geography of the Arctic and Antarctic regions *Norton C. Joerg Norton C. Joerg is a lawyer and retired Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. Joerg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMOCA 60 Malizia-Seaexplorer
Malizia-Seaexplorer (3) or Team Malizia (3), is an IMOCA 60 monohull sailing yacht, designed by VPLP and Boris Herrmann and constructed by Multiplast in France and launched on 19 July 2022. It has been designed for the Vendée Globe 2024, a solo tour of the world, but also participated in The Ocean Race 2023, a crewed around-the-world tour. Its skipper is the German yatchsman Boris Herrmann. During The Ocean Race 2023, the ship reached a new unofficial 24 hour distance record for monohulls with 640,70 nautical miles travelled. Design The first design principle was to build a boat, that performs well in Antarctic ocean on the foils. As a result, the hull is very voluminous in comparison to other IMOCAs of the same generation. This is to add buoyancy to prevent the boat from diving into the waves under heavier conditions and slowing the boat down. A high freeline also adds to the volume, allowing weight saves in the ballast bulb as this improves the boats capability to self-rig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armel Tripon
Armel Tripon (born 11 August 1975) is a French sailor who finished 11th in the 2020–2021 Vendée Globe. sailing the first SCOW influenced IMOCA designed by first time design Samual Manard and build by Black Pepper Yachts. Biography He lives in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique. He is married with three children. His home port is La Trinité-sur-Mer La Trinité-sur-Mer (; br, An Drinded-Karnag) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany, in north-western France. Inhabitants of La Trinité-sur-Mer are called ''Trinitains''. It is located east of Carnac. The town is primarily a port, .... Results References External links * * Vendee Campaign Website 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Nantes French male sailors (sport) Class40 class sailors IMOCA 60 class sailors French Vendee Globe sailors 2020 Vendee Globe sailors Vendée Globe finishers Single-handed circumnavigating sailors {{France-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMOCA 60 Sill 2
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Sill-Veolia, FRA 29 was designed by Marc Lombard and launched in the 26 April 2004 after being built JMV based in Cherbourg, France. Names and Ownership Former names: Sill 2, Sill et Veolia, Veolia Environnement, VE 1, Neutrogena, Saveol, Ethical Power, Vivo A Beira, Kattan Current name: Partage, Skipper: François Guiffant. Racing results References Individual sailing vessels 2000s sailing yachts Sailing yachts designed by Marc Lombard Vendée Globe yachts IMOCA 60 yachts {{IMOCA 60 sailing yachts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Guiffant
François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, King of France and King consort of Scots (), known as the husband of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots * François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter * François-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire; 1694–1778), French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher *François Aubry (other), several people *François Baby (other), several people * François Beauchemin (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player for the Anaheim Duck * François Blanc (1806–1877), French entrepreneur and operator of casinos * François Boucher (other), several people * François Caron (other), several people * François Cevert (1944–1973), French racing driver * François Chau (born 1959), Cambodian American act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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