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The Transat New York Vendée - Les Sables d'Olonne is a solo transatlantic race aboard IMOCA 60 monohulls. It is part of the IMOCA Globe Series circuit. The 3,100 nautical miles route starts in New York City and finishes in Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée Region, France.[1]

This transatlantic, organised by SAEM Vendée, the organising company of the Vendée Globe. It is the last qualifying race for the solo tour around the world, without stopover and without assistance.

Its first edition in 2016 saw the victory of Frenchman Jérémie Beyou aboard Maître Coq.[2] A second edition will take place in May 2024.[3]

History

The race was created in 2015. One of the objectives is the internationalization of this type of race and to offer a final major test before the start of the Vendée Globe.[4]

There was a race scheduled for 2020[5] that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the 2016 race onboard reproters where allowed, as long as they do not participate in the race. Due to some disagreementsm, eventually, only Fabrice Amédéo (Newrest-Matmut), Tanguy de Lamotte (Initiatives-Coeur) and Conrad Colman (100% Natural Energy) left with a journalist on board.[6]

2016 Edition

The first edition of the transat brings together fourteen skippers, of which it is the last major confrontation before the start of the 2016-2017 Vendée Globe.[1] A fifteenth competitor, Finn Ari Huusela, could not make the start following the damage of Finnair on 13 May 2016 by Richard Tolkien, who was on board for The Transat.

The IMOCAs departed New York City on Sunday, May 29, 2016. The start of the U.S. coast race saw a number of competitors hit unknown floating objects. Five of them rerouted to Newport to repair: Yann Eliès (Quéguiner - Leukemia espoir), Armel Le Cléac'h (Banque populaire VIII), Morgan Lagravière (Safran), Jean-Pierre Dick (StMichel-Virbac) and Pieter Heerema (No Way Back). Tanguy de Lamotte on Initiatives-Coeur chose to continue despite the damage to the Sables-d'Olonne. There is a lot of debris on this busy coast.[7]

Jérémie Beyou (Maître Coq) won his first major victory in the IMOCA, ahead of Sébastien Josse (Edmond de Rothschild) and Alex Thomson (Hugo Boss). The three boats were all equipped with foils.

Classification[8]
Pos. Competitor Baot Designer Builder Year Time
1  Jérémie Beyou (FRA) Maître Coq Verdier / VPLP CDK Technologies 2010 9d 16h 57m 49s
2  Sébastien Josse (FRA) Gitana – Edmond de Rothschild Verdier / VPLP Multiplast 2015 9d 19h 26m 49s
3  Alex Thomson (GBR) Hugo Boss 6 Verdier / VPLP Green Marine 2015 9d 21h 3m 33s
4  Paul Meilhat (FRA) SMA Verdier / VPLP CDK Technologies 2010 10d 12h 19m 27s
5  Vincent Riou (FRA) PRB 4 Verdier / VPLP CDK Technologies 2010 11d 10h 58m 53s
6  Tanguy de Lamotte (FRA) Initiatives-Cœur (2) Farr Yacht Design CDK Technologies 2006 11d 15h 38m 39s
7  Kojiro Shiraishi (JAP) Spirit of Yukoh IV Bruce Farr Yacht Design Offshore Challenges Sailing Team 2007 12d 1h 21m 40s
8  Fabrice Amedeo (FRA) Newrest-Matmut Farr Yacht Design Southern Ocean Marine 2007 12d 6h 20m 15s
9  Morgan Lagravière (FRA) Safran III Verdier / VPLP CDK Technologies 2015 13d 5h 59m 45s
10  Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) StMichel-Virbac Verdier / VPLP Multiplast 2015 13d 6h 21m 24s
11  Yann Elies (FRA) Quéguiner – Leucémie Espoir Verdier / VPLP Eyer 2007 13d 6h 56m 36s
12  Conrad Colman (NZL) 100% Natural Energy Artech Design Team Artech do Brasil 2005 14d 6h 55m 57s
DNF  Armel Le Cléac'h (FRA) Banque populaire VIII Verdier / VPLP CDK Technologies 2015 DNF (collision)
DNF  Pieter Heerema (NED) No Way Back Verdier / VPLP Persian Marine 2015 DNF (collision)

2024 Edition

A second edition is scheduled for June 2024.[3][9]

Classification[10]
Pos. Skipper Boat Time Ref.
Sail No. Boat Name Year
1  Charlie Dalin (FRA) FRA 79 MACIF Santé Prévoyance 2023 10d 03h 44m 30s [11]
2  Boris Herrmann (GER) MON 1297 Malizia - Seaexplorer 2022 10d 20h 52m 32s [12]
3  Jérémie Beyou (FRA) FRA 3 Charal (2) 2022 12d 01h 11min 49s
4  Sébastien Simon (FRA) FRA 112 Groupe Dubreuil 2021 12d 03h 02min 01s
5  Thomas Ruyant (FRA) FRA 59 Vulnerable - For People 2023 12d 03h 57min 10s
6  Sam Davies (GBR) FRA 109 Initiative Coeur 4 2022 12d 10h 48min 29s
7  Yoann Richomme (FRA) FRA 24 Paprec Arkéa 2023 12d 11h 11min 19s
8  Justine Mettraux (SUI) FRA 8 Teamwork.net 2018 12d 16h 56min 55s
9  Pip Hare (GBR) GBR 77 Medallia 2015 12d 23h 44min 22s
10  Louis Burton (FRA) FRA 02 Bureau Vallée (2) 2020 13d 04h 46min 31s
11  Nicolas Lunven (FRA) FRA 85 Holcim - PRB 2022 13d 18h 20min 44s
12  Maxime Sorel (FRA) FRA 53 V and B - Monbana - Mayenne 2022 13d 20h 05min 08s
13  Benjamin Dutreux (FRA) FRA 09 Guyot Environment - Water Family 2015 14d 11h 59m 23S
14  Romain Attanasio (FRA) FRA 10 Fortinet - Best Western (2) 2015 14d 18h 36m 23S
15  Kojiro Shiraishi (JPN) JPN 11 DMG Mori Global One 2019 14d 18h 38m 48S
16  Clarisse Cremer (FRA) FRA 15 L’Occitane en Provence (2) 2019 14d 19h 00m 40S
17  Eric Bellion (FRA) FRA 5 Stand As One 2023 14d 19h 50m 58S
18  Violette Dorange (FRA) FRA 01 Devenir 2007 14d 20h 10m 50S
19  James Harayda (GBR) Gentoo Sailing Team 2007 14d 21h 47min 27s
20  Yannick Bestaven (FRA) FRA 17 Maitre Coq V 2022 14d 22h 08min 02s
21   Conrad Colman (USA) (NZL) NZL 64 Ms. Amlin 2007 14d 22h 47min 03s
22  Scott Shawyer (CAN) CAN 80 Be Water Positive 2011 14d 23h 20min 03s
23  Manuel Cousin (FRA) FRA 71 Coup de Pouce - Giffard Manutention 2007 14d 23h 31min 55s
24  Oliver Heer (SUI) SUI 49 Olicer Heer Ocean Racing 2007 15d 00h 01min 02s
25  Denis Van Weynbergh (BEL) BEL 207 D'Ieteren Group 2014 15d 01h 13min 04s
26  Szabolcs Weöres (HUN) HUN 23 New Europe 2007 15d 01h 42min 02s
27  Jingkun Xu (CHN) CHN 5 Singchain Team Haikou 2007 15d 02h 20min 55s
DNF  Sam Goodchild (GBR) FRA 100 Vulnerable - For the Planet 2019

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ a b "Transat New York - Vendée / Les Sables d'Olonne". FranceTvPro.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  2. ^ "New-York Vendée Les Sables". www.lessablesdolonne.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  3. ^ a b "NEW YORK VENDÉE - LES SABLES D'OLONNE". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  4. ^ Redacteur (2015-12-10). "New York – Les Sables d'Olonne : dernier test avant le Vendée Globe". Course au Large (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  5. ^ Voiles et Voiliers. "Transat New York-Vendée-Les Sables d'Olonne : 27 inscrits dont 17 bateaux à foils".
  6. ^ Bonamy, Raphaël (2016-05-26). "New York - Vendée : l'imbroglio des media men..." Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  7. ^ "Transat NY-Vendée: les OFNIs déciment la flotte, 24 heures après le départ". L'Express (in French). 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  8. ^ "Standings". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  9. ^ Voiles et Voiliers. "La New York Vendée – Les Sables-d'Olonne sera l'ultime confrontation avant le Vendée Globe".
  10. ^ "Standings". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  11. ^ "French skipper Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) wins the New York Vendée – Les Sables d'Olonne | New York Vendée 2024". www.newyorkvendee.org. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  12. ^ "Boris Herrmann (Malizia – Seaexplorer) 2nd in the New York – Vendée les Sables d'Olonne ! | New York Vendée 2024". www.newyorkvendee.org. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
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