2000–2001 Vendée Globe

The 2000–2001 Vendée Globe is a non-stop solo Round the World Yacht Race for IMOCA 50 and IMOCA 60 class yachts. This is the fourth edition of the race starting on the 9th November 2000 from Les Sables-d'Olonne.

2000–2001 Vendée Globe
Event title
Name2000–2001 Vendée Globe
Edition4th 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 date9 November 2000
Finish date9 November 2000
YachtsIMOCA 60
Results
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold Michel Desjoyeaux (FRA)
PRB 2
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Ellen MacArthur (GBR)
Kingfisher
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Roland Jourdain (FRA)
Sill Matines La potagère

Summary

The departure originally planned for Sunday, November 5 but the decision was made to delay the postponed start till Thursday, 9 November 2000 a delay of 4 days due to bad weather.

This race was the first major test of the new safety rules, introduced following the tragedies the previous races. Overall, it was a success; although some boats were again forced to retire from the race, none were lost. This race also featured the youngest entrant ever: Ellen MacArthur, who at 24 years old managed to put together a serious campaign with her custom-built boat Kingfisher.[1]

Yves Parlier was the first to establish a lead, and headlines were made by Dominique Wavre of Switzerland on 10 December 2000 when his 430 nautical miles broke the 24-hour record for distance sailed single-handed.[1] Parlier was soon under attack by Michel Desjoyeaux, who then moved into the lead.[1] Parlier dismasted while pushing to catch up and lost contact with race organizers, resulting in MacArthur's being diverted to provide assistance.[1] MacArthur resumed racing when contact with Parlier was restored, and managed to maintain fourth place.[1]

Desjoyeaux extended his lead to 600 miles (970 km) by Cape Horn, and MacArthur had closed steadily, moving up to second place.[1] By the mid-Atlantic she had caught up, and while negotiating the calms and variable winds of the Doldrums, the two traded the lead position several times.[1]

MacArthur's chance to win was lost when she struck a semi-submerged container and was forced to make repairs.[1] Desjoyeaux and PRB, flying the French flag, would go on to win the race at 93d 3h 57', with MacArthur and Kingfisher under the flag of Great Britain finishing second at 94d 4h 25', and Roland Jourdain and Sill Matines La potagère, also under French flag, finishing third at 96d 1h 2'. MacArthur pulled in to a rapturous reception, as "the youngest ever competitor to finish, the fastest woman around the planet — and only the second solo sailor to get around the globe in less than 100 days."[1] Parlier, meanwhile, had anchored off New Zealand, and managed to fabricate by himself a new carbon-fibre mast from his broken one, and continuing racing, gained an official place.[2][3]

Incidents

Results
Table: Order of Finish, 2000–2001 Vendée Globe[4]
PosSailorYachtTimeNoteRef
01 Michel Desjoyeaux (FRA)PRB 2093d 03h 57'(new record)
02 Ellen MacArthur (GBR)Kingfisher094d 04h 25'
03 Roland Jourdain (FRA)Sill Matines La potagère096d 01h 02'
04 Marc Thiercelin (FRA)Active Wear102d 20h 37'
05 Dominique Wavre (SUI)Union Bancaire Privée105d 02h 45'
06 Thomas Coville (FRA)Sodébo105d 07h 24'
07 Mike Golding (GBR)Team Group 4110d 16h 22'
08France Switzerland Bernard GallayVoilà.fr111d 16h 07'
09 Josh Hall (GBR)Gartmore111d 19h 48'
10 Joé Seeten (FRA)Chocolats du Monde115d 16h 46'
11 Patrice Carpentier (FRA)VM Matériaux116d 00h 32'IMOCA 50
12 Simone Bianchetti (ITA)Aquarelle.com121d 01h 28'
13 Yves Parlier (FRA)Aquitaine Innovations126d 23h 36'[5]
14 Didier Munduteguy (FRA)DDP / 60e Sud135d 15h 17'
15Italy Pasquale De GregorioWind Telecomunicazioni158d 02h 37'IMOCA 50 [6][7]
Did not finish
DNF Catherine Chabaud (FRA)Whirlpool-Europe 2Dismasted
DNF Thierry Dubois (FRA)SolidairesElectronic problems
DNF Raphaël Dinelli (FRA)Sogal ExtensoDamaged rudder
DNF Fyodor Konyukhov (RUS)Modern University For The Humanitiesretired
DNF Javier Sansó (ESP)Old Spiceretired
DNF Éric Dumont (FRA)Euroka Servicesdamaged rudder
DNF Richard Tolkien (GBR)This Time – Argos
– Help For Autistic Children		rig damage
DNF Bernard Stamm (SUI)Armor-Lux/foies Gras steering problem
DNF Patrick de Radiguès (BEL)Libre Belgiquebeached (IMOCA 50) [8]

Entries

Participant facts equipment

Twenty 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
SkipperPrev. Participation
(Start/Finish)		Name of BoatSail No.Naval ArchitectBuilderLaunch DateRef.
  Bernard Gallay (FRA) (SUI)1 / 0Voilà.frFinot-ConqJMV Industries1994[9]
 Bernard Stamm (SUI)NeverArmor-Lux/foies GrasSUI 77Pierre RolandBernard Stamm1998[10]
 Catherine Chabaud (FRA)1 / 6Whirlpool-Europe 292LombardLemonchoix, at Mag1998[11]
 Dominique Wavre (SUI)NeverUnion Bancaire PrivéeSUI 9Finot-ConqJMV1999[12]
 Didier Munduteguy (FRA)1 / 0DDP 60e SudPhil MorrisonRowsell and Morrison1990[13]
 Ellen MacArthur (GBR)NeverKingfisher888Rob Humphreys
Mervin Owen		Marten Marine (NZL)2000[14]
 Javier Sansó (ESP)NeverOld SpiceRicardo TexedoTalinco Composite (ESP)1992[15]
 Josh Hall (GBR)NeverGartmoreFinot-ConqJMV Industries1998[16]
 Joé Seeten (FRA)NeverNord-pas-de-Calais/chocolats du MondeHarle MortainCDK1991[17]
 Marc Thiercelin (FRA)1 / 1 (2nd)Active WearFinot-ConqJMV Industries1998[18]
 Michel Desjoyeaux (FRA)NeverPRB 2FRA 85Finot-ConqMAF (FRA)2000[19]
 Mike Golding (GBR)NeverTeam Group 4GBR 4Finot-ConqJMV Industries1998[20]
 Pasquale de Gregorio (ITA)NeverWindITA 159Umberto FelciDolphin (Rome) and SC (Latina)2000IMOCA 50 [21]
 Patrice Carpentier (FRA)1 / 0VM Matériaux96Adrian ThompsonGoss Challenge1996IMOCA 50 [22]
 Patrick de Radiguès (BEL)1 / 0Lightning17Berret-RacoupeauFK Boats (ITA)2000IMOCA 50 [23]
 Raphaël Dinelli (FRA)1 / 0Sogal Extenso
 Richard Tolkien (GBR)NeverThis Time – Argos – Help For Autistic ChildrenBouvet-PetitMAG1992[24]
 Roland Jourdain (FRA)1 / 0Sill Matines La PotagèreMarc LombardJMV Industries2004-04-26[25]
 Simone Bianchetti (ITA)1 / 0Aquarelle.comPhilippe BriandJeanneau JTA1989[26]
 Thomas Coville (FRA)NeverSodéboFinot-ConqKiere / Thierry Eluere1998[27]
 Yves Parlier (FRA)2 / 1 (4th)Aquitaine InnovationsFinot-ConqThierry Eluere / Composites Aquitaine1996[28]

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