March 2017 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 5. American Rich Wilson Finishes Vendee Globe
As of : 21 February 2017 Boat/Skipper
4 ST. MICHEL-VIRBAC/Dick 5 QUEGUINER-LEUCEMI/Elies 6 FINISTERE MER VENT/Le Cam 7 BUREAU VALEE/Burton 8 SPIRIT OF HUNGRY/Fa
9 COMMEUNEULHOM…/Bellion 10 LA MIE CALINE/Boissieres 11 NEWREST-MATMUT/Amedeo 12 LA FABRIQUE/Roura
13 GREAT AMERICAN IV/Wilson Skipper/boat
14 FORESIGHT NATURAL/Colman
1 BANQUE POPILAIRE VIII/Le Cleach FRA 2 HUGO BOSS/Thomson 3 MAITRE COQ/Beyou
Country Finish Time GB
FRA FRA FRA FRA FRA
74D, 3H, 35M, 46S 74D, 19H, 35M, 15S 78D, 6H, 38M, 40S 80D, 1H, 45M, 45S 80D, 3H, 11M, 09S 80D, 6H, 41M, 54S 87D, 21H, 45M, 49S
Hungary 93D, 22H, 52M, 9S FRA FRA FRA
Swiss USA
15 ONE PLANET ONE OCEAN/Costa Spain 16 FAMILLE MARY/Attansio 17 NO WAY BACK/Heerema 18 TECHNOFIRST…/Destremau
FRA Dutch
KILCULLEN VOYAGER/O’Coineen Abandoned SMA/Meilhat
COMPAGNIE DU LIT…/Le Diraison Abandoned LE SOUFFLE DU NORD…/Ruyant Abandoned EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD/Josse Abandoned BASTIDE OTIO, De Pavant SPIRIT OF YUKOH/Shiraishi INITIATIVES-COEUR/Lamotte SAFRAN/Lagraviere PRB/Riou
MASCF/de Broc 23 January (Day 79): MAÎTRE COQ’s
(Jérémie Beyou) fi nish has been delayed by light winds the last three days. Right behind him three competitors (Jean-Pierre Dick, Yann Eliès and Jean Le Cam) could possibly fi nish within two hours of each other for fourth through sixth. Beyou crossed the fi nish in third place
at 1940 UTC. This was his third Vendee Globe, but the fi rst time he fi nished. In 2008 and 2012, he was forced out of the race with technical issues. He had technical issues this time too, but was able to work through them. He sailed 27,101 nm at an average speed of 14.43 knots.
Thomson, who sailed HUGO BOSS to
a second place fi nish has announced that he will compete in 2020 if he can put together a competitive program. Thomson said he wanted to see the continued development of the foiling appendages, but wants to make sure that safety and costs are priorities. The cost of the foils are three or four hundred
Abandoned
Abandoned Abandoned Abandoned Abandoned Abandoned Abandoned
thousand pounds per pair with cases. There is an annual meeting of the IMOCA class in April, which will determine the new rules. 24 January (Day 80): The trio (Jean-
Pierre Dick, Yann Eliès and Jean Le Cam) battling for fourth, fi fth and sixth, are still expected to fi nish within hours of each other. Beyou said he will compete in the La
Solitaire du Figaro and will be looking for a bigger sponsor for the next Vendee Globe. SPIRIT OF HUNGARY (Nandor Fa)
crossed the equator during the evening hours.
25 January (Day 81): Race headquar-
ters was getting ready for their next fi nisher STMICHEL-VIRBAC (Jean-Pierre Dick) and he crossed the fi nish line at 1347 UTC with a time of 80 days, 1 hour, 45 minutes and 45 seconds. He sailed 27,857 miles at an average speed of 14.5 knots. He competed in a new foil-equipped VPLP-Verdier designed IMOCA, but when racing in the Transat Jacques Vabre last year he was forced to
Country to Finish NZ
293
318.7 784
1536 3038.1
abandoned her due to structural issues. She was recovered and spend much of the win- ter and spring being repaired. Early in the race he made a tactical error and then had technical problems and this put him behind the leaders in diff erent weather patterns. He also suff ered a penalty after going below the Antarctic Exclusion Zone. Just twelve miles back, was QUE- GUINER-LEUCEMI ESPOIR(Yann Elies) who fi nished at 1513 hrs. UTC in fi fth place. His time was 80 days, 3 hours, 11 minutes and 9 seconds. He sailed 27,132 miles with an average speed of 14.1 knots. He has al- ready announced that he would like to return for the 2020 Vendee Globe. Then at 1643 hrs. UTC FINISTERE
MER VENT (Jean Le Cam) crossed the fi nish line for the sixth position. His time
Rich Wilson and GREAT AMERICAN IV crossing the fi nish. (Photo Olivier Blanchet)
was 80 days, 4 hours, 41 minutes and 54 seconds. He sailed 27,141 miles with an average speed of 14.1 knots. This is the closest fi nish (less than three
hours) for three entrants in the Vendee Globe since the race started in 1989. Three have been together after battling a huge low south of Australia and battled each other all the way to the fi nish line. 26 January (Day 82): The party that
followed the three fi nishers yesterday was bigger and last longer. There are still 12 boats out on the race
course and the next one over should be BU- REAU VALEE (Louis Burton) who is about four days away. 27 January (Day 83): There are
Continued on Page 18.
99D, 4H, 56M, 20S 102D, 20H, 24M, 9S 103D, 21H, 01M
105D, 20H, 10M, 32S
107D, 00H, 48M, 18S Distance
Bring your boat to New England’s most capable yacht yard for the care she deserves. Repairs, refi ts, storage and dockage available for vessels up to 200 feet and 480 tons.
Belfast,Maine 207-930-3740
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32
