The 1992–1993 Vendée Globe was a non-stop solo round-the-world yacht race for IMOCA 50 and IMOCA 60 class yachts, and started on 22 November 1992 from Les Sables-d'Olonne.
Summary The second race attracted a great deal of media coverage. American Mike Plant, one of the entrants in the first Vendée race, was lost at sea on the way to the race, his boat found capsized near the Azores.
The race set off into extremely bad weather in the Bay of Biscay, and several racers returned to the start to make repairs before setting off again (the only stopover allowed by the rules). Four days after the start, British sailor Nigel Burgess was found drowned off Cape Finisterre, having presumably fallen overboard. Alain Gautier and Bertrand de Broc led the race down the Atlantic; however, keel problems forced de Broc to abandon in New Zealand. Gautier continued with Philippe Poupon close behind, but a dismasting close to the finish held Poupon back, allowing Jean-Luc Van Den Heede to take second place. Nándor Fa became the first non French national to finish the race.
Results
Table: Order of Finish, 1992–1993 Vendée GlobePosSailorYachtTimeRef1Bagages Superior110d 02h 22' 35"2Groupe Sofap-Helvim116d 15h 01' 11"3Fleury-Michon X117d 03h 34' 24"4 Cacolac d'Aquitaine125d 02h 42' 24"5 K&H Bank Matav128d 16h 05' 04"6 Euskadi Europ 93 BBK134d 05h 04' 00"7 PRB / Solo Nantes153d 05h 14' 00"Did not finishDNF Bernard GallayVuarnet Watchesrigging problemsDNF Everlast / Neil Pryde Sailslost rudderDNF Groupe LGkeel problemsDNF Cardiff Discoverymedical reasonsDNF Fujicolor IIIsail failureDNF Maître Coq / Le MondeunpreparedDNF Nigel Burgess Yachtslost at seaDid not startDNS Coyotelost at sea prior to departureDNS ENIF Withdraw for family reasons and boat readyness
Competitors Participants Gallery
Participant Facts Equipment Fifteen skippers started the race.
+List of participants and equipment used Skipper Prev.EditionResults Name of boat Naval architect Builder Launch date Noted Ref. 6th Bagages Superior Finot-Conq CDK Technologies 1992 Aluminum Construction Never Cardiff Discovery Lindenberg-Bergstrom 1983 Never Groupe LG Luc Bouvet Olivier Petit Chantier Capitaine Flint 1989 Never Vuarnet Watches Philippe Harlé Alain Mortain Garcia 1989 Never PRB/Solo Nantes Lucas 1991 Never Groupe Sofap-Helvim Philippe Harlé Alain Mortain CDK Technologies 1991 Never Euskadi Europ 93 BBK Finot-Conq Le Guen-Hémidy 1989 2nd Fujicolor III Bouvet-Petit 1992 DNF Duracell Rodger Martin chantier Concordia 1992 Never Nigel Burgess Yachts Joubert chantier Hervé et Pinta 1989 Never K&H Bank Matav Nandor Fa et Lexen Chantier Nandor Fa 1989 DNF Fleury-Michon X Philippe Briand ATA Jeanneau 1989 Never Maître Coq/Le Monde informatique Philippe Harlé Alain Mortain Garcia 1992 Never Everlast Neil Pryde Sails Malingri Coop Nautica Fano 1992 Never Cacolac d'Aquitaine Finot-Conq Marc Pinta 1990
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