The 2024–2025 Vendée Globe was a non-stop round the world yacht race for IMOCA 60 class yachts crewed by only one person. It was the tenth edition of the race; it started (on 10 November 2024), and finished, in Les Sables-d'Olonne, France.
Results
+ Classified results for the 2024–2025 edition Pos. Sail no. Boat name Year Skipper G Finish time Elapsed time Deltas Delta% Speed rhum/water Distancesailed Ref. 1 FRA 79 MACIF SantéPrévoyance (2) 2023 M 2025-01-14 - 07:24:49 64d 19h 22m 49s - 0% 15.37 / 17.79 27668 2 FRA 24 Paprec Arkéa (6) 2023 M 2025-01-15 - 06:12:02 65d 18h 10m 02s 0d 22h 47m 13s 1.47% 15.15 / 17.95 28326 3 FRA 112 Groupe Dubreuil 2021 M 2025-01-17 - 00:27:37 67d 12h 25m 37s 2d 17h 02m 48s 4.18% 14.75 / 17.16 27807 4 FRA 3 Charal (2) 2022 M 2025-01-24 - 00:58:54 74d 12h 56m 54s 10d 03h 15m 26s 15.02% 13.36 / 16.24 29049 5 FRA 2030 Biotherm 2022 M 2025-01-24 - 10:40:15 74d 22h 38m 15s 10d 12h 26m 52s 15.64% 13.29 / 15.6 28051 6 FRA 85 Holcim - PRB 2022 M 2025-01-24 - 19:51:41 75d 07h 49m 41s 10d 12h 26m 52s 16.23% 13.22 / 16.26 29389 7 FRA 49 For People 2023 M 2025-01-25 - 04:49:27 75d 17h 47m 27s 10d 22h 24m 38s 16.87% 13.15 / 16.15 29360 8 FRA 08 TeamWork.net 2018 F 2025-01-25 - 13:38:52 76d 01h 36m 52s 11d 06h 14m 03s 17.37% 13.09 / 15.39 28102 9 FRA 100 For the Planet 2019 M 2025-01-25 - 14:03:45 76d 02h 01m 45s 11d 06h 38m 56s 17.4% 13.09 / 15.64 28557 10 FRA 9 Guyot Environnement 2015 M 2025-01-26 - 15:41:24 77d 03h 39m 24s 12d 08h 16m 35s 19.05% 12.91 / 15.4 28514 11 FRA 15 L'OCCITANE en Provence (2) 2019 F 2025-01-27 - 03:36:28 77d 15h 34m 28s 12d 20h 11m 39s 19.81% 12.83 / 14.97 27901 12 MON 1297 Malizia-Seaexplorer 2022 M 2025-01-29 - 23:18:41 80d 10h 16m 41s 15d 14h 53m 52s 24.1% 12.38 / 15.13 29201 13 FRA 109 Initiatives-Cœur 4 2022 F 2025-01-30 - 10:15:39 80d 22h 13m 39s 16d 02h 50m 50s 24.87% 12.31 / 14.72 28584 14 FRA 10 Fortinet-Best Western 2015 M 2025-02-02 - 10:50:18 83d 22h 48m 18s 19d 03h 25m 29s 29.54% 11.86 / 14.34 28899 15 FRA 13 Groupe Apicil (2) 2015 M 2025-02-03 - 08:33:48 84d 20h 31m 48s 20d 01h 08m 59s 30.93% 11.74 / 14.37 29263 16 FRA 30 Monnoyeur Duo For A Job 2011 M 2025-02-03 - 11:21:50 84d 23h 19m 50s 20d 03h 57m 01s 31.11% 11.72 / 13.81 28167 17 FRA 1000 Lazare 2008 M 2025-02-03 - 11:37:29 84d 23h 35m 29s 20d 04h 12m 40s 31.13% 11.72 / 13.66 27863 18 SUI 7 Hublot 2019 M 2025-02-03 - 11:57:48 84d 23h 55m 48s 20d 04h 32m 59s 31.15% 11.72 / 14.00 28554 " 19 FRA 27 MACSF 2007 F 2025-02-03 - 23:28:36 85d 11h 26m 36s 20d 16h 03m 47s 31.89% 11.65 / 14.46 29660 20 FRA 29 Tout commence en Finistère - Armor-lux 2023 M 2025-02-04 - 03:53:02 85d 15h 51m 02s 20d 20h 28m 13s 32.18% 11.63 / 13.61 27978 21 NZL 64 MS Amlin 2007 M 2025-02-04 - 04:06:33 85d 16h 04m 33s 20d 20h 41m 44s 32.19% 11.63 / 13.58 27913 22 ITA 34 Prysmian Group 2015 M 2025-02-04 - 08:34:01 85d 20h 32m 01s 21d 01h 09m 12s 32.48% 11.6 / 14.17 29193 23 FRA 22 Freelance.com 2007 M 2025-02-08 - 08:18:20 89d 20h 16m 20s 25d 00h 53m 31s 38.63% 11.09 / 12.97 27970 24 JPN 11 DMG Mori Global One 2019 M 2025-02-09 - 09:36:41 90d 21h 34m 41s 26d 02h 11m 52s 40.26% 10.96 / 13.15 28696 25 FRA 1 Devenir - McDonalds 2007 F 2025-02-09 - 10:39:09 90d 22h 37m 09s 26d 03h 14m 20s 40.33% 10.95 / 12.85 28057 26 FRA 172 Fives Group - Lantana Environment 2006 M 2025-02-09 - 12:10:38 91d 00h 08m 48s 26d 04h 45m 59s 40.43% 10.95 / 12.88 28142 27 FRA 83 Foussier - Mon courtier énergie 2006 M 2025-02-09 - 12:37:35 91d 00h 35m 35s 26d 05h 12m 46s 40.45% 10.94 / 12.77 27895 28 FRA 1461 Human Immobilier 2006 M 2025-02-14 - 13:02:59 96d 01h 00m 59s 31d 05h 38m 10s 48.2% 10.37 / 11.8 27203 29 SUI 49 TUT GUT 2008 M 2025-02-17 - 17:29:34 99d 05h 27m 34s 34d 10h 04m 45s 53.11% 10.04 / 11.64 27724 30 CHN 5 Singchain Team Haikou 2007 M 2025-02-18 - 07:08:11 99d 20h 06m 11s 35d 00h 43m 22s 54.05% 9.98 / 11.53 27616 31 FRA 71 Coup de Pouce 2007 M 2025-03-01 - 12:40:38 111d 00h 38m 38s 46d 05h 15m 49s 71.32% 8.97 / 11.01 29350 32 FRA 56 Nexans – Art & Fenêtres 2007 M 2025-03-04 - 14:00:49 114d 01h 58m 49s 49d 06h 36m 00s 76.03% 8.73 / 10.56 28926 TLE BEL 207 D'Ieteren Group 2014 M 2025-03-08 Completed 24 hours over the race timelimit DNF FRA 14 La Mie Câline 2010 M 2025-02-02 13:00:00 Retired unaided to Martinique (Dismasted) DNF FRA 5 Stand As One - Altavia 2023 M 2025-01-12 08:00:00 Retired unaided to the Falklands (Forestay Damage) DNF FRA 17 Maitre Coq V 2022 M 2024-12-30 08:00:00 Retired unaided to Ushuaia (ARG) (Steering Damage) DNF GBR 77 Medallia 2 2015 F 2024-12-16 20:09:00 Retired unaided to Melbourne (AUS) (Dismasted) DNF HUN 23 New Europe 2007 M 2024-12-16 18:30:00 Retired unaided to Cape Town (RSA) (D2 Rigging Damage) DNF FRA 2 Bureau Vallée (3) 2020 M 2024-12-05 05:00:00 Retired unaided to Cape Town (RSA) (Rigging damage) DNF FRA 53 V&B-Monbana-Mayenne 2022 M 2024-11-15 13:25:00 Retired unaided to Madeira (Ankle Injury)
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) lost his boat Newrest – Art & Fenêtres to a fire (following a leak and an explosion) during a qualifying race in 2022. He was able to secure another boat for his participation in the race. Banque Populaire choose to end its sponsorship with Clarisse Crémer (FRA), citing her young child as one of the reason, the public backlash led to the sponsor withdrawing and Crémer quickly found a new sponsor (L'Occitane En Provence) with the support of Alex Thompson Racing. Following the second dismasting of his boat during the Defi Azimut in October 2023 after a previous dismasting in the 2020-2021 Vendée Globe, Nicolas Troussel (FRA) lost the support of his sponsor Corum and with that the boat Corum l'Epargne. Nonetheless he reached official candidate status. Kevin Escoffier (FRA) lost support of his team and therefore the use of Holcim-PRB due to allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women during The Ocean Race 2022–23. He was replaced by Nicolas Lunven. Charlie Dalin (FRA) was not able to take part in a solo qualification race in 2023 due to health issues, missing a key qualification requirement. An exemption in the rules allowed him to meet the requirement by crossing the starting line for the 2023 Transat Jacques Vabre. Éric Bellion (FRA) was not able to take part in the 2023 Retour à la Base due to damage taken during the 2023 Transat Jacques Vabre. An exemption for this case in the rules allowed him to fulfil the requirement of taking part in a solo race in 2022 or 2023. Phil Sharp (GBR) was not able to meet the requirement of taking part in a solo race in 2022 or 2023 due to damage taken to is new boat Oceanslab during the transfer to the start of the 2023 Retour à la Base. As Jean le Cam was able to start this race, Sharp lost the chance of qualifying through the new-boat rule. He did not qualify. François Guiffant (FRA) was allowed to take part in the qualification with an older boat from 2004 (Partage). He got an exemption to take part in the 2024 Vendée Globe conditional on fewer than 40 skippers qualifying and a place not being able to be filled. He did not qualify. The following campaigns were announced but did not reach candidate status: Armel Tripon (FRA) announced a VPLP designed boat from the moulds of Malizia-Seaexplorer to be built by Airbus. The project was late and is unlikely to make the 2024 edition of the race but is progressing. Jörg Riechers (GER) announced a group design by Farr Yacht Design, Guillaume Dupont and Etienne Bertrand and built by Alva Yachts. Though no official announcement has been made, the project seems to be abandoned. James Harayda (GBR) was not able to collect sufficient miles to qualify. Romain Attanasio (FRA) was dismasted on 13 September 2024 during the 48 hour Azimut Challenge; fellow competitor Maxime Sorel (FRA) made his spare mast available as a replacement so that Attanasio could start the Vendeé Globe.
Competitors Skipper Boat Ref. Name Start /Finish Name Designer BuilderDate launched First name and VG Notes NeverHuman Immobilier Owen-Clarke Chris Prior de Coburg (CAN)2005-08-23Spirit of Canada VG08 NeverFoussier - Mon courtier énergieFarr Yacht DesignJMV Industries (FRA)2006-07-26Delta Dore VG08NeverFives Group - Lantana EnvironmentFarr Yacht DesignCDK Technologies (FRA)2006-09-30PRB VG08 1 / 1 (23rd)Coup de Pouce Farr Yacht Design Southern Ocean Marine (NZL)2007-02-03Paprec-Virbac VG08 Never Devenir Farr Yacht Design CDK Technologies (FRA)2007-05-29Foncia VG08 Never Freelance.com Farr Yacht Design Offshore Challenges (GBR)2007-06-25BT VG08 Never Singchain Team Haikou Finot-Conq Multiplast (FRA)2007-07-17Brit Air VG08Foils retrofitted 2 / 1 (11th)Nexans – Art & Fenêtres Owen-Clarke Hakes Marine (NZL)2007-07-31Ecover VG081 / 0 MACSF VPLP – Verdier Chantier Naval de Larros (FRA)2007-08-06Safran VG08 Foils retrofitted 1 / 1 (16th) Mail Boxes Etc. VPLP – Verdier Indiana Yachting (ITA)2007-09-05Groupe Bel VG08 Never New Europe Owen-Clarke Hakes Marine (NZL)2007-12-17 Aviva VG08 NeverLazare Finot-Conq Multiplast (FRA)2008-05-29DCNS VG08 NeverOliver Heer Ocean RacingFarr Yacht DesigSouthern Ocean Marine (NZL)2008-08-19Gitana Eighty VG08 4 / 4 (8th) La Mie Câline VPLP – Verdier CDK Technologies (FRA)2010-09-18 Banque Populaire VG12 Foils retrofitted Never Monnoyeur Duo For A Job VPLP – Verdier CDK Technologies (FRA)2011-08-16Macif VG12 Never D'Ieteren Group Nandor Fa Pauger Composite (HUN)2014-04-07Spirit of Hungary VG16 1 / 1 (7th) Groupe Apicil 2 VPLP – Verdier CDK Technologies (FRA)2015-03-15Safran VG16 1 / 1 (19th)Medallia 2 VPLP – Verdier CDK Technologies (FRA)2015-06-09Banque Populaire VG16 2 / 2 (14th)Fortinet-Best Western VPLP – Verdier Chantier Multiplast (FRA)2015-08-06Edmond de Rotschild VG16 1 / 1 (9th) Guyot Environnement - Water Family VPLP – Verdier Green Marine (GBR)2015-09-01Hugo Boss VG16 1 / 1 (8th) Prysmian Group VPLP – Verdier Multiplast (FRA)2015-09-11St Michel Virbac VG16 Never TeamWork.net VPLP CDK Technologies (FRA)2018-08-20Charal VG20 2 / 2 (12th) Hublot VPLP – Pete Hobson Carrington Boats (GBR)2019-04-08Hugo Boss VG20 Alan Roura, new Hublot ambassador 1 / 1 (12th)L'OCCITANE en Provence (2) Guillaume Verdier CDK Technologies (FRA)2019-05-08Apivia VG20 NeverVulnerable (For the Planet)Guillaume VerdierPersico Marine (ITA)2019-07-09Linkedout VG20Baptismal name Nat'che f 2 / 1 (16th)DMG Mori Global One VPLP Multiplast (FRA)2019-09-02DMG Mori VG20 3 / 2 (3rd)Bureau Vallée 3 Sam Manuard Pauger Composites (HUN)Black Pepper Yachts (FRA)2020-01-31L'Occitane en Provence VG20 First SCOW Design 1 / 0 Groupe Dubreuil Guillaume Verdier CDK Technologies (FRA)2021-08-24 Former 11th Hour - Mālama Never Holcim - PRB Guillaume Verdier Carrington Boats (GBR)2022-05-07 1 / 1 (10th) V&B-Monbana-Mayenne Guillaume Verdier Mer Concept (FRA)2022-06-27 Sistership to Apivia (1) 4 / 2 (3rd) Charal (2) Samuel Manuard CDK Technologies (FRA)2022-07-11 1 / 1 (5th) Malizia-Seaexplorer VPLP / Boris Herrmann Multiplast (FRA)2022-07-19 3 / 1 (5th)Initiatives-Cœur 4 Sam Manuard Pauger Composites (HUN)2022-07-30 Sistership to L'Occitane 2 / 1 (1st) Maitre Coq V Guillaume Verdier CDK Technologies (FRA)2022-08-29Sistership to Groupe Dubreuil 1 / 0Biotherm Guillaume Verdier Persico Marine (ITA)2022-08-31Sistership to LinkedOut 2 / 1 (6th) Vulnerable (For People) Antoine Koch / Finot-Conq CDK Technologies (FRA)2023-03-16Sistership to Paprec Arkéa Never Paprec Arkéa (6) Antoine Koch / Finot-Conq Multiplast (FRA)2023-02-22Sistership to For People 1 / 1