The Vendée Arctique is a single-handed (solo) yacht race, from France to the Arctic Circle and back.
The race History The race was founded by in 2020, as a qualifier for the Vendée Globe following the cancellation of a number of the qualifying races due to COVID-19. It is named after the Département of Vendée, in France, where the race starts and ends. The race starts and finishes in Les Sables-d'Olonne, in the Département of Vendée, in France.
The concept of a series of events heading up to the northern high latitudes with the intention of this race become a permanent fixture.
The race is open to monohull yachts conforming to the Open 60 class criteria.
Race Editions
1st Edition: 2020 + Classified Results for the 2020 Edition Pos. Skipper Boat name Elapsed Time Ref. 1 Charal 10d 05h 14m 08s 2 Apivia 10d 06h 04m 12s 3 Linkedout 10d 06h 24m 12s 4 Initiatives-Coeur (3) 10d 06h 58m 55s 5 PRB 10d 07h 54m 34s 6 Maitre Coq IV 10d 09h 20m 30s 7 Seaexplorer - Yacht Club De Monaco 10d 09h 42m 54s 8 Prysmian Group 10d 10h 27m 50s 9 Newrest - Art & Fenêtres 10d 11h 28m 32s 10 Dmg Mori Global One 10d 11h 30m 29s 11 V And B - Mayenne 10d 11h 33m 10s 12 Banque Populaire X 10d 12h 24m 24s 13 MACSF 10d 23h 49m 34s 14 La Mie Câline - Artisans Artipôle 11d 12h 05m 31s 15 Groupe Sétin 11d 13h 30m 29s 16 Vers Un Monde Sans Sida 11d 16h 33m 27s 17 Campagne De France 11d 21h 38m 47s RET Groupe Apicil Abandon RET L'Occitane En Provence Abandon RET Arkéa Paprec Abandon
2nd Edition: 2022 The course was significantly shortened due to heavy weather. + Classified Results for the 2022 Edition Pos. Skipper Boat name Elapsed Time Ref. 1 Apivia 4d 09h 20m 26s 2 Charal 4d 13h 04m 08s 3 Linkedout 4d 16h 33m 46s 4 Monnoyeur - Duo For A Job 5d 07h 08m 42s 5 Bureau Vallée 2 5d 08h 50m 22s 6 Freelance.Com 5d 09h 07m 42s 7 Hublot 5d 09h 47m 11s 8 Fives – Lantana Environnement 5d 09h 54m 12s 9 Groupe Apicil 5d 10h 10m 37s 10 Banque Populaire 5d 10h 42m 55s 11 Guyot Environnement - Water Family 5d 11h 24m 30s 12 Prysmian Group 5d 12h 17m 36s 13 Medallia 5d 15h 25m 27s 14 Comme Un Seul Homme Powered By Altavia 5d 16h 04m 10s 15 Cap Agir Ensemble #Sponsorsbienvenus 5d 17h 01m 34s 16 Ebac Literie 5d 17h 46m 08s 17 Fortinet - Best Western 5d 19h 40m 25s 18 Imagine 6d 00h 33m 40s 19 Nexans - Art & Fenêtres 6d 04h 12m 43s 20 Dmg Mori Global One 6d 05h 33m 55s DNF Laboratoires De Biarritz DNF Macsf DNF La Mie Câline - Artisans Artipôle DNF Groupe Sétin DNF Szabi Racing
See also
IMOCA races Vendee Globe, a non-stop single person race around the World, currently run using the IMOCA 60 Class. The Barcelona World Race, a non-stop two person race around the World, currently run using the IMOCA 60 Class. Route du Rhum Transat Jacque Vabre
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