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2012–2013 Vendée GlobeEvent title

Name| 2012–2013 Vendée Globe
Edition| 7th edition
Sponsor| Vendee Region of France
Event details
Start location| Les Sables-d'Olonne
Finish location| Les Sables-d'Olonne
Course| Solo non-stop round the world race
Start date| 10 November 2012
Finish date| 10 November 2012
Yachts| IMOCA 60
Competitors
Competitors| 20
Results
Gold|  François Gabart (FRA)
Macif
Silver|  Armel Le Cléac’h (FRA)
Banque Populaire
Bronze|  Alex Thomson (GBR)
Hugo Boss 4

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The 2012–2013 Vendée Globe was a non-stop solo round-the-world yacht race for IMOCA 60 class yachts and the seventh edition of the race.

## Summary

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The 2012 Vendée Globe started on 10 November 2012. The race saw the 24-hour singlehanded distance record repeatedly reset by several competitors. Armel Le Cléac’h (Banque Populaire) set a new race record for shortest time to the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope,[1] and François Gabart (Macif) set new race records for shortest time to the longitude of Cape Leeuwin in Australia and to Cape Horn. On 27 January 2013, Gabart set a new Vendée Globe record with just over 78 days to complete the circumnavigation. The interval of 3h 17’ between the arrivals of the first and second contenders is also the shortest in the race's history.[2]

Race Director for this edition was Denis Horeau who heads the event management team having done the role for the 1989, 2004 and 2008 editions.[3]

## Incidents

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### Other incidents

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Jean Piere Dick finished the Vendee Globe without the keel attached[4] as a remarkable piece of seamanship meant he sailed the final 2650 nautical miles.[5] With Alex Thomson altering course to escort him during worsening conditions.[5]

### Retirement causes

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## Results

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### Finishing time

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Table: Order of Finish, 2012–2013 Vendée Globe[6] Pos | Sailor | Yacht | Time | Notes | Ref

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1 |  François Gabart (FRA) | Macif | 78d 02h 16m 40s | New Record Time  | [7]
2 |  Armel Le Cléac'h (FRA) | Banque Populaire | 78d 05h 33m 52s |  | [8]
3 |  Alex Thomson (GBR) | Hugo Boss 4 | 80d 19h 23m 43s |  | [9][10]
4 |  Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) | Virbac-Paprec 3 | 86d 03h 03m 40s | Sailed 2,643 miles without a keel  |
5 |  Jean Le Cam (FRA) | SynerCiel | 88d 00h 12m 58s |  |
6 |  Mike Golding (GBR) | Gamesa | 88d 06h 36m 26s |  | [11]
7 |  Dominique Wavre (SUI) | Mirabaud | 90d 03h 14m 42s |  | [12][13]
8 |  Arnaud Boissières (FRA) | Akena Vérandas (3) | 91d 02h 09m 02s |  |
9 |  Bertrand de Broc (FRA) | Votre Nom autour
du Monde avec EDM Projets | Elapsed 92d 05h 10m 14s
Corrected 92d 17h 10' 14" | (1)  | [14]
10 |  Tanguy de Lamotte (FRA) | Initiatives-Cœur (1) | 98d 21h 56' 10" |  | [15]
11 |  Alessandro Di Benedetto (ITA) (FRA) | Team Plastique | 104d 02h 34' 30" |  | [16]
DNF |  Javier Sansó (ESP) | Acciona 100% EcoPowered | Day 84: capsized (the boat is later recovered and towed to the azores)  | [17][18]
DSQ |  Bernard Stamm (SUI) | Cheminées Poujoulat (5) | Day 51: disqualified after receiving assistance, however he completed the course in 88d 10h 27' 50"  | [19]
DNF |  Vincent Riou (FRA) | PRB 4 | Day 14: broken outrigger stay resulting from collision  | [20][21][22]
DNF |  Zbigniew Gutkowski (POL) | Energa | Day 11: electrical issues resulting in autopilot not being able to work  | [23]
DNF |  Jérémie Beyou (FRA) | Maître CoQ | Day 9: Broken Keel Ram  |
DNF |  Samantha Davies (GBR) | Savéol | Day 5: Dismasted (retired unaided under Jury Rig)  | [24][25][26]
DNF |  Louis Burton (FRA) | Bureau Vallée (1) | Day 3: collision with a fishing boat  | [27]
DNF |  Kito de Pavant (FRA) | Groupe Bel | Day 2: collision with a fishing boat
(Retired unaided to Cascais)  | [28]
DNF |  Marc Guillemot (FRA) | Safran 2 | Day 1: Damaged keel head (Retired unaided to La Trinte)  | [29]

(1) 12h time penalty for unsealing and using emergency water supply[30]

### Stage times

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officiel du Vendée Globe:[31] Skipper | Boat Name | Equator | Cape of Good Hope | Leeuwin | Cape Horn | Equator | Finish Line

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François Gabart | Macif | 11 d 00 h 20 min  | 23 d 03 h 43 min  | 34 d 10 h 23 min  | 52 d 06 h 18 min  | 66 d 01 h 39 min  | 078 d 02 h 16 min
Armel Le Cléac’h | Banque Populaire VI | 10 d 19 h 18 min  | 22 d 23 h 46 min  | 34 d 12 h 13 min  | 52 d 07 h 33 min  | 66 d 16 h 45 min  | 078 d 05 h 33 min
Alex Thomson | Hugo Boss 4 | 11 d 02 h 34 min  | 23 d 12 h 33 min  | 35 d 22 h 13 min  | 54 d 14 h 36 min  | 68 d 14 h 53 min  | 080 d 19 h 23 min
Jean-Pierre Dick | Virbac-Paprec 3 | 11 d 00 h 25 min  | 23 d 03 h 03 min  | 35 d 16 h 28 min  | 53 d 16 h 40 min  | 67 d 22 h 00 min  | 086 d 03 h 03 min
Jean Le Cam | SynerCiel | 11 d 20 h 08 min  | 24 d 12 h 48 min  | 38 d 16 h 13 min  | 58 d 19 h 17 min  | 75 d 06 h 58 min  | 088 d 00 h 12 min
Mike Golding | Gamesa | 11 d 13 h 13 min  | 24 d 07 h 18 min  | 39 d 06 h 38 min  | 59 d 14 h 02 min  | 75 d 12 h 12 min  | 088 d 06 h 36 min
Dominique Wavre | Mirabaud | 11 d 20 h 43 min  | 24 d 13 h 53 min  | 39 d 10 h 43 min  | 59 d 22 h 16 min  | 76 d 19 h 42 min  | 090 d 03 h 14 min
Arnaud Boissières | Akena Vérandas (3) | 13 d 13 h 58 min  | 26 d 15 h 58 min  | 42 d 03 h 13 min  | 60 d 09 h 53 min  | 77 d 14 h 11 min  | 091 d 02 h 09 min
Bertrand de Broc | Votre Nom autour du Monde | 14 d 02 h 23 min  | 28 d 08 h 58 min  | 43 d 18 h 28 min  | 65 d 05 h 58 min  | 79 d 02 h 58 min  | 092 d 17 h 10 min
Tanguy de Lamotte | Initiatives-Cœur (1) | 13 d 15 h 53 min  | 30 d 00 h 14 min  | 44 d 17 h 58 min  | 65 d 17 h 01 min  | 81 d 10 h 07 min  | 098 d 21 h 56 min
Alessandro Di Benedetto | Team Plastique | 15 d 20 h 03 min  | 32 d 05 h 28 min  | 47 d 02 h 13 min  | 68 d 05 h 29 min  | 86 d 10 h 37 min  | 104 d 02 h 34 min
Javier Sansó | Acciona | 13 d 09 h 13 min  | 26 d 17 h 05 min  | 39 d 18 h 28 min  | 60 d 12 h 50 min  | 78 d 02 h 24 min  | abandon
Bernard Stamm | Cheminées Poujoulat (5) | 11 d 03 h 25 min  | 23 d 06 h 44 min  | 35 d 21 h 43 min  | abandon  |  |
Vincent Riou | PRB 4 | 11 d 00 h 10 min  | abandon  |  |  |  |

## Gallery

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* Acciona,

* Akena Vérandas (3)

* Gamesa, Mike Golding

* Hugo Boss 4, Alex Thomson

* Maître Coq,

* PRB 4,

* François Gabart (FRA)
Macif

* Safran 2, Marc Guillemot

* Virbac-Paprec 3

## Competitor

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### Gallery of sailors

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* Alex Thomson (GBR)
Hugo Boss 4

* Alessandro Di Benedetto (ITA) (FRA)
Team Plastique

* Armel Le Cléac’h (FRA)
Banque Populaire

* Arnaud Boissières (FRA)
Akena Vérandas (3)

* Bernard Stamm (SUI)
Cheminées Poujoulat (5)

* Bertrand De Broc (FRA)
Votre Nom autour du Monde avec EDM Projets

* Dominique Wavre (SUI)
Mirabaud

* François Gabart (FRA)
Macif

* Javier Sanso (ESP)
Acciona 100% EcoPowered

* Jérémie Beyou (FRA)
Maître CoQ

* Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA)
Virbac-Paprec 3

* Jean Le Cam (FRA)
SynerCiel

* Kito de Pavant (FRA)
Groupe Bel

* Marc Guillemot (FRA)
Safran 2

* Mike Golding (GBR)
Gamesa

* Samantha Davies (GBR)
Savéol

* Tanguy De Lamotte (FRA)
Initiatives-Cœur (1)

* Louis Burton (FRA)
Bureau Vallée (1)

* Vincent Riou (FRA)
PRB 4

* Zbigniew Gutkowski (FRA)
Energa

### List of participant and equipment used

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List of participants and equipment used  Skipper | Prev. participation
(Start/Finish) | Name of boat | Sail no. | Naval architect | Builder | Launch date | Ref.

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Alessandro Di Benedetto (ITA) (FRA) | Never | Team Plastique |  | Finot-Conq | Kirié (FRA) | 1998 | [32]
Alex Thomson (GBR) | 2 / 0 | Hugo Boss 4 | GBR 99 | Farr Yacht Design | Offshore Challenge, Cowes (GBR) | 2007 | [33]
Armel Le Cléac’h (FRA) | 1 / 1 (2nd) | Banque Populaire |  | Verdier / VPLP | Green Marine (GBR)
CDK Technologies (FRA) | 2010 | [34]
Arnaud Boissières (FRA) | 1 / 1 (8th) | Akena Vérandas (3) |  | Farr Yacht Design | CDK Technologies (FRA) | 2006 | [35]
Bernard Stamm (SUI) | 2 / 0 | Cheminées Poujoulat (5) | SUI 2012 | Kouyoumdjian | Decision SA (SUI) | 2011 | [36]
Bertrand De Broc (FRA) | 2 / 0 | Votre Nom autour du Monde – EDM Projects |  | Finot – Conq | Multiplast | 2007 | [37]
Dominique Wavre (SUI) | 3 / 2 (4th) | Mirabaud | SUI 09 | Owen Clark | Southern Ocean Marine | 2006 | [38]
François Gabart (FRA) | Never | Macif | FRA 301 | Verdier / VPLP | CDK Technologies
Green Marine | 2011 | [39]
Javier Sanso (ESP) | 1 / 0 | Acciona 100% EcoPowered | ESP 04 | Owen Clarke Design | Southern Ocean Marine NZL | 2011 | [18]
Jean Le Cam (FRA) | 2 / 1 (2nd) | SynerCiel | FRA 59 | Farr Yacht Design | Southern Ocean Marine NZL | 2007 | [40]
Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) | 2 / 1 (6th) | Virbac-Paprec 3 | FRA 06 | Verdier / VPLP | Cookson Boats (NZL) | 2010 | [41]
Jérémie Beyou (FRA) | 1 / 0 | Maître CoQ |  | Farr Yacht Design | CDK technologie-Mer Agitée | 2007 | [42]
Kito de Pavant (FRA) | 1 / 0 | Groupe Bel | FRA 360 | Verdier / VPLP | Indiana Yachting (ITA) | 2007 | [43]
Louis Burton (FRA) | Never | Bureau Vallée (1) | FRA 35 | Farr Yacht Design | JMV | 2006 | [44]
Marc Guillemot (FRA) | 1 / 1 (4th) | Safran 2 | FRA 25 | Verdier / VPLP | Chantier Naval de Laros | 2007 | [45]
Mike Golding (GBR) | 3 / 2 (3rd) | Gamesa | GBR 3 | Owen Clark | Hake Marine (NZL) | 2007 | [46]
Samantha Davies (GBR) | 1 / 1 (5th) | Savéol |  | Marc Lombard (2004)
Juan Kouyoumdjian (2007) | JMV | 2004 | [47]
Tanguy De Lamotte (FRA) | Never | Initiatives Cœur (1) |  | Marc Lombard | MAG (FRA) | 1998 | [48]
Vincent Riou (FRA) | 1 / 0 | PRB | FRA 85 | Verdier / VPLP | Shipyard of Larros
CDK shipyard | 2010 | [49]
Zbigniew Gutkowski (POL) | Never | Energa |  | Group Finot | Jason Carrington
Neville Hutton | 2007 | [50]

## References

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## External links

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* Official Website
* Official YouTube Channel
* Official Facebook Page

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