Top ten complete in Vendée Globe

Published on January 26th, 2025

Les Sables d’Olonne, France (January 26, 2025; Day 78) – After 40 solo skippers left Les Sables d’Olonne on the elite round the world, solo, non-stop, and without assistance race, the top ten have now returned. As French champions Charlie Dalin, Yoann Richomme, and Sébastien Simon stood on the 2024-25 podium, the harbor continued to fill with finishers on January 24 and January 25, with the tenth finisher coming in today.

The stormy skies, strong winds and big waves were not the kind of welcome home Benjamin Dutreux (FRA) would have preferred, but the determined skipper of GUYOT environnement – ​​Water Family crossed the finish line of his second Vendée Globe at 1541 hrs UTC for an elapsed time of 77d 03h 39min, finishing 1d 01h 37min after ninth place Sam Goodchild (GBR).

It was an impressive result for a sailor who sailed fast and smart and made some bold strategic choices which allowed him to break into the top 10 with an older, 2015 generation boat. Full report

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Current Results
1. Charlie Dalin (FRA): 64 days, 19 hours, 22 minutes, 49 seconds
2. Yoann Richomme (FRA): 65 days, 18 hours, 10 minutes, 2 seconds
3. Sébastien Simon (FRA): 67 days, 12 hours, 25 minutes, 37 seconds
4. Jérémie Beyou (FRA): 74 days, 12 hours, 56 minutes, 54 seconds
5. Paul Meilhat (FRA): 74 days, 22 hours, 38 minutes, 15 seconds
6. Nicolas Lunven (FRA): 75 days, 07 hours, 49 minutes, 41 seconds
7. Thomas Ruyant (FRA): 75 days, 16 hours, 47 minutes, 27 seconds
8. Justine Mettraux (SUI): 76 days, 01 hour, 36 minutes, 52 seconds
9. Sam Goodchild (GBR): 76 days, 02 hours, 01 minutes, 45 seconds
10. Benjamin Dutreux (FRA): 77 days, 03 hours, 39 minutes, 24 seconds

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Attrition:
Nov. 15: Maxime Sorel (FRA), V and B – Monbana – Mayenne, ankle injury, mast damage
Dec. 4: Louis Burton (FRA), Bureau Vallée, rigging failure
Dec. 15: Pip Hare (GBR), Medallia, dismasted
Dec. 16: Szabolcs Weöres (HUN), New Europe, broken D2 shroud
Dec. 30: Yannick Bestaven (FRA), Maître CoQ V, steerage damage
Jan. 12: Éric Bellion (FRA), STAND AS ONE – Altavia, broken J2 forestay pin

The Vendée Globe, raced in the 60-foot IMOCA, is the elite race round the world, solo, non-stop, and without assistance. On November 10, 40 skippers started the 2024-25 edition which begins and ends in Les Sables d’Olonne, France.

Armel Le Cléac’h, winning in 2017, previously held the record for the 24,300 nm course of 74 days 03 hours 35 minutes 46 seconds. Only one sailor has won it twice: Michel Desjoyeaux in 2001 and 2009. This is tenth running of the race.

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