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1996–1997 Vendée Globe

Event title
Name	1996–1997 Vendée Globe
Edition	3rd 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	November 1996
Finish date	November 1996
Yachts	IMOCA 50 IMOCA 60
Results
Gold	Christophe Auguin (FRA) Geodis
Silver	Marc Thiercelin (FRA) Crédit Immobilier
Bronze	Hervé Laurent (FRA) Groupe LG-Traitmat
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The 1996–1997 Vendée Globe is a non-stop solo Round the World Yacht Race for IMOCA 50 and IMOCA 60 class yachts this is the third edition of the race starting on the th November 1996 from Les Sables-d'Olonne.

Summary

Another heavy-weather start in the Bay of Biscay knocked Nándor Fa and Didier Munduteguy out of the race early, and several others returned to the start for repairs before continuing. The rest of the fleet raced to the Southern Ocean, where a second attrition began: Yves Parlier and Isabelle Autissier broke rudders, leaving Christophe Auguin to lead the way into the south.

The race was won by Christophe Auguin. Catherine Chabaud, sixth and last, was the first woman to finish the race.

The book Godforsaken Sea by Derek Lundy profiles the 1996–1997 running of the race.

Incidents

Tragic Loss of Life - Gerry Roufs

The yacht Groupe LG 2 and it Canadian sailor Gerry Roufs were lost in the Southern Ocean; his body was never found, but his boat was found five months later off the Chilean Coast.

Retirement Causes

Heavy weather took a serious toll on the sailors in the far Southern Ocean.

Unofficial competitor Raphaël Dinelli's boat capsized, and he was rescued by Pete Goss. Then, within a few hours of each other, two other boats capsized, with both rescues performed by the Royal Australian Navy.

Pete Goss was later awarded the Légion d'honneur for his rescue of Dinelli. The capsize of several boats in this race prompted tightening up of the safety rules for entrants, particularly regarding boat safety and stability.

Other Incidents

Results

Table: Order of Finish, 1996–1997 Vendée Globe

Pos	Sailor	Yacht	Time	Ref.
1	Christophe Auguin (FRA)	Geodis	105d 20h 31' (new record)
2	Marc Thiercelin (FRA)	Crédit Immobilier	113d 08h 26'
3	Hervé Laurent (FRA)	Groupe LG-Traitmat	114d 16h 43'
4	Éric Dumont (FRA)	Café Legal-Le Goût	116d 16h 43'
5	Pete Goss (GBR)	Aqua Quorum	126d 21h 25'	IMOCA 50
6	Catherine Chabaud (FRA)	Whirlpool-Europe 2(H)	140d 04h 38'
Did not finish
DNF	Isabelle Autissier (FRA)	PRB (1)	broken rudder
DNF	Yves Parlier (FRA)	Aquitaine Innovations	broken rudder
DNF	Bertrand de Broc (FRA)	Votre Nom autour du Monde - Pommes Rhône Alpes	capsized
DNF	Tony Bullimore (GBR)	Exide Challenger	capsized
DNF	Thierry Dubois (FRA)	Amnesty International	capsized
DNF	Nándor Fa (HUN)	Budapest	collision
DNF	Didier Munduteguy (FRA)	Club 60è Sud	dismasted
DNF	Patrick de Radiguès (BEL)	Afibel	beached
DNF	Gerry Roufs (CAN)	Groupe LG 2	Boat and skipper lost at sea
Unofficial Starter
N/A	Raphaël Dinelli (FRA)	Algimouss	capsized Unofficial Starter

Gallery

Competitors

Entries Gallery

•  Bertrand de Broc (FRA)
  Votre Nom autour du Monde
  - Pommes Rhône Alpes
•  Catherine Chabaud (FRA)
  Whirlpool-Europe 2
•  Christophe Auguin (FRA)
  Geodis
•  Didier Munduteguy (FRA)
  Club 60è Sud
•  Éric Dumont (FRA)
  Café Legal-Le Goût
•  Gerry Roufs (CAN)
  Groupe LG 2
•  Isabelle Autissier (FRA)
  PRB (1)
•  Hervé Laurent (FRA)
  Groupe LG-Traitmat
•  Marc Thiercelin (FRA)
  Crédit Immobilier
•  Nándor Fa (HUN)
  Budapest
•  Patrick de Radiguès (BEL)
  Afibel
•  Pete Goss (GBR)
  Aqua Quorum
•  Raphaël Dinelli (FRA)
  Algimouss
•  Tony Bullimore (GBR)
  Exide Challenger
•  Thierry Dubois (FRA)
  Amnesty International
•  Yves Parlier (FRA)
  Aquitaine Innovations

Entries Boats

Fifteen skippers started the race a qualification passage was required to validate the registration of each boat, this course could have been carried out as part of another sailing race.

List of Participant and Equipment Used

Skipper	Nat.	Prev. Participation (Start/Finish)	Name of Boat	Sail No.	Naval Architect	Builder	Launch Date	Ref.
Bertrand de Broc	France	1 / 0	Votre Nom autour du Monde - Pommes Rhône Alpes		Philippe Briand	ATA Jeanneau	1989
Catherine Chabaud	France	Never	Whirlpool-Europe 2		Philippe Harlé Alain Mortain	CDK Technologies	1991
Christophe Auguin	France	Never	Geodis		Finot-Conq	JMV Industries	1994
Didier Munduteguy	France	Never	Club 60 Sud		Philip Morrison	Rowsell & Morrison (GBR)	1990
Éric Dumont	France	Never	Café Legal-Le Goût		Finot-Conq	CDK Technologies	1992
Gerry Roufs	Canada	Never	Groupe LG 2		Finot-Conq	Mag et JMV	1995
Hervé Laurent	France	Never	Groupe LG-Traitmat		Luc Bouvet Olivier Petit	Chantier Capitaine Flint	1989
Isabelle Autissier	France	Never	PRB (1)		Finot-Conq	Marc Pinta	1996
Marc Thiercelin	France	Never	Crédit Immobilier de France		Finot-Conq	Marc Pinta	1990
Nándor Fa	Hungary	1 / 1 (5th)	Budapest		Nándor Fa	Fa Hajo Kft	1996
Patrick de Radiguès	Belgium	Never	Afibel		Philippe Harlé Alain Mortain	Garcia	1989
Pete Goss	United Kingdom	Never	Aqua Quorum		Adrian Thompson	Pete Goss – Plymouth GBR	1996	IMOCA 50
Tony Bullimore	United Kingdom	Never	Exide Challenger		Noble et Smith	Wesley Massam	1992
Thierry Dubois	France	Never	Pour Amnesty International		Joubert-Nivelt	chantier Hervé et Pinta	1989
Yves Parlier	France	1 / 1 (4th)	Aquitaine Innovations		Finot-Conq	Composite Aquitaine Thierry Eluère	1996
Raphaël Dinelli	France	Never	Algimouss		Marc Lombard	Jeantot Marine	1998

References

1. "Open 60 Class Review". Yachting. Vol. 181, no. 4. April 1997. ISSN 0043-9940. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
2. "Solo yachtswoman and journalist Catherine Chabaud wins Woman of the Year award". Euronews. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
3. Lundy, Derek (2000). Godforsaken Sea: The True Story of a Race Through the World's Most Dangerous Waters. New York, NY: Anchor. ISBN 978-0-385-72000-7.
4. "IMOCA 60 Groupe LG 2 Archive". histoiredeshalfs.com. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
5. ^ Evans, Jeremy (1 April 2008). Sailing. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. p. 317. ISBN 978-1-4053-3472-3. Tragically, another life was lost as French Canadian Gerry Roufs was lost at sea
6. "Gerry Roufs lost at sea twenty years ago". vendeeglobe.org. 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
7. "Roufs' fate rests with the brave efforts of Dumont". irishtimes.com. 1997-01-17. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
8. "Rival sails to rescue sinking sailor".
9. ^ "Hero sailor Yachtsman of the Year". BBC. 10 January 1998. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
10. "Tony Bullimore: British sailor who survived four days under a capsized yacht in the Southern Ocean dies aged 79". ABC News (Australia). 31 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
11. Finot, Jean-Marie (March 1999). "60' Open, the conditions of safety, past evolution, current state, future". finot.com. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
12. "Edition 1996/1997 : Le Globe ne tourne plus rond". Vendée Globe (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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External links

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