Completed in 3 days, 19 hours and 17 minutes by Paul Meilhat and Gwénolé Gahinet (SMA), the 1,300-mile course – the points for which are a contributing factor in the selection process for the Vendée Globe 2020-21 – led the fleet of nine IMOCAs from Monaco to the west coast of Corsica before sweeping into the Strait of Bonifacio, bound for the Aeolian Islands and a turning mark off Stromboli, then on to Palermo in Sicily. Next up, the course heads to the Balearics before looping back to the Principality. At the end of this intense race, hot on the heels of the winning duo right to the wire were Isabelle Joschke and Alain Gautier aboard Monin, as well as Fabrice Amedeo and Éric Péron on Newrest - Art & Fenêtres.