| Grade | 2 |
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| Format | Singlehanded |
|---|---|
| Distance | 3 600 milles (6 500 km) |
| Race track | News York City - Les Sables d'Olonne |
| Race director | Hubert Lemonnier |
| Organizer | SAEM Vendée |
| IMOCA reference time | Jérémie Beyou (Maître CoQ) 9j 16h 57min 52s |
The last qualifying race for the Vendée Globe, this event is a real dress rehearsal for the IMOCA boats before the round the world race which starts six months later from the Vendée town.
This race is the last meeting for the skippers before the Vendée Globe. The 3,100 mile (5,741 km) course takes the sailors on a single-handed transatlantic qualifying race from Manhattan.
This race has real stakes as it is a qualifier for the Vendée Globe and we will have to wait until the IMOCA boats cross the finish line in Les Sables d'Olonne to know the final list of starters for the 10th edition of the round the world race.
In 2016, the New York-Vendée-Les Sables d'Olonne Transat was won by Jérémie Beyou (Maître CoQ) who set the first reference time on the course of 9 days, 16 hours, 57 minutes and 49 seconds.
The start of the next edition of this solo transatlantic race will be on 29 May 2024 from the United States.
Charlie Dalin has particularly enjoyed his convincing win in the New York Vendée-Les Sables d’Olonne race. And that’s partly because he knows that even getting on the podium in the IMOCA Class is becoming more difficult.
•••It has been a race full of emotions, decisions, and excitement: This Sunday afternoon, the Team Malizia skipper crossed the finish line of the New York Vendée in second place, achieving consecutive second place finishes …
•••After leading the 28 boat IMOCA fleet since last Monday morning, and today holding a margin of over 300 miles over second place, French skipper Charlie Dalin tonight completed an emphatic victory on the 3200 nautical mil…
•••Dive into the heart of the New York Vendée-Les Sables d'Olonne with Tanguy Le Turquais!
•••5:15 PM today, while it was in fourth position in the New York – Vendée race, the sailboat VULNERABLE, skippered by the British sailor Sam Goodchild, dis-masted.
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