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| All captains happy before the VendeeGlobe Start |
Only 11 Boats brought it too a proper finish after circling the world solo-handed on an IMOCA60 Boat.
The Final Leaderboard :
1- François Gabart (FRA/MACIF) 78d02h18'
2- Armel Le Cléac´h (FRA/Banque Populaire) 78d05h33' (+3h17’)
3- Alex Thomson (GBR/Hugo Boss) 80d19h23' (+2d13h49’)
4- Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA/Virbac-Paprec 3) 86d03h03' (+8d00h47’)
5- Jean Le Cam (FRA/SynerCiel) 88d00h12' (+9d21h56’)
6- Mike Golding (GBR/Gamesa) 88d06h36' (+10d04h19’)
7- Dominique Wavre (SUI/Mirabaud) 90d03h14' (+12d00h58’)
8- Arnaud Boissières (FRA/AKENA Vérandas) 91d02h09' (+12d23h52’)
9- Bertrand De Broc (FRA/Votre Nom autour du Monde avec EDM Projets) 92d17h10' (+14d14h53’)
10- Tanguy De Lamotte (FRA/Initiatives-coeur) 98d21h56' (+20d19h39’)
11- Alessandro Di Benedetto (FRA-ITA/Team Plastique) 104d02h34' (+26d00h17’)
2- Armel Le Cléac´h (FRA/Banque Populaire) 78d05h33' (+3h17’)
3- Alex Thomson (GBR/Hugo Boss) 80d19h23' (+2d13h49’)
4- Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA/Virbac-Paprec 3) 86d03h03' (+8d00h47’)
5- Jean Le Cam (FRA/SynerCiel) 88d00h12' (+9d21h56’)
6- Mike Golding (GBR/Gamesa) 88d06h36' (+10d04h19’)
7- Dominique Wavre (SUI/Mirabaud) 90d03h14' (+12d00h58’)
8- Arnaud Boissières (FRA/AKENA Vérandas) 91d02h09' (+12d23h52’)
9- Bertrand De Broc (FRA/Votre Nom autour du Monde avec EDM Projets) 92d17h10' (+14d14h53’)
10- Tanguy De Lamotte (FRA/Initiatives-coeur) 98d21h56' (+20d19h39’)
11- Alessandro Di Benedetto (FRA-ITA/Team Plastique) 104d02h34' (+26d00h17’)
Not in the rankings:
-Bernard Stamm (SUI/Cheminées Poujoulat), disqualified
-Bernard Stamm (SUI/Cheminées Poujoulat), disqualified
Did not finish
-Marc Guillemot (FRA/Safran) lost his keel on November 10
-Kito de Pavant (FRA/Groupe Bel) hit a fishing boat on November 12
-Louis Burton (FRA/Bureau Vallée) hit a fishing boat on November 14
-Sam Davies (GBR/Savéol) dismasted on November 15
-Jérémie Beyou (FRA/Maître CoQ) keel jack problem on November 17
-Zbigniew Gutkowski (POL/ENERGA) autopilot issue on November 21
-Vincent Riou (FRA/PRB) hit a UFO on November 24
-Javier Sanso (ESP, ACCIONA 100% EcoPowered) capsised on February 3 -Marc Guillemot (FRA/Safran) lost his keel on November 10
-Kito de Pavant (FRA/Groupe Bel) hit a fishing boat on November 12
-Louis Burton (FRA/Bureau Vallée) hit a fishing boat on November 14
-Sam Davies (GBR/Savéol) dismasted on November 15
-Jérémie Beyou (FRA/Maître CoQ) keel jack problem on November 17
-Zbigniew Gutkowski (POL/ENERGA) autopilot issue on November 21
-Vincent Riou (FRA/PRB) hit a UFO on November 24
The youngest designed Boats won the 1st and 2nd place, giving an extra boost for Alex Thompson on his 3rd place with an older style Imoca Boat.
Main problems encountered were with the Keels, and the Hydrogenerators. For sure Imoca has to make some improvements to make the Boats better suited for a RoundtheWorld Race.
I guess this will be my last posting on the VendeeGlobe2012. If however you do like to continue sailing in a virtual manner, I can recommend LiveSkipper, (www.liveskipper.com) . This virtual player is of a newer generation as the old VR player used in the Vendee.
LiveSkipper is free to use with all available sails, and boat types and its modern navigation tools and an excellent scheduler for programmed sailing during your hours of sleep or work. Such that ALL sailors have a equal playing field.
(see the TAB "Virtual Sailing" where I have made reference to some virtual sailing players, and in a document I have given my pro's and con's leading to my conclusion that LiveSkipper is the BEST virtual Sailing Game on the Internet in the moment.
