The Vendée Globe 2020 in figures
Reminder about the key figures of the 9th edition of the Vendée Globe.
- 33 participants
- 6 women (Alexia Barrier, Clarisse Cremer, Isabelle Joschke, Sam Davies, Miranda Merron, Pip Hare)
- 9 nationalities (France, Germany, Japan, Finland, Spain, Italy, Australia, Great Britain, Switzerland)
- 18 first timers
- 8 new foilers: Charal (arch. VPLP Design), DMG Mori Global One (arch. VPLP Design, sister-ship Charal), HUGO BOSS (VPLP Design – ATR-Pete Hobson), ARKEA PAPREC (arch. J. Kouyoumdjian), CORUM Epargne (arch. J. Kouyoumdjian), Apivia (arch. G. Verdier), LinkedOut (arch. Guillaume Verdier), L’Occitane en Provence (arch. Sam Manuard)
- 19 foilers in total
- Record to beat: Armel Le Cléac’h 74 days 3h 35 minutes 46 s in 2017
- Number of theoretical miles to cover: 24,296 miles (i.e. 45,000 km)
- Number of sails on board: 8
- 0 past winners
- 2 podiums 2017: Alex Thomson 2nd, Jérémie Beyou 3rd
- 5th participation for Jean Le Cam and Alex Thomson, 4th for Arnaud Boissières and Jérémie Beyou
- Youngest on the 9th edition: Alan Roura, 27 years old
- Oldest on the 9th edition: Jean Le Cam, 61 years old
