Race record
Charlie Dalin
64 days, 19 hours, 22 minutes, 49 seconds
2016-2017 / Armel Le Cléac'h / Banque Populaire
74 days, 3 hours, 35 minutes, 46 seconds
Successive race time records
Section records
Average race speed record
Yoann Richomme (2nd) was slightly faster than Charlie Dalin around the world
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Yoann Richomme covered 28,326 miles at an average speed of 17.95 knots.
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Charlie Dalin covered 27,668 miles at an average speed of 17.79 knots.
Why did Yoann cover more miles than Charlie?
North of the Kerguelen Islands, Charlie went through a big low-pressure system, which Yoann preferred to round to the north.
References :
Yannick Bestaven completed his Vendée Globe 2020 at an average speed of 14.78 knots.
Armel Le Cleac’h completed his Vendée Globe 2016 at an average speed of 13.77 knots.
24-hour distance record
Sébastien Simon, in the South Atlantic: 615,33 miles covered in 24 hours (1139.6 km) at an average speed of 25.64 knots.
Women’s race record
Justine Mettraux
76 days, 01 hour, 36 minutes, 52 seconds
Previous record
2020-2021 / Clarisse Crémer / Banque Populaire X
87 days, 2 hours, 24 minutes
Record broken by 11 days and 48 minutes
Successive race time records
Record number of participants
40 competitors at the start in 2024.
Record number of finishers
80% of the competitors finished the race, i.e. 32 out of 40.
10th edition has the lowest abandonment rate in race history.
Record for youngest skipper in the race
Violette Dorange (FRA) at 23
Record for oldest skipper in the race
Rich Wilson (USA) at 66
Race entries
Since the first edition, 240 starts have been taken. Some skippers have taken part several times, representing 130 different sailors.
Among these 240 starts, there were 146 classified finishes. In all, 100 different skippers have managed to complete at least one edition of the Vendée Globe.
