The start of the Vendée Globe will take place on November 8, 2020 at 1:02 pm. And only 34 of them will be able to compete in the round-the-world race . That's five more than in the previous edition in 2016, won by Armel le Cléac'h. After several withdrawals, there are now only 35 boats hoping to take part in the toughest single-handed race around the world.
Registered sailors as of February 10, 2020
There are only seven skippers who have definitively validated their euro qualification and therefore their participation in the next Vendée Globe. As a reminder, in view of the development of the IMOCA class and the ambitions of many skippers to take part in the Everest of the Seas, the organization has established new qualification rules . And it is the number of miles that will determine the participants.
- Fabrice Amedeo euros Newrest euros Art & Fenêtres
- Romain Attanasio euros Pure
- Jéremie Beyou euros Charal
- Arnaud Boissières euros La Mie Caline euros Artisans Artipôle
- Samantha Davies Euro Initiatives-Coeur
- Jean Le Cam euros Yes We Cam
- Miranda Merron euros French Campaign
Qualified skippers
Thanks to the miles gained during the Bermuda 1000 Race, some skippers were able to validate their qualification for the Transat Jacques Vabre, raced in double-handed configuration. Here they are:
- Maxime Sorel (V and B euros Mayenne),
- Pip Hare (Pip Hare Ocean Racing),
- Giancarlo Pedote (Prysmian Group),
- Yannick Bestaven (Maître CoQ)
euros at the end of the 2019 Transat Jacques Vabre, some skippers have completed the 2000-mile return trip, which is mandatory for their qualification for the Vendée Globe, in addition to the double-handed transatlantic race. Thus, are now qualified:
- Charlie Dalin (APIVIA),
- Clarisse Crémer (Banque Populaire),
- Kevin Escoffier (PRB),
- Thomas Ruyant (Advens for Cybersecurity)
- Benjamin Dutreux (Water Family).
The latter only have to validate their registration by paying the registration fee.
The others
Some candidates still have to qualify to hope to start the 2020 Vendée Globe. For those who have not yet participated in one of the 5 major qualifying races, they will have to finish either The Transat 2020 (solo) or the New York euros Vendée 2020 (solo). As both races are single-handed, they will not need to complete the 2000 miles in addition to a double-handed race. If they are more than 30, new rules will be used to decide between them .
- Alexia Barrier euros 4 My Planet
- Louis Burton euros Valley Office 2
- Conrad Colman euros Ethical Racing
- Didac Costa
- Manuel Cousin euros Sétin Group
- Sébastien Destremeau euros FaceOcean
- Clément Giraud euros Envol
- Boris Hermann euros Maliza II euros Yacht Club de Monaco
- Ari Huusela euros Ariel 2
- Isabelle Joschke euros MACSF
- Stéphane Le Diraison euros Time For Oceans
- Erik Nigon euros Towards a world without AIDS
- Alan Roura euros La Fabrique
- Damien Seguin euros Apicil Group
- Kojiro Shiraishi euros DMG Mori
- Sébastien Simon euros Arkea Paprec
- Alex Thomson euros Hugo Boss
- Armel Tripon euros L'Occitane en Provence
- Nicolas Troussel euros Corum l'Epargne
