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Vendée Globe 1992 · Sillage

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Finished2nd edition

Vendée Globe 1992

Les Sables-d'Olonne

Races
Vendée Globe

Single-handed

Starters: 15

Nations: 6; 15 skippers

: 47%; 15 starts

Finish rateFinishes (outside the time limit included) over starts; a disqualified boat counts as a start. Greyed out under 5 starts.See in the glossary

Facts

Start: Les Sables-d'Olonne
Finish: Les Sables-d'Olonne
Dates: 22 November 1992
: Not provided
Organizer: Not provided
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The winner

Alain Gautier

Bagages Superior · IMOCA

110d02h22min35s

1stAlain Gautier
2ndJean-Luc Van Den Heede · Helvim · +6 d 12 h 38 min
3rdPhilippe Poupon · Fleury Michon X · +7 d 01 h 11 min

The fleet

15boats at the start

6 nations

The sailors15 sailors

nations: 6
women: 0
years on average: 40

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At the finish

50 %of starters finished

7 retirements · main cause:

The race in 2 dates

22 Nov
Start
Les Sables-d'Olonne
26 Nov
Retirement: Nigel Burgess Yachts

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Distance (nm)The unit of distance at sea: 1,852 metres.See in the glossary

Hull damage

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WikidataQ2051776 (opens in a new tab)