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Vendée Globe 1996 · Sillage

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Finished3rd edition

Vendée Globe 1996

Les Sables-d'Olonne

Races
Vendée Globe

Single-handed

Starters: 16

Nations: 5; 16 skippers

: 38%; 16 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: 3 November 1996 – 17 February 1997
: Not provided
Organizer: Not provided
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The winner

Christophe Auguin

Geodis · IMOCA

105d20h31min00s

New race record

1stChristophe Auguin
2ndMarc Thiercelin · Crédit Immobilier de France 2 · +7 d 11 h 55 min
3rdHervé Laurent · Groupe LG · +8 d 20 h 12 min

The fleet

16boats at the start

5 nations

The sailors16 sailors

nations: 5
women: 2
years on average: 38

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At the finish

38 %of starters finished

10 retirements · main cause:

The race in 2 dates

3 Nov
Start
Les Sables-d'Olonne
17 Feb
End of the race

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

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