150 kg of food, 15% women, 7 million euros for an Imoca… The figures of a record edition

1. Only one former winner (2020-2021 edition) at the start, Yannick Bestaven.

2. The number of sailors with disabilities at the start, Damien Seguin and the Chinese Jingkun Xu.

3. The number of major capes to leave to port: Bonne Espérance, Leeuwin and Horn.

5. The record for participations at this stage, held by sailor Jean Le Cam, who is taking part this year for a 6th time.

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6. The number of women at the start, as much as the 2020 edition but there were only 33 participants four years ago. Proportionally, the share of women is therefore decreasing.

10. The number of women who have completed the world tour out of 15 at the start, all editions combined.

11. The number of nationalities represented: France, Great Britain, United States, Switzerland, Hungary, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, Italy, China and Japan.

13. The number of new foiling boats built especially for this 10th edition.

14. The record number of sailors who are not of French nationality at the start.

15. The number of rookies, that is to say sailors who will participate in their first Vendée Globe: Violette Dorange, Oliver Heer, Antoine Cornic, Justine Mettraux, Sébastien Marsset, Denis Van Weynbergh, Louis Duc, Sam Goodchild, Guirec Soudée, Szabolcs Weroës, Tanguy Le Turquais, Jingkun Xu, Benjamin Ferry, Nicolas Lunven and Yoann Richomme.

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18. The length, in meters, of the sailboats participating in the race.

40. The total number of competitors entered this year, a record.

42. The age gap between the oldest of the event Jean Le Cam, 65 years old, and the youngest Violette Dorange, 23 years old.

65. The percentage of downwind speeds estimated in a Vendée Globe.

74. The number of days it took for Armel Le Cléac'h to win the race in 2016/2017, current record (74 days 3 hours and 35 minutes).

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109. The number of days taken by the winner of the first edition (1989-1990), Titouan Lamazou.

150. The average weight, in kilos, of the food loaded by a competitor.

200. The number of sailors who have already set off from the “Everest of the Seas”. Only 114 crossed the finish line, a success rate of 57%.

641. The record for the distance (in miles) covered in 24 hours on an Imoca, the Vendée Globe boats. Feat achieved by the crew of the German Boris Hermann on May 26, 2023 on the Ocean Race (26.71 knots on average, or 50 km/h).

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1989. The year of departure of the very first Vendée Globe.

24.300. In miles (and on paper), the length of this 10th Vendée Globe, or 45,000 km.

Between 6 and 7 million euros : the manufacturing cost of the latest generation Imoca.