Les Sables-d'Olonne (France) (AFP)
Frenchwoman Clarisse Crémer (Banque Populaire X) arrived in Les Sables-d'Olonne (Vendée) on Wednesday afternoon in 12th position and became the new holder of the female record for single-handed round the world in a monohull, succeeding Briton Ellen MacArthur .
“She completed her round-the-world trip in 87d 2h 24min 25s of navigation, covering 27,687.07 miles. Congratulations Clarisse!”, Indicated on Twitter the organization of the Vendée Globe, specifying that she had arrived at 4:44 pm.
The sailor, born in Paris and graduated from the HEC business school, finished more than six days after the winner Yannick Bestaven and took twelfth place in the standings.
"At 31, she took 12th place in this edition and became the fastest woman in the Vendée Globe, surpassing Ellen MacArthur's record (94 days and 4 hours in 2000-2001) and doing better than Samantha Davies ", who finished 4th in 2009 in 95 days and 4 hours, said the organizer of the race in a press release.
The Banque Populaire X sailor, who discovered ocean racing five years ago and IMOCA two years ago, has won her bet, that of going to the end of her first round the world.
The sailor arrived under a beautiful sun but in the middle of a rough sea, very happy to finish the race, noted an AFP photographer present on the spot.
Aged 31, Clarisse Crémer was at the helm of the boat that won the Vendée Globe in 2012-2013 under the colors of Macif with François Gabart as skipper, then twice victorious in the Route du Rhum in the Imoca category, with François Gabart first in 2014, then with Paul Meilhat (SMA) in 2018. She was launched in March 2011, according to a press release.
She had decided to slow down before arriving safely.
"I'm super super excited to arrive, it's a little weird having to slow down like that to cross the finish line of a race, but that's part of the game (...) You have to arrive without breaking everything, "she said on her Facebook page" Clarisse sur l'Atlantique "on Tuesday.
In 2000/01, Ellen MacArthur finished, at just 24, in second place in the Vendée Globe on Kingfisher, completing the race in 94 days, 4 hours and 25 minutes, a women's record which therefore held for 20 years.
Clarisse Crémer made a name for herself in the sailing world in 2017 by finishing 2nd in the Mini Transat.
She becomes the 7th woman to complete the Vendée Globe.
Ranking Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. GMT:
1. Yannick Bestaven (FRA / Maître Coq IV) arrived in 80d 03h 44min 46s (compensation: -10h 15min 00s)
2. Charlie Dalin (FRA / Apivia) arrived in 80d 06h 15min 47s
3. Louis Burton (FRA / Bureau Vallée 2) arrived in 80d 10h 25min 12s
4. Jean Le Cam (FRA / Yes we Cam!) Arrived in 80 days 13h 44min 55s (compensation: -16h 15min 00s)
5. Boris Herrmann (GER / Seaexplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco) arrived in 80d 14h 59min 45s (compensation: -06h 00min 00s)
6. Thomas Rettant (FRA / LinkedOut) arrived in 80d 15h 22min 01s
7. Damien Seguin (FRA / Apicil Group) arrived in 80d 21h 58min 20s
8. Giancarlo Pedote (ITA / Prysmian Group) arrived in 80d 22h 42min 20s
9. Benjamin Dutreux (FRA / OMIA-Water Family) arrived in 81d 19h 45min 20s
10. Maxime Sorel (FRA / V And B Mayenne) arrived in 82d 14h 30min 15s
11. Armel Tripon (FRA / L'Occitane en Provence) arrived in 84d 17h 07min 50s
12. Clarisse Cremer (FRA / Banque Populaire X) arrived in 87d 02h 24min 25s
13. Jérémie Beyou (FRA / Charal) 810.9 miles from the finish
14. Romain Attanasio (FRA / Pure-Best Western) 856.9
15. Arnaud Boissières (FRA / La Mie Câline-Artisans Artipôle) 2.132.2
16. Stéphane Le Diraison (FRA / Time For Oceans) 2,163.6
17. Alan Roura (SUI / La Fabrique) 2,184.8
18. Kojiro Shiraishi (JPN / DMG Mori Global One) 2,185.4
19. Didac Costa (ESP / One Planet One Ocean) 2,250.6
20. Pip Hare (GBR / Medallia) 2.306.1
21. Clément Giraud (FRA / Compagnie du lit-Jiliti) 2,976.9
22. Manuel Cousin (FRA / Sétin Group) 2,987.0
23. Miranda Merron (GBR / Campagne de France) 3,002.6
24. Alexia Barrier (FRA / TSE-4myplanet) 4,892.9
25. Ari Huusela (FIN / Stark) 4,948.0
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Alex Thomson (GBR / Hugo Boss) Retirement
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Samantha Davies (GBR / Initiatives-Cœur) Abandonment
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Isabelle Joschke (GER / MACSF) Withdrawal
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Sébastien Simon (FRA / Arkéa-Paprec) Withdrawal
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Sébastien Destremau (FRA / Merci) Abandonment
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Fabrice Amedeo (FRA / Newrest-Art and Windows) Abandonment
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