# Transat New York Vendée

The Transat New York Vendée - Les Sables d'Olonne is a solo transatlantic race aboard IMOCA 60 monohulls. It is part of the IMOCA Globe Series circuit. The 3,100 nautical miles route starts in New York City and finishes in Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée Region, France.
This transatlantic, organised by SAEM Vendée, the organising company of the Vendée Globe. It is the last qualifying race for the solo tour around the world, without stopover and without assistance.
Its first edition in 2016 saw the victory of Frenchman Jérémie Beyou aboard Maître Coq. A second edition will take place in May 2024.

## History

The race was created in 2015. One of the objectives is the internationalization of this type of race and to offer a final major test before the start of the Vendée Globe.
There was a race scheduled for 2020 that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the 2016 race onboard reporters were allowed, as long as they did not participate in the race. Due to some disagreements, eventually, only Fabrice Amédéo (Newrest-Matmut), Tanguy de Lamotte (Initiatives-Coeur) and Conrad Colman (100% Natural Energy) left with a journalist on board.

## 2016 Edition

The first edition of the transat brings together fourteen skippers, of which it is the last major confrontation before the start of the 2016–2017 Vendée Globe. A fifteenth competitor, Finn Ari Huusela, could not make the start following the damage of Finnair on 13 May 2016 by Richard Tolkien, who was on board for The Transat.
The IMOCAs departed New York City on Sunday, May 29, 2016. The start of the U.S. coast race saw a number of competitors hit unknown floating objects. Five of them rerouted to Newport to repair: Yann Eliès (Quéguiner – Leukemia espoir), Armel Le Cléac'h (Banque populaire VIII), Morgan Lagravière (Safran), Jean-Pierre Dick (StMichel-Virbac) and Pieter Heerema (No Way Back). Tanguy de Lamotte on Initiatives-Coeur chose to continue despite the damage to the Sables-d'Olonne. There is a lot of debris on this busy coast.
Jérémie Beyou (Maître Coq) won his first major victory in the IMOCA, ahead of Sébastien Josse (Edmond de Rothschild) and Alex Thomson (Hugo Boss). The three boats were all equipped with foils.
Classification :
| Pos. | Competitor | Baot | Designer | Builder | Year | Time |
| 1 | Jérémie Beyou (FRA) | Maître Coq | Verdier / VPLP | CDK Technologies | 2010 | 9d 16h 57m 49s |
| 2 | Sébastien Josse (FRA) | Gitana – Edmond de Rothschild | Verdier / VPLP | Multiplast | 2015 | 9d 19h 26m 49s |
| 3 | Alex Thomson (GBR) | Hugo Boss 6 | Verdier / VPLP | Green Marine | 2015 | 9d 21h 3m 33s |
| 4 | Paul Meilhat (FRA) | SMA | Verdier / VPLP | CDK Technologies | 2010 | 10d 12h 19m 27s |
| 5 | Vincent Riou (FRA) | PRB 4 | Verdier / VPLP | CDK Technologies | 2010 | 11d 10h 58m 53s |
| 6 | Tanguy de Lamotte (FRA) | Initiatives-Cœur (2) | Farr Yacht Design | CDK Technologies | 2006 | 11d 15h 38m 39s |
| 7 | Kojiro Shiraishi (JAP) | Spirit of Yukoh IV | Bruce Farr Yacht Design | Offshore Challenges Sailing Team | 2007 | 12d 1h 21m 40s |
| 8 | Fabrice Amedeo (FRA) | Newrest-Matmut | Farr Yacht Design | Southern Ocean Marine | 2007 | 12d 6h 20m 15s |
| 9 | Morgan Lagravière (FRA) | Safran III | Verdier / VPLP | CDK Technologies | 2015 | 13d 5h 59m 45s |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) | StMichel-Virbac | Verdier / VPLP | Multiplast | 2015 | 13d 6h 21m 24s |
| 11 | Yann Elies (FRA) | Quéguiner – Leucémie Espoir | Verdier / VPLP | Eyer | 2007 | 13d 6h 56m 36s |
| 12 | Conrad Colman (NZL) | 100% Natural Energy | Artech Design Team | Artech do Brasil | 2005 | 14d 6h 55m 57s |
| DNF | Armel Le Cléac'h (FRA) | Banque populaire VIII | Verdier / VPLP | CDK Technologies | 2015 | DNF (collision) |
| DNF | Pieter Heerema (NED) | No Way Back | Verdier / VPLP | Persian Marine | 2015 | DNF (collision) |

## 2024 Edition

A second edition is scheduled for June 2024.
Classification :
| Pos. | Skipper | Boat | Boat | Boat | Time | Ref. |
| Pos. | Skipper | Sail No. | Boat Name | Year | Time | Ref. |
| 1 | Charlie Dalin (FRA) | FRA 79 | MACIF Santé Prévoyance | 2023 | 10d 03h 44m 30s | |
| 2 | Boris Herrmann (GER) | MON 1297 | Malizia – Seaexplorer | 2022 | 10d 20h 52m 32s | |
| 3 | Jérémie Beyou (FRA) | FRA 3 | Charal (2) | 2022 | 12d 01h 11min 49s | |
| 4 | Sébastien Simon (FRA) | FRA 112 | Groupe Dubreuil | 2021 | 12d 03h 02min 01s | |
| 5 | Thomas Ruyant (FRA) | FRA 59 | Vulnerable – For People | 2023 | 12d 03h 57min 10s | |
| 6 | Sam Davies (GBR) | FRA 109 | Initiative Coeur 4 | 2022 | 12d 10h 48min 29s | |
| 7 | Yoann Richomme (FRA) | FRA 24 | Paprec Arkéa | 2023 | 12d 11h 11min 19s | |
| 8 | Justine Mettraux (SUI) | FRA 8 | Teamwork.net | 2018 | 12d 16h 56min 55s | |
| 9 | Pip Hare (GBR) | GBR 77 | Medallia | 2015 | 12d 23h 44min 22s | |
| 10 | Louis Burton (FRA) | FRA 02 | Bureau Vallée (2) | 2020 | 13d 04h 46min 31s | |
| 11 | Nicolas Lunven (FRA) | FRA 85 | Holcim – PRB | 2022 | 13d 18h 20min 44s | |
| 12 | Maxime Sorel (FRA) | FRA 53 | V and B – Monbana – Mayenne | 2022 | 13d 20h 05min 08s | |
| 13 | Benjamin Dutreux (FRA) | FRA 09 | Guyot Environment – Water Family | 2015 | 14d 11h 59m 23S | |
| 14 | Romain Attanasio (FRA) | FRA 10 | Fortinet – Best Western (2) | 2015 | 14d 18h 36m 23S | |
| 15 | Kojiro Shiraishi (JPN) | JPN 11 | DMG Mori Global One | 2019 | 14d 18h 38m 48S | |
| 16 | Clarisse Cremer (FRA) | FRA 15 | L’Occitane en Provence (2) | 2019 | 14d 19h 00m 40S | |
| 17 | Eric Bellion (FRA) | FRA 5 | Stand As One | 2023 | 14d 19h 50m 58S | |
| 18 | Violette Dorange (FRA) | FRA 01 | Devenir | 2007 | 14d 20h 10m 50S | |
| 19 | James Harayda (GBR) | | Gentoo Sailing Team | 2007 | 14d 21h 47min 27s | |
| 20 | Yannick Bestaven (FRA) | FRA 17 | Maitre Coq V | 2022 | 14d 22h 08min 02s | |
| 21 | Conrad Colman (USA) (NZL) | NZL 64 | Ms. Amlin | 2007 | 14d 22h 47min 03s | |
| 22 | Scott Shawyer (CAN) | CAN 80 | Be Water Positive | 2011 | 14d 23h 20min 03s | |
| 23 | Manuel Cousin (FRA) | FRA 71 | Coup de Pouce – Giffard Manutention | 2007 | 14d 23h 31min 55s | |
| 24 | Oliver Heer (SUI) | SUI 49 | Olicer Heer Ocean Racing | 2007 | 15d 00h 01min 02s | |
| 25 | Denis Van Weynbergh (BEL) | BEL 207 | D'Ieteren Group | 2014 | 15d 01h 13min 04s | |
| 26 | Szabolcs Weöres (HUN) | HUN 23 | New Europe | 2007 | 15d 01h 42min 02s | |
| 27 | Jingkun Xu (CHN) | CHN 5 | Singchain Team Haikou | 2007 | 15d 02h 20min 55s | |
| DNF | Sam Goodchild (GBR) | FRA 100 | Vulnerable – For the Planet | 2019 | | |