A little less than one year from the start of the next race which is due on November 8, 2020, Yves Auvinet, the President of the Vendée Globe, is pleased to announce the signing of a new race partner. Ulysse Nardin, a pioneering fine Swiss watchmaker which has built its reputation through its links with the maritine world since 1860, becomes the Official Timekeeper of this ninth edition. Together, we are going to explore the oceans
This 2020-2021 Vendée Globe is already shaping up as a very promising edition. The number of candidate entries is alread a record at 37 prospective solo skippers. This race is set to feature a very high level of innovation and a diverse sporting spectrum including rookies and returnees, podium challengers as well as adventurers, several women skippers are expected and up to 11 different nationalities should be represented.
The ninth edition of the ‘Everest of the Seas’ could see its heroic skippers reduce still further the elapsed time for the race and so break the record of 74 days 3 hours 35 minutes 46 seconds set by winner Armel Le Cléac’h in 2017.
A natural association between Everest of the Seas and the Swiss watch brand
"We are delighted to welcome Ulysse Nardin as the Official Timekeeper of the Vendée Globe 2020-2021. This brand of Swiss haute horlogerie has been built internationally through its association with the marine world. It is therefore natural that the Vendée Globe, the international reference for solo ocean racing and UysseNardin come together to realise this partnership for the next edition. I take this opportunity to thank Patrick Pruniaux, CEO of Ulysse Nardin, for his confidence.”Said Yves Auvinet, President of the Vendée Globe.
The Real Ulysses of modern times
“This is not a race for those who doubt themselves”, says Patrick Pruniaux, CEO of Ulysse Nardin. “This is a challenge for modern-day Ulysses who believe that they will be able to confront themselves, their fears and nature’s strongest forces in order to complete an Odyssey of epic proportions.”
Thanks to this partnership, the Vendée Globe and Ulysse Nardin will together highlight the wider universe of this legendary race, a world dear to the values of Ulysse Nardin.
About Ulysse Nardin - Manufacture of Freedom
Ulysse Nardin is the Pioneering Manufacture inspired by the sea and delivering innovative timepieces to free spirits. Founded by Mr. Ulysse Nardin in 1846 and a proud member of the global luxury group Kering since November 2014, Ulysse Nardin has written some of the finest chapters in the history of Haute Horlogerie. The company’s earliest renown came from its links to the nautical world: its marine chronometers are among the most reliable ever made, still sought by collectors around the world. A pioneer of cutting-edge technologies and the innovative use of materials like silicon, the brand is one of the few with the in-house expertise to produce its own high-precision components and movements. This exceptional level of watchmaking excellence has earned Ulysse Nardin membership in the most exclusive circle of Swiss watchmaking, the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie. Today, from its sites in Le Locle and La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland, the brand’s continuing quest for horological perfection centers around five collections: The Marine, the Diver, the Classico, the Executive and the Freak. In 2019, Ulysse Nardin introduces the X-factor in watchmaking.
About the Vendee Globe
To date, the Vendée Globe is the only sailing race round the world, solo, non-stop and without assistance. The event followed in the wake of the Golden Globe which had initiated the first circumnavigation of this type via the three capes (Good Hope, Leeuwin and Horn) in 1968. Twenty years later, after having won the BOC Challenge twice(solo round the world with stopovers), navigator Philippe Jeantot introduced the idea of a new race around the world, but..non-stop! The Vendée Globe race was born. On 26th November 1989, thirteen sailors took the start of the first edition which lasted over three months. Only seven returned to Les Sables d'Olonne.
The eight editions of what is now called the Everest of the seas by the public have enabled 167 contenders to take the start of this extraordinary race. Only 89 of them managed to cross the finish line. This figure alone shows the extreme difficulty of this global event in which solo racers are confronted to freezing cold, gigantic waves and heavy skies which sweep the Great South! The Vendée Globe is first and foremost a journey beyond the seas and deep down oneself… It has rewarded great sailors: Titouan Lamazou in 1990, Alain Gautier in 1993, Christophe Auguin in 1997, Vincent Riou in 2005, François Gabart in 2013 and Armel LeCléac'h in 2017. The skipper from Finistère became the new record holder of the race in 74 days. Only one sailor has won it twice: Michel Desjoyeaux, in 2001 and 2009. The 9th Vendée Globe will leave Les Sables d'Olonne on Sunday 8th November 2020.
Vendée Globe Press
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