Vendée Arctique

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| founded = 2020

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| classes = IMOCA 60

| start = Les Sables-d'Olonne

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| length= 3000 Nm}}

The Vendée Arctique is a single-handed (solo) yacht race, from France to the Arctic Circle and back.{{Cite magazine |last=World |first=Yachting |date=2022-06-10 |title=Everything you need to know about the Vendée Arctique |url=https://www.yachtingworld.com/races/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-vendee-arctique-138886 |access-date=2024-01-02 |magazine=Yachting World |language=en-US}}

The race

= History =

The race was founded by in 2020, as a qualifier for the Vendée Globe following the cancellation of a number of the qualifying races due to COVID-19. It is named after the Département of Vendée, in France, where the race starts and ends. The race starts and finishes in Les Sables-d'Olonne, in the Département of Vendée, in France.

The concept of a series of events heading up to the northern high latitudes with the intention of this race become a permanent fixture.

The race is open to monohull yachts conforming to the Open 60 class criteria.

Race Editions

= 1st Edition: 2020=

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ Classified Results for the 2020 Edition{{cite web\|title=Vendée Artique \|url=https://www.vendeearctique.org/en/2020-edition \|author=Vendée Artique \|access-date=2022-06-18\|publication-date=}} ! Pos. !! Skipper !! Boat Name !! Elapsed Time !! Ref.
{{0}}1	{{flagathlete\|Jérémie Beyou\|FRA}}	Charal	10d 05h 14m 08s
{{0}}2	{{flagathlete\|Charlie Dalin\|FRA}}	Apivia	10d 06h 04m 12s
{{0}}3	{{flagathlete\|Thomas Ruyant\|FRA}}	Linkedout	10d 06h 24m 12s
{{0}}4	{{flagathlete\|Samantha Davies\|GBR}}	Initiatives-Coeur (3)	10d 06h 58m 55s
{{0}}5	{{flagathlete\|Kevin Escoffier\|FRA}}	PRB	10d 07h 54m 34s
{{0}}6	{{flagathlete\|Yannick Bestaven\|FRA}}	Maitre Coq IV	10d 09h 20m 30s
{{0}}7	{{flagathlete\|Boris Herrmann\|GER}}	Seaexplorer - Yacht Club De Monaco	10d 09h 42m 54s
{{0}}8	{{flagathlete\|Giancarlo Pedote\|ITA}}	Prysmian Group	10d 10h 27m 50s
{{0}}9	{{flagathlete\|Fabrice Amedeo\|FRA}}	Newrest - Art & Fenêtres	10d 11h 28m 32s
10	{{flagathlete\|Kojiro Shiraishi\|JPN}}	Dmg Mori Global One	10d 11h 30m 29s
11	{{flagathlete\|Maxime Sorel\|FRA}}	V And B - Mayenne	10d 11h 33m 10s
12	{{flagathlete\|Clarisse Crémer\|FRA}}	Banque Populaire X	10d 12h 24m 24s
13	{{flagathlete\|Isabelle Joschke\|FRA}}	MACSF	10d 23h 49m 34s
14	{{flagathlete\|Arnaud Boissières\|FRA}}	La Mie Câline - Artisans Artipôle	11d 12h 05m 31s
15	{{flagathlete\|Manuel Cousin\|FRA}}	Groupe Sétin	11d 13h 30m 29s
16	{{flagathlete\|Clément Giraud\|FRA}}	Vers Un Monde Sans Sida	11d 16h 33m 27s
17	{{flagathlete\|Miranda Merron\|GBR}}	Campagne De France	11d 21h 38m 47s
RET	{{flagathlete\|Damien Seguin\|FRA}}	Groupe Apicil	Abandon
RET	{{flagathlete\|Armel Tripon\|FRA}}	L'Occitane En Provence	Abandon
RET	{{flagathlete\|Sébastien Simon\|FRA}}	Arkéa Paprec	Abandon

= 2nd Edition: 2022=

The course was significantly shortened due to heavy weather.{{Cite web |title=Vendée Arctique - 1,300 rugged miles reveal a winner and hard-earned lessons for all |url=https://www.sail-world.com/news/250440/Vendee-Arctique-1300-rugged-miles-reveal-winner |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.sail-world.com}}

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ Classified Results for the 2022 Edition{{cite web\|title=Vendée Artique \|url=https://www.vendeearctique.org/en/map-tracker-rankings \|author=Vendée Artique \|access-date=2022-06-18\|publication-date=}} ! Pos. !! Skipper !! Boat Name !! Elapsed Time !! Ref.
{{0}}1	{{flagathlete\|Charlie Dalin\|FRA}}	Apivia	4d 09h 20m 26s
{{0}}2	{{flagathlete\|Jérémie Beyou\|FRA}}	Charal	4d 13h 04m 08s
{{0}}3	{{flagathlete\|Thomas Ruyant\|FRA}}	Linkedout	4d 16h 33m 46s
{{0}}4	{{flagathlete\|Benjamin Ferré\|FRA}}	Monnoyeur - Duo For A Job	5d 07h 08m 42s
{{0}}5	{{flagathlete\|Louis Burton\|FRA}}	Bureau Vallée 2	5d 08h 50m 22s
{{0}}6	{{flagathlete\|Guirec Soudée\|FRA}}	Freelance.Com	5d 09h 07m 42s
{{0}}7	{{flagathlete\|Alan Roura\|SUI}}	Hublot	5d 09h 47m 11s
{{0}}8	{{flagathlete\|Louis Duc\|FRA}}	Fives – Lantana Environnement	5d 09h 54m 12s
{{0}}9	{{flagathlete\|Damien Seguin\|FRA}}	Groupe Apicil	5d 10h 10m 37s
10	{{flagathlete\|Nicolas Lunven\|FRA}}	Banque Populaire	5d 10h 42m 55s
11	{{flagathlete\|Benjamin Dutreux\|FRA}}	Guyot Environnement - Water Family	5d 11h 24m 30s
12	{{flagathlete\|Giancarlo Pedote\|ITA}}	Prysmian Group	5d 12h 17m 36s
13	{{flagathlete\|Pip Hare\|GBR}}	Medallia	5d 15h 25m 27s
14	{{flagathlete\|Éric Bellion\|FRA}}	Comme Un Seul Homme Powered By Altavia	5d 16h 04m 10s
15	{{flagathlete\|Sébastien Marsset\|FRA}}	Cap Agir Ensemble #Sponsorsbienvenus	5d 17h 01m 34s
16	{{flagathlete\|Antoine Cornic\|FRA}}	Ebac Literie	5d 17h 46m 08s
17	{{flagathlete\|Romain Attanasio\|FRA}}	Fortinet - Best Western	5d 19h 40m 25s
18	{{flagathlete\|Conrad Colman\|NZL}}	Imagine	6d 00h 33m 40s
19	{{flagathlete\|Fabrice Amedeo\|FRA}}	Nexans - Art & Fenêtres	6d 04h 12m 43s
20	{{flagathlete\|Kojiro Shiraishi\|JPN}}	Dmg Mori Global One	6d 05h 33m 55s
DNF	{{flagathlete\|Denis Van Weynbergh\|BEL}}	Laboratoires De Biarritz
DNF	{{flagathlete\|Isabelle Joschke\|FRA}}	Macsf
DNF	{{flagathlete\|Arnaud Boissières\|FRA}}	La Mie Câline - Artisans Artipôle
DNF	{{flagathlete\|Manuel Cousin\|FRA}}	Groupe Sétin
DNF	{{flagathlete\|Szabolcs Weores\|HUN}}	Szabi Racing