Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race
First held1960
OrganizerRoyal Western Yacht Club
TypeSingle-handed sailing
Yacht racing
StartPlymouth, England
FinishNewport, Rhode Island, United States
Websiterwyc.org/ostar
www.thetransat.com

The Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race (STAR) is an east-to-west yacht race across the North Atlantic. When inaugurated in 1960, it was the first single-handed ocean yacht race; it is run from Plymouth in England to Newport, Rhode Island in the United States, and has generally been held on a four yearly basis.

The race is organised by the Royal Western Yacht Club and was originally sponsored by the UK-based newspaper The Observer, and known as the Observer Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race; due to changes in sponsorship, it has been known as the CSTAR, Europe 1 STAR, and the Europe 1 New Man STAR. After the 2000 edition, the RWYC took the decision to split the race into two events, one using smaller boats and intended for amateurs and young sailors, the other for professionals. The amateur event was raced as The OSTAR ("Original STAR") from 2005.[1] The professional version was raced as The Transat from 2004.

The 2020 races were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

History

The Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race was conceived by Herbert "Blondie" Hasler in 1956. The whole idea of a single-handed ocean yacht race was a revolutionary concept at the time, as the idea was thought to be extremely impractical; but this was especially true given the adverse conditions of their proposed route — a westward crossing of the north Atlantic Ocean, against the prevailing winds.

Hasler sought sponsorship for a race, but by 1959, no-one had been prepared to back the race. Finally, though, The Observer newspaper provided sponsorship, and in 1960, under the management of the Royal Western Yacht Club of England, the Observer Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race, or OSTAR, was on.[3][4][5]

The first run of the race was a great success; since then, it has run every four years, and has become firmly established as one of the major events on the yachting calendar. The name of the event has changed several times due to changes in main sponsor; it has been known as the CSTAR, Europe 1 STAR, and the Europe 1 New Man STAR. The professional event has been run as The Transat from 2004, while the race smaller boats is run as the OSTAR. Throughout its history, however, the essentials of the race have remained the same. It has also become known as a testbed for new innovations in yacht racing; many new ideas started out in "the STAR".

The race

OSTAR Line Honours from 1960 to 2013

The course of the race is westwards against the prevailing winds of the north Atlantic over a distance of around 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km). The first edition of the race was from Plymouth United Kingdom to New York City; the editions from 1964 to 2000 were sailed from Plymouth to Newport, Rhode Island; the 2004 event sailed from Plymouth to Boston, Massachusetts.[5][6][7]

The actual course steered is the decision of the individual skipper, and the result of the race can hinge on the chosen route:[8]

Rhumb line
The shortest route on paper — i.e. on a Mercator projection chart — is a route which steers a constant compass course, known as the rhumb line route; this is 2,902 nautical miles. This lies between 40 degrees and 50 degrees north, and avoids the most severe weather.
Great circle
The actual shortest route is the great circle route, which is 2,810 nautical miles (5,200 km). This goes significantly farther north; sailors following this route frequently encounter fog and icebergs.
Northern route
It is sometimes possible to avoid headwinds by following a far northern route, north of the great circle and above the track followed by depressions. This is a longer way, though, at 3,130 nautical miles (5,800 km), and places the sailor in greater danger of encountering ice.
Azores route
A "softer" option can be to sail south, close to the Azores, and across the Atlantic along a more southerly latitude. This route can offer calmer reaching winds, but is longer at 3,530 nautical miles (6,540 km); the light and variable winds can also lead to slow progress.
Trade wind route
The most "natural" way to cross the Atlantic westward is to sail south to the trade winds, and then west across the ocean. However, this is the longest route of all, at 4,200 nautical miles (7,780 km).

This variety of routes is one of the factors which makes an east-to-west north Atlantic crossing interesting, as different skippers try different strategies against each other. In practice, though, the winning route is usually somewhere between the great circle and the rhumb line.

The OSTAR Edition

The OSTAR, 1960

The Observer Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race of 1960 was a milestone in sailing, being the first single-handed ocean yacht race. One hundred and fifteen people expressed an interest in the race, and there were eight entries, of whom five actually took part. Only four were at the starting line on June 11, however, as Jean Lacombe arrived late and started three days after the others. All of the boats were monohulls; this was to be the only edition of the race without multihulls. It was also the only edition of the race sailed from Plymouth to New York City.

The skippers tried a variety of routing strategies. Hasler chose the northern route, to avoid the depressions; Chichester and Lewis stayed closer to the great circle; Lacombe and Howells chose more southerly routes. Hasler sailed his junk-rigged Jester; Chichester had by far the longest boat, his 40-foot (12 m) Gipsy Moth III, and this was reflected in the results:[4][5]

Pos.SkipperBoatClassTime
1 Francis Chichester (GBR)Gipsy Moth IIIMono-4040 days 12 hours 30 min
2 Blondie Hasler (GBR)JesterMono-2648 days 12 hours 02 min
3 David Lewis (GBR)Cardinal VertueMono-2555 days 00 hours 50 min
4 Val Howells (GBR)EIRAMono-2562 days 05 hours 50 min
5 Jean Lacombe (FRA)Cap HornMono-21.574 days ?? hours ?? min

The race had a huge impact on ocean sailing, and in particular solo sailing. Hasler's wind-vane self-steering gear revolutionised short-handed sailing, and his other major innovation — using a junk rig for safer and more manageable shorthanded sailing — influenced many subsequent sailors.[9][10]

The OSTAR, 1964

Thirteen competitors started the next edition of the race in 1964, which by now was firmly established on the racing scene. All of the five original competitors entered, and all five improved their original times; but the show was stolen by French naval officer Éric Tabarly, who entered a custom-built 44-foot (13 m) plywood ketch, Pen Duick II. The days of racers sailing the family boat were numbered following Tabarly's performance, for which he was awarded the Legion of Honour by president Charles de Gaulle. It is also noteworthy that Tabarly and Jean Lacombe were the only French entrants in this race; Tabarly's success was instrumental in popularising the sport in France, the country which in future years would come to dominate it.

This was to be the year in which several future trends were established. Multihulls made their first appearance — sailing in the same class as the other boats; and the race featured the use of radio, for the first time, by several competitors who gave daily progress reports to their sponsors.[4][6][11]

Pos.SkipperBoatClassTime
1 Éric Tabarly (FRA)Pen Duick IIMono-4427 days 03 hours 56 min
2 Francis Chichester (GBR)Gipsy Moth IIIMono-4029 days 23 hours 57 min
3 Val Howells (GBR)AkkaMono-3532 days 18 hours 08 min
4 Alec Rose (GBR)Lively LadyMono-3636 days 17 hours 30 min
5 Blondie Hasler (GBR)JesterMono-2637 days 22 hours 05 min
6 Bill Howell (AUS)StardriftMono-3038 days 03 hours 23 min
7 David Lewis (GBR)Rehu MoanaCat-4038 days 12 hours 04 min
8 Mike Ellison (GBR)IlalaMono-3646 days 06 hours 26 min
9 Jean Lacombe (FRA)GolifMono-2246 days 07 hours 05 min
10 Bob Bunker (GBR)Vanda CaeleaMono-2549 days 18 hours 45 min
11 Mike Butterfield (GBR)Misty MillerCat-3053 days 00 hours 05 min
12 Geoffrey Chaffey (GBR)Ericht 2Mono-3160 days 11 hours 15 min
13 Derek Kelsall (GBR)FolatreTri-3561 days 14 hours 04 min
14 Axel Nymann Pedersen (DEN)Marco PoloMono-2863 days 13 hours 30 min
RET Robin McCurdy (GBR)Tammie NorieMono-40retired

The OSTAR, 1968

The race was by now acquiring a reputation for pushing forward the technology of ocean sailing, and the 1968 edition featured the first use of computer-based weather routing. A far cry from today's laptop-laden yachts, this consisted of a land-based mainframe computer, the English Electric KDF9, linked by radio to Geoffrey Williams in his boat Sir Thomas Lipton. Although outside private routing advice of this kind is no longer permitted in most "unassisted" races, it is now routine for ocean sailors to do similar analyses using their on-board computers to process public weather information.

Williams created another story by his use of the "shortcut" through the Nantucket Shoal. This dangerous route was supposed to be illegal, but due to an error the race instructions required skippers only to keep south of Nantucket, instead of Nantucket Light. Williams successfully navigated the treacherous route in a gale. Gales were a major feature of the race, with a large storm on the 11th of June, and Hurricane Brenda, both contributing to the large number of retired and abandoned boats. One casualty was Éric Tabarly, aboard his new trimaran Pen Duick IV, who collided with a cargo and sailed back to England with structural damage. Another was the first woman to have taken part, the West German Edith Baumann, aboard her 39-foot trimaran "Koala III".[12]

Although won by a monohull, this race saw the multihulls firmly established on the scene. Thirteen of the thirty-five boats entered were multihulls, led by the controversial proa Cheers; many observers felt that a proa was entirely unsuitable for ocean sailing, but she made a fast time along the Azores route.[4][13]

Pos.SkipperBoatClassTime
1 Geoffrey Williams (GBR)Sir Thomas LiptonMono-5725 days 20 hours 33 min
2South Africa Bruce Dalling (RSA)VoortrekkerMono-5026 days 13 hours 42 min
3 Tom Follett (USA)CheersProa-4027 days 00 hours 13 min
4 Leslie Williams (GBR)Spirit of Cutty SarkMono-5329 days 10 hours 17 min
5 Bill Howell (AUS)Golden CockerelCat-42.531 days 16 hours 24 min
6 Brian Cooke (GBR)OpusMono-3234 days 08 hours 23 min
7 Martin Minter-Kemp (GBR)Gancia GirlTri-4234 days 13 hours 15 min
8 N.T.J. Bevan (GBR)MYTH OF MALHAMMono-4036 days 01 hours 41 min
9 B. de Castelbajac (FRA)MAXINEMono-34.537 days 13 hours 47 min
10 Jean-Yves Terlain (FRA)MAGUELONNEMono-3538 days 09 hours 10 min
11 N.S.A. Burgess (GBR)DOG WATCHMono-2738 days 12 hours 13 min
12 Andre Foezon (FRA)SYLVIA 11Mono-3640 days 00 hours 16 min
13 B. Enbom (SWE)FIONEMono-2040 days 14 hours 13 min
14 Claus Hehner (GER)MEXMono-3741 days 10 hours 46 min
15 Revd. Stephen Packenham (GBR)ROB ROYMono-32.542 days 03 hours 49 min
16 Colin Forbes (GBR)STARTLED FAUNTri-3345 days 10 hours 08 min
17 B. Rodriguez (USA)AMISTADTri-2547 days 18 hours 05 min
18 Mike Richey (GBR)JESTERMono-2657 days 10 hours 40 min
DSQ Ake Matteson (SWE)GOODWIN IIMono-19.5DSQ --
RET Éric Tabarly (FRA)PEN DUICK IVTri-67RET --
RET Eric Willis (GBR)COILATri-50ABN --
RET Alex Carozzo (ITA)SAN GIORGIOCat-53-- RET --
RET David Pyle (GBR)ATLANTIS IIIMono-26.5-- RET --
RET W. Wallin (SWE)WILECAMono-27-- RET --
RET Comdt. B. Waquet (FRA)TAMOURETri-26-- RET --
RET Edith Bauman (GER)KOALA IIITri-39.5-- ABN --
RET Robert Wingate (GBR)ZEEVALKMono-39.5-- RET --
RET M.J. Pulsford (GBR)WHITE GHOSTTri-34-- RET --
RET Egon Heinemann (GER)AYE-AYEMono 33-- RET --
RET Guy Piazzini (SUI)GUNTAR IIIMono-41-- RET --
RET A. Munro (GBR)OCEAN HIGHLANDERCat-45-- RET --
RET L. Paillard (FRA)LA DELIRANTEMono-36-- RET --
ABN Marc Cuiklinski (FRA)AMBRIMAMono37—ABN --
ABN Joan de Kat (FRA)YAKSHATri-50-- ABN --
RET Alain Gliksman (FRA)RALPHMono-58-

The 17 non-finishers included Éric Tabarly on Pen Duick IV, and Alex Carozzo of Italy on San Giorgio. Carozzo went on to compete in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, the other major single-handed sailing event of the year.

The OSTAR, 1972

Tabarly's trimaran Pen Duick IV made a return to the race in 1972, sailed by Alain Colas, at the head of a strong French contingent; of the 55 entrants, 12 were French, and the top three finishers were all French.

The average boat size was increasing rapidly, as longer boats are capable of higher speeds. A sign of the changing times was that the rules had a minimum size, to deter unsafe entries, but no maximum; and so the star of the monohull fleet was Vendredi Treize (Friday the 13th), a 128-foot (39 m) three-masted schooner — a huge boat for a single-hander. However, the race was now dominated by the multihulls, with Colas winning on a trimaran and four of the top six finishers being multis.

The 55 entrants included the first female finishers, two French and one Polish. Sir Francis Chichester, now 70 years old, sailed with the fleet in Gipsy Moth V; however, he was unable to complete what was to be his last race, and he died later the same year. Peter Crowther made the longest crossing in the race's history while sailing the oldest boat, the 66-year-old gaff cutter Golden Vanity; his crossing took 88 days.[4][14]

The top ten finishers:

Pos.SkipperBoatClassTime
1 Alain Colas (FRA)Pen Duick IVTri-7020 days 13 hours 15 min
2 Jean-Yves Terlain (FRA)Vendredi TreizeMono-12821 days 05 hours 14 min
3 Jean-Marie Vidal (FRA)Cap 33Tri-5324 days 05 hours 40 min
4 Brian Cooke (GBR)British SteelMono-5924 days 19 hours 28 min
5 Tom Follett (USA)Three CheersTri-4627 days 11 hours 04 min
6 Gerard Pesty (FRA)ArchiteuthisTri-5528 days 11 hours 55 min
7 Martin Minter-Kemp (GBR)StrongbowMono-6528 days 12 hours 46 min
8 Alain Gliksman (FRA)ToucanMono-34.528 days 12 hours 54 min
9 Franco Faggioni (ITA)SagittarioMono-50.528 days 23 hours 05 min
10 James Ferris (USA)WhisperMono-53.529 days 11 hours 15 min
11 Marc Linski (FRA)ISLES DU FRIOULMono-4830 days 02 hours 45 min
12 Krzysztof Baranowski (POL)POLONEZMono-4530 days 16 hours 55 min
13 Mike McMullen (GBR)BINKIE IIMono-3231 days 18 hours 10 min
14 Marie-Claude Fauroux (FRA)ALOA VIIMono-3532 days 22 hours 51 min
15 Lt. Col. Jock Brazier (GBR)FLYING ANGELMono-4633 days 09 hours 21 min
16 Joel Charpentier (FRA)WILD ROCKETMono-6334 days 13 hours 38 min
17 Yves Olivaux (FRA)ALOA IMono 3534 days 17 hours 30 min
18 Guy Piazzini (FRA)CAMBRONNEMono-45.535 days 10 hours 24 min
19 Pierre Chassin (FRA)CONCORDEMono-4336 days 01 hours 19 min
20 Bruce Webb (GBR)GAZELLEMono-47.536 days 02 hours 07 min
21 John Holtom (GBR)LA BAMBA OF MERSEAMono-3436 days 04 hours 30 min
22 Lt. Guy Hornet (GBR)BLUE SMOKEMono-2636 days 21 hours 26 min
23 Wolf-Dietrich Kirchner (GER)WHITE DOLPHINMono-3238 days 07 hours 17 min
24 Jock McLeod (GBR)RON GLASMono-4738 days 09 hours 50 min
25 Richard Clifford (GBR)SHAMAALMono-25.538 days 10 hours 30 min
26 R. Lancy Burn (USA)BLUE GIPSYMono-2839 days 08 hours 30 min
27 Philip Weld (USA)TRUMPETERTri-4439 days 13 hours 25 min
28 Claus Hehner (GER)MEXMono-3540 days 08 hours 23 min
29 Ambrogio Fogar (ITA)SURPRISEMono-3841 days 04 hours 45 min
30 Capt. P. Chilton R.N. (GBR)MARY KATE OF ARUNMono-3841 days 17 hours 17 min
31 Lt Cdr (SCC) Eric Sumner RNR (GBR)FRANCETTEMono-2543 days 09 hours 38 min
32 Zbigniew Puchalski (POL)MIRANDAMono-3945 days 10 hours 05 min
33 Heiko Krieger (GER)TINIEMono 26.546 days 15 hours 30 min
34 Jerry Cartwright (USA)SCUFFLER IIIMono-32.549 days 02 hours 00 min
35 Christopher Elliott (GBR)LAURICMono-3451 days 14 hours 33 min
36 Andrew Spedding (GBR)SUMMERSONGMono-2851 days 23 hours 05 min
37 David Blagden (GBR)WILLING GRIFFINMono-1952 days 11 0hours 6 min
38 Teresa Remiszewska (POL)KOMODORMono-4257 days 03 hours 18 min
39 Mike Richey (GBR)JESTERMono-2658 days 08 hours 18 min
40 Anne Michailof (FRA)PSMono-30.559 days 06 hours 12 min
TLE Richard Konkolski (CZE)NIKEMono-22.560 days 13 hours 12 min
TLE Martin Wills (GBR)CASPERMono-3163 days 22 hours 00 min
TLE Peter Crowther (GBR)GOLDEN VANITYMono-3888 days
ABN Bob Miller (GBR)MERSEA PEARLMono-43Boat Abandoned
RET Carlo Mascheroni (ITA)CHICA BOBAMono-41-- RET --
RET H.G. Mitchell (GBR)TULOAMono-33-- RET --
RET Bill Howell (AUS)TAHITI BILLCat-43-- RET --
RET Gerard Dikstra (NED)SECOND LIFEMono-71-- RET --
RET Osca Debra (BEL)OLVA IIMono-46.5-- RET --
RET Sir Francis Chichester (GBR)GIPSY MOTH VMono-57-- RET --
RET Murray Sayle (AUS)LADY OF FLEETCat-41-- RET --
RET Bob Salmon (GBR)JUSTA LISTANGMono-25-- RET --
RET Eugene Riguidel (FRA)ONYZMono-43-- RET --
RET Sqd. Ldr A. Barton (GBR)BRISTOL FASHIONMono-24.5-- RET --
RET Eduardo Guzzetti (ITA)NAMAR IVMono-32.5-- RET --

There were eleven retirements, and one boat was abandoned.

The OSTAR, 1976

1976 saw the biggest edition of the race, in all senses. 125 boats entered, and the 128-foot (39 m) Vendredi Treize returned as ITT Oceanic. However, the all-time size record for the race, and probably for any single-hander, was set by Alain Colas, sailing the 236-foot (72 m) four-masted schooner Club Mediterranée.[15] Although about the same overall length as HMS Victory (which had a crew of 820),[16] this modern boat was expressly designed for easy handling.

At the start of the race, during login, in it was discovered that one of the entrants, David Sandeman, was under age at 17 years and 176 days, which was 189 days or 6 months under the youngest age permitted at the time. He had entered "Sea Raider", a 35 ft monohull which had very carefully been equipped and prepared in Jersey, Channel Islands for this race. David was not allowed to officially start, but he crossed the line unofficially after the last boat had left. Halfway across the Atlantic a Russian trawler ran into him in the dark during a storm after being warned with a red spotlight. The Russian crew never saw him, but their ship damaged the starboard mast halyards, which required substantial work by the Russian crew to repair the boat sufficiently to allow it to continue. David Sandeman was later listed in the Guinness Book of Records as being the youngest person to single-handedly sail the Atlantic between Jersey, UK, and Rhode Island.

The race was organised into three classes: Jester (J): up to 38 ft (12 m); Gipsy Moth (G): 38 to 65 ft (20 m); and Penduick (P): over 65 ft, unlimited. Monohulls and multihulls were not segregated. It is notable that the second-placed boat overall was a trimaran of the smallest class, and perhaps even more so that third place went to a monohull from the same class.

Two major depressions hit the race and caused a record fifty retirements. Yvon Fauconnier and Jean-Yves Terlain, two of the top favorites, lost their boats due to structural failure and were rescued by the same Soviet cargo ship. Tony Bullimore was rescued by a passing ship after his boat caught fire. The race also suffered two fatalities, the first in its history. Englishman Mike Flanagan,[17] brother of renowned sculptor Barry Flanagan,[18] was lost overboard from Galloping Gael. A particularly sad story was that of Mike McMullen, whose wife Lizzie was electrocuted and killed while helping him to prepare Three Cheers for the race, just two days before the start. Believing that Lizzie would have wanted him to go on, he started the race, but was never seen again.

Colas in Club Mediterranée was plagued by halyard problems; although 330 miles (531 km) in the lead, he was forced to pull into Halifax, Nova Scotia to make repairs, and was penalised 10% of his elapsed time (58 hours) for accepting help, which dropped him from second to fifth place. The race went to Éric Tabarly, whose surprise win on the 73-foot (22 m) Pen Duick VI (his radio had broken down and no one knew of his whereabouts until he crossed the finish line) was his second; it was also the last win for a monohull.[4][19]

Clare Francis in Robertson's Golly (Ohlson 38) finished 13th and broke the women's single-handed transatlantic record by three days.

The top finishers (including the top three of each class):

Pos.SkipperBoat NameClassBoat TypeTime
Class P
1 Éric Tabarly (FRA)Pen Duick VIPMono-7323 days 20 hours 12 min
2 Tom Grossman (USA)CAP 33PTri-5326 days 08 hours 15 min
3 Alain Colas (FRA)CLUB MEDITERRANEEPMono-236Correct 26 days 13 hours 36 min
Elapsed 24 days 03 hours 36 min
ABN Jean-Yves Terlain (FRA)KRITER IIIPCat-70-- ABN --
RET Yvon Fauconnier (FRA)ITT OCEANICPMono-128-- RET --
RET Michael Kane (USA)SPIRIT OF AMERICAPTri-62-- RET --
RET Joel Charpentier (FRA)WILD ROCKETPMono-63-- RET --
Class G
1 Jean Claude Parisis (FRA)PETROUCHKAGMono-4727 days 00 hours 55 min
2 Jaques Timsit (FRA)ARAUNA IVGMono-3827 days 15 hours 32 min
3 Francis Stokes (USA)MOONSHINEGMono-4028 days 12 hours 46 min
4 Carlo Bianchi (ITA)VENILIAGMono-5429 days 00 hours 15 min
5 John de Trafford (GBR)QUESTGTri-5430 days 07 hours 30 min
6 Patrice Duma (FRA)SIRTECGMono-3931 days 23 hours 09 min
7 Guy Hornett (GBR)OLD MOORE'S ALMANACGTri-4232 days 02 hours 06 min
8 Bill Howell (AUS)TAHITI BILLGCat-4332 days 05 hours 19 min
9 Ernesto Raab (ITA)CARINAGMono-4133 days 01 hours 22 min
10 E. Everett-Smith (USA)WIND QUESTGMono-4034 days 08 hours 44 min
11 Edoardo Austoni (ITA)CHICA BOBAGMono-4137 days 06 hours 00 min
12 Jock McCleod (GBR)RON GLASGMono-4738 days 17 hours 40 min
13 Juan Guiu (ESP)CRISANGMono-3839 days 08 hours 15 min
14 Peter Crowther (GBR)GALWAY BLAZERGMono-4239 days 12 hours 57 min
15 Zbigniew Puchalski (POL)MIRANDAGMono-3842 days 13 hours 14 min
16 Michel Bourgeois (FRA)DRAGONGMono-37.545 days 12 hours 45 min
17 Gerard Dijkstra (NED)BESTEVAERGMono-5449 days 07 hours 22 min
18 Eilco Kasemier (NED)BYLGIAGMono-4049 days 10 hours 34 min
MOB Mike McMullen (GBR)THREE CHEERSGTri-46Sailor Lost at Sea
ABN Tony Bullimore (GBR)TORIAGTri-42Abandoned boat due to fire
ABN Pierre Fehlman (FRA)GAULOISEGMono-57Abandoned boat as sank
ABN P. Szekely (FRA)NYARLATHOTEPGMono-42-- ABN --
RET Kees Roemers (NED)BOLLEMAATGMono 45-- RET --
RET R.J. Ogle (GBR)JADEGMono-51-- RET --
RET Jock Brazier (GBR) FLYING ANGELGMono-63-- RET --
RET Edoardo Guzzetti (ITA)NAMAR VGMono-45-- RET --
RET Paolo Sciarretta (ITA)VALITALIAGMono-42-- RET --
RET Gerard Frigout (FRA)PEN AR BEDGMono-40-- RET --
RET Doi Malingri di Bagnolo (ITA)CS & RB IIGMono-60-- RET --
RET Jean Claud Montesinos (FRA)KEEP CAP D'AGDEGMono-53-- RET --
RET Mike Best (GBR)CRODA WAYGTri-35-- RET --
RET C.H. Le Moing (FRA)PRONUPTIAGMono-43-- RET --
RET Alain Marcel (FRA)DRAKKAR IIIGMono-39-- RET --
RET Oscar Debra (BEL)VANESSAGMono-43-- RET --
RET C.S.W. Ward (GBR)ALTERGOGTri-39-- RET --
Class J
1 Mike Birch (CAN)THE THIRD TURTLEJTri-3224 days 20 hours 39 min
2 Kazimierz Jaworski (POL)SPANIELJMono-3824 days 23 hours 40 min
3 David Palmer (GBR)FTJTri-3527 days 07 hours 45 min
4 Walter Greene (USA)FRIENDSJTri-3027 days 10 hours 37 min
5 Alain Gabbay (FRA)OBJECTIF SUD 3JMono-3828 days 09 hours 58 min
6 Clare Francis (GBR)ROBERTSON'S GOLLYJMono-37.529 days 04 hours 22 min
7 Gustav Versluys (BEL)TYFOON VJMono-34.529 days 21 hours 12 min
8= Yves Anrys (BEL)PAWN OF NIEUPORTJMono-3030 days 15 hours 34 min
8= Eugene Riguidel (FRA)NOVAJTri-3330 days 15 hours 34 min
10 Gilles Vaton (FRA)ACKEL FRANCEJMono-3831 days 03 hours 12 min
11 Daniel Pierre (FRA)LORCAJMono-29.531 days 14 hours 45 min
12 Geoff Hales (GBR)WILD RIVALJMono-3432 days 13 hours 48 min
13 Bernard Pallard (FRA)PETIT BRETONJMono-33.532 days 19 hours 57 min
14 Folkmar Graf (GER)DADZTOY IIJMono-3832 days 20 hours 55 min
15 Rome Ryott (GBR)ADHARAJMono-33.533 days 02 hours 54 min
16 Pierre Riboulet (FRA)PIERREJMono-3833 days 03 hours 39 min
17 Gerd Bucking (GER)HELENE IIIJMono-3533 days 08 hours 41 min
18 Richard Clifford (GBR)SHAMAAL IIJMono-25.533 days 12 hours 51 min
19 Burg Vennemans (NED)PYTHEASJMono-3834 days 10 hours 10 min
20 Nicholas Clifton (GBR)AZULOAJTri-3235 days 03 hours 35 min
21 John Mansell (NZL)INNOVATOR OF MANAJMono-2835 days 12 hours 25 min
22 Philip Howells (GBR)FROMSTOCK FILIUSJMono-2835 days 16 hours 07 min
23 D. H. Clark (GBR)FREEMERLEJMono-3235 days 22 hours 50 min
24 Georgi Georgiev (BUL)KOR KAROLIJMono-3036 days 01 hours 50 min
25 Yves Olivaux (FRA)PATRIARCHEJMono-33.536 days 05 hours 14 min
26 Ian Radford (GBR)JABULISIWEJMono-2838 days 08 hours 44 min
27 Lars Wallgren (SWE)SWEDLADYJMono-27.536 days 11 hours 10 min
28 Ida Castiglioni (ITA)EVAJMono-34.537 days 10 hours 20 min
29 Elie Labourgade (FRA)EVALOAJMono-3437 days 10 hours 24 min
30 Klaus Schrodt (GER)LILLIAMJMono-29.537 days 21 hours 25 min
31 Rory Nugent (USA)EDITHJTri-3139 days 04 hours 30 min
32 Chris Butler (GBR)ACHILLES NEUFJMono-3039 days 06 hours 02 min
33 Richard Konkolski (CZE)NIKEJMono 22.539 days 10 hours 49 min
34 James Young (GBR)ENGLISH ROSEJMono 3039 days 11 hours 29 min
35 David White (USA)CATAPHAJMono-3239 days 17 hours 15 min
36 H.G. Mitchell (GBR)TULOAJMono-3341 days 11 hours 59 min
37 Enrique Vidal Paz (ESP)CASTENUELAJMono-3442 days 10 hours 10 min
38 David Pyle (GBR)WESTWARDJMono-3042 days 10 hours 11 min
39 Wolfgang Wanders (GER)AMITIEJMono-3542 days 17 hours 30 min
40 Henk Jukkema (NED)HESPERIAJMono-29.542 days 21 hours 18 min
41 Max Bourgeois (FRA)ACHILLEJMono-3343 days 08 hours 41 min
42 Corrado di Majo (ITA)TIKKA IIIJMono-3744 days 00 hours 37 min
43 David Sutcliffe (GBR)LADY ANNE OF ST DONATSJMono-25.544 days 03 hours 47 min
44 Angelo Preden (ITA)CAIPIRINHAJMono-3044 days 04 hours 45 min
45 Stuart Woods (IRL)GOLDEN HARPJMono-3044 days 19 hours 14 min
46 Martin Wills (GBR)CASPERJMono-3144 days 21 hours 05 min
47 Richard Elliott (GBR)LAURICJMono-3445 days 02 hours 29 min
48 Henry Pottle (GBR)JANINAJMono-2545 days 03 hours 12 min
49 David Cowper (GBR)AIREDALEJMono-29.546 days 11 hours 17 min
50 Nigel Lang (GBR)GALADRIEL OF LOTHLORIENJMono-25.548 days 03 hours 10 min
51 Rodney Kendall (NZL)SONGEURJMono-2449 days 05 hours 40 min
52 Bob Lengyel (USA)PRODIGALJMono-2549 days 19 hours 30 min
MOB Mike Flanagan (USA)GALLOPING GAELJMono-38Sailor and Boat Lost at Sea
OUT Rod White (GBR)BLUFFJMono-26-- OUT --
OUT Peter Evans (GBR)MEINWENJMono-32-- OUT --
OUT Jean Ropert (FRA)BIGOUDEN BRISEJMono-27.5-- OUT --
OUT Dr F. Sloan (GBR)BALLYCLAIREJMono-33.5-- OUT --
OUT Anthony Lush (USA)ONE HAND CLAPPINGJMono-28-- OUT --
ABN Dominique Berthier (FRA)5100JMono-37-- ABN --
RET Heiko Krieger (GER)TINIE IIJMono-36-- RET --
RET Hans Schulte (GER)SILKEJMono-25-- RET --
RET Mike Richey (GBR)JESTERJMono-26-- RET --
RET Val Howells (GBR)UNIBRAS BRYTHONJMono-38-- RET --
RET Ambrogio Fogar (ITA)SPIRIT OF SURPRISEJCat-25-- RET --
RET Andre de Jong (NED)AQUARIUSJMono-28-- RET --
RET John Christian (GBR)ET SOEKIJMono-27-- RET --
RET Christian le Merrer (FRA)ACTEIA IIJMono-39-- RET --
RET Pierre Yves Charbonnier (FRA)KARATEJMono-33-- RET --
RET Chris Smith (GBR)TUMULTJMono-23-- RET --
RET Marc Linksy (FRA)OBJECTIF SUD IJMono-38-- RET --
RET Angus Primrose (GBR)DEMON DEMOJMono-33-- RET --
RET Patrick O'Donovan (IRL)SILMARILJTri-31-- RET --
RET Guy Cornou (FRA)KERVILORJMono-34-- ABN --
RET Paolo Mascheroni (ITA)PANDA 31JMono-32-- RET --
RET Mike Richardson (GBR)ARCTIC SKUAJMono-31-- RET --
RET Andrew Bray (GBR)GILLYGALOOJMono-32-- RET --
RET Colin Drummond (GBR)SLEUTH HOUNDJMono-32-- RET --
RET Aline Marchard (FRA)LOGOJMono-38-- RET --
RET Guy Brunet (FRA)IRONIGUYJMono-32-- RET --
RET Jonathan Virden (GBR)SHARAVOGEJMono-25-- RET --
RET Simon Hunter (GBR)KYLIEJMono-26-- RET --
ABN Yann Nedellec (FRA)OBJECTIF SUD 2JMono-38-- ABN --
RET Brian Start (CAN)TRUE NORTHJMono-36-- RET --

The 1/OSTAR, 1980

The 1980 race introduced a length limit of 56 feet overall, to curb the excesses of previous races. The class sizes were adjusted downwards: Jester (J): up to 32 ft (10 m); Gipsy Moth (G): 32 to 44 ft (13 m); Penduick (P): 44 to 56 ft (17 m). The new restrictions were unpopular with some sailors, particularly the French, many of whom opted to sail instead in the new Route du Rhum race.

The race was once again dominated by multihulls, with the top five places all taken by trimarans, and marked the end of even competition between monos and multis. Éric Tabarly was to compete, aboard the hydrofoil trimaran Paul Ricard, but was unable to enter due to injury. The race continued its history of innovation with the first use of the Argos satellite-based tracking system; this system allows boats to be tracked during the race, and can also be used to signal distress. The use of this system has now become a major feature of many ocean races, such as the Vendée Globe. The cost of the system was covered by introducing a new race sponsor, the radio station Europe 1, in conjunction with the Observer.

The winner was American Phil Weld, in only his second OSTAR, whose trimaran Moxie was custom built to the 56-foot (17 m) limit; he set a new course record of 18 days. Many were impressed by this popular sailor's win at the age of 65. The preponderance of larger boats, and particularly multihulls, left the smaller Jesters seriously outclassed; the highest-placed was Free Newspapers, sailed by John Chaundy, who finished in 29th place, with a time of 28 days.,[4][20][21] RWYC OSTAR Race Results - 1980

Dame Naomi James, who became the second lady to circumnavigate the globe single-handedly in 1977/78 was reunited with the Express Crusader (fitted out and renamed Kriter Lady) for the race. She was the first woman back and broke the women's speed record. Her husband Rob James also competed in that race, finishing twelfth in the trimaran Boatfile.

Pos.SkipperBoat!ClassTimeRef.
Class
1 Philip Weld (USA)MoxiePTri-5117 days 23 hours 12 min
2 Nick Keig (GBR)THREE LEGS OF MANN IIIPTri-5318 days 06 hours 04 min
3 Mike Birch (CAN)OLYMPUS PHOTOPTri-4618 days 07 hours 15 min
4 Kazimierz Jaworski (POL)SPANIEL IIPMono-5619 days 13 hours 25 min
5 Edoardo Austoni (ITA)CHICA BOBAPMono-5620 days 02 hours 30 min
6 Tom Grossman (USA)KRITER VIIPTri-5621 days 08 hours 01 min
7 Olivier de Kersauson (FRA)KRITER VIPMono-5421 days 20 hours 30 min
8 Pierre Sicouri (ITA)GUIA FILAPMono-4422 days 02 hours 34 min
9 Bertie Reed (RSA)VOORTREKKERPMono-4923 days 12 hours 42 min
10 Eugene Riguidel (FRA)V.S.D.PTri-5224 days 01 hours 27 min
11 Jean Pierre Millet (FRA)OPEN SPACEPMono-5225 days 01 hours 05 min
12 Victor Sagi (ESP)GARUDAPMono-4825 days 08 hours 23 min
13 Naomi James (GBR)KRITER LADYPMono-5325 days 19 hours 12 min
14 Beppe Panada (ITA)MULATPMono-5642 days 18 hours 20 min
15 Burg Veenemans (NED)PYTHEAS IIPMono-4749 days 08 hours 16 min
RET Eric Loizeau (FRA)GAULOISE IVPMono-53-- RET --
RET J.C. Parisis (FRA)CHARLES HEIDSIECK IIPMono-48-- RET --
RET Michel Horeau (FRA)MAURICE LIDCHIPTri-51-- RET --
RET Warren Luhrs (USA)TUESDAY'S CHILDPMono-54-- RET --
RET Czeslaw Gogol-kiewicz (POL)RACZYNSKI IIPMono-56-- RET --
Class
1 Philip Steggall (USA)JEANS FOSTERGTri-3818 days 06 hours 45 min
2 Walter Greene (USA)CHAUSSETTES OLYMPIAGTri-3518 days 17 hours 29 min
3 Daniel Gilard (FRA)BRITTANY FERRIES IGMono-4421 days 00 hours 09 min
4 Richard Konkolski (CZE)NIKE IIGMono 4421 days 06 hours 21 min
5 Wolfgang Wanders (GER)STADT KREFELDGMono-4421 days 14 hours 22 min
6 Gustaf Versluys (BEL)TYPHOON VIGMono-4421 days 15 hours 01 min
7 Alain Labbe (FRA)HYDOFOLIEGTri-4221 days 15 hours 51 min
8 Robert James (GBR)BOATFILEGTri-3122 days 22 hours 55 min
9 Dennis Gliksman (FRA)FRANCE LOISIRSGMono-4423 days 10 hours 00 min
10 Philippe Fournier (FRA)HAUTE-NENDAZGMono-36.524 days 03 hours 05 min
11 Francis Stokes (USA)MOONSHINEGMono-4025 days 14 hours 07 min
12 Bill Homewood (USA)THE THIRD TURTLEGTri-3225 days 20 hours 13 min
13 Robert Bocinsky (USA)AMBERGRISGMono-3726 days 00 hours 39 min
14 Jean-Jaques Jaouen (FRA)LES MENUIRESGMono-4426 days 15 hours 21 min
15 Jerzy Rakowicz (POL)SPANIELGMono-3826 days 19 hours 29 min
16 William Doelger (USA)EDITHGTri-3128 days 04 hours 10 min
17 Uno Hylen (SWE)YOLDIAGMono-3728 days 05 hours 48 min
18 Desmond Hampton (GBR)WILD RIVALGMono-3428 days 13 hours 44 min
19 John Charnley (GBR)ATLANTIC HARPGMono-4329 days 06 hours 21 min
20 John Oswald (GBR)MOONSHADOW BASILDONGMono-37.530 days 15 hours 30 min
21 Oscar Debra (BEL)CRUMPY NUTGMono-4330 days 16 hours 32 min
22 Richard Clifford (GBR)WARRIOR SHAMAALGMono 3530 days 16 hours 45 min
23 Kees Roemers (NED)BOLLEMAAT IVGMono-4430 days 21 hours 24 min
24 Angus Primrose (GBR)DEMON OF HAMBLEGMono-3330 days 23 hours 08 min
25  Roger Forkert (FRA) (USA)PARISIEN LIBEREGTri 3831 days 10 hours 45 min
26 Guy Bernadin (FRA)RATSO IIGMono-3831 days 11 hours 45 min
27 Don Clark (GBR)ABACUSGMono-41.532 days 07 hours 17 min
18 Thomas Gochberg (USA)MISTRALGMono-41.532 days 18 hours 35 min
29 Nikolay Djambazov (BUL)TANGRAGMono-3634 days 10 hours 53 min
30 Wijtze van der Zee (NED)BLACK PEARLGMono-4135 days 11 hours 20 min
31 Jose Ugarte (ESP)NORTH WINDGMono-3936 days 06 hours 43 min
32 Paul Rodgers (GBR)CHRISTIAN SAULGTri-3437 days 03 hours 11 min
33 Juin Guiu (ESP)CRISANGMono-3838 days 14 hours 33 min
34 J. R. Verwoerd (NED)SEAGULL IIGMono-3338 days 17 hours 00 min
35 Tom Ryan (USA)PEGGYGTri-3140 days 20 hours 16 min
36 Ernest Sonne (USA)ELBEGMono-3641 days 10 hours 45 min
37 John Beharrell (GBR)MISCINGMono-3842 days 10 hours 00 min
OUT Anthony Vassiliadis (GRE)OLD NAVY LIGHTSGMono-34.5-- OUT --
RET Piet ter Laag (NED)LADY DONAGMono-34-- RET --
ABN Jacques Timsit (FRA)MOTOROLAGMono-38-- ABN --
OUT Hans Schulte (GER)SILKEGMono-38-- OUT --
ABN Nicholas Clifton (GBR)FLEURY MICHONGProa-42-- ABN --
ABN Theo Cockerell (GBR)ROUNDABOUTGMono-36.5-- ABN --
ABN Peter Philips (GBR)LIVERY DOLEGTri-35-- ABN --
RET Mac Smith (USA)SEA QUESTGMono 39-- RET --
ABN Antonio Chioatto (ITA)MATTIA IIIGTri-36-- ABN --
RET Judith Lawson (USA)SERTA PERFECT SLEEPERGMono-32-- RET --
Class
1 John Chaundy (GBR)FREE NEWSPAPERSJMono-3228 days 00 hours 56 min
2 lan Radford (GBR)JABULISIWEJMono-2830 days 14 hours 38 min
3 Henk Jukkema (NED)VICTORIAJMono-3130 days 18 hours 02 min
4 Chris Smith (GBR)SADLER BLUEJACKETJMono-2530 days 19 hours 20 min
5 Chris Butler (GBR)ACHILLEAJMono-2830 days 20 hours 49 min
6 James Kyle (USA)DREAM WEAVERJMono-2731 days 23 hours 05 min
7 Alain Veyron (FRA)CAT MARINEJTri-2832 days 02 hours 50 min
8 Luis Tonizzo (USA)EGRETJMono-2733 days 05 hours 25 min
9 Henk van de Weg (NED)TJISJEJMono-29.536 days 22 hours 22 min
10 Wolfgang Quix (GER)JEANTEXJMono-3138 days 03 hours 02 min
11 Giampaola Venturin (ITA)CECCOJMono-2638 days 08 hours 55 min
12 Bob Lush (CAN)OLYMPUS SAILINGJMono-2539 days 01 hours 46 min
13 Tony Lush (USA)ONE HAND CLAPPINGJMono-3239 days 06 hours 56 min
14 Andre de Jong (NED)LA PELIGROSAJMono-30.539 days 16 hours 55 min
15 Bon Lengyel (USA)PRODIGALJMono-2540 days 06 hours 09 min
16 John Hunt (USA)CRYSTAL CATFISHJMono-3141 days 13 hours 18 min
17 Per Mustelin (FIN)MAREJMono-3043 days 03 hours 34 min
18 William Wallace (USA)NOVIAJMono-3044 days 10 hours 42 min
19 Martin Wills (GBR)CASPERJMono-3146 days 13 hours 52 min
DSQ Jerry Cartwright (USA)LE FIRSTJMono-3226 days 22 hours 55 min (DSQ)
ABN Michael Richey (GBR)JESTERJMono-26-- OUT --
RET Simon Hunter (GBR)JOMADAJMono-30-- RET --
RET Bernard Pallard (FRA)BRITTANY FERRIES IIJMono-29.5-- RET --

Canadian skippers Mike Birch and Bob Lush were the subject of a National Film Board of Canada documentary Singlehanders, released in 1982.[22]

The 1/OSTAR, 1984

The 1984 race saw the pace of technical innovation continue to accelerate. Custom-built trimarans were again the main force, but the monohulls also advanced, with the introduction of water ballast and other innovations. Some controversy over the size limitations in the previous race resulted in slightly larger classes, and the removal of restrictions on bow and stern overhangs; yachts were divided into five classes, but still with no distinction between monohulls and multihulls. Europe 1 continued to support the race, and Argos beacons were again used by all boats.

The first day of the race saw several dismastings in strong gales, and several skippers were awarded time for rescuing other racers. This resulted in an upset at the finish — Philippe Poupon, sailing the 56-foot (17 m) trimaran Fleury Michon VI, arrived first with a time of 16 days 12 hours, and went to bed thinking that he had won. But the race was awarded to Yvon Fauconnier, who finished 10 hours later but was given a 16-hour time allowance for rendering assistance to Philippe Jeantot, whose catamaran Credit Agricole had capsized. The winner among the monohulls was Warren Luhrs, in his 60-footer Thursday's Child.[4][23]

Pos.SkipperBoatClassTypeTimeRef.
Class 1
1 Yvon Fauconnier (FRA)Umupro Jardin VITri-53Corrected 16 days 06 hours 25 min
Elapsed 16 days 22 hours 25 min
2 Philippe Poupon (FRA)Fleury MichonITri-5616 days 12 hours 25 min
3 Marc Pajot (FRA)Elf Aquitaine IIICat-5916 days 12 hours 48 min
4 Éric Tabarly (FRA)Paul RicardITri-6016 days 14 hours 21 min
5 Peter Philips (GBR)Travacrest SeawayITri-6016 days 17 hours 23 min
6 Daniel Gilard (FRA)NantesITri-6016 days 17 hours 51 min
7 Bruno Peyron (FRA)L'AiglonICat-6016 days 20 hours 21 min
8 Francois Boucher (FRA)Ker CadelacITri-5016 days 21 hours 48 min
9 Warren Luhrs (USA)Thursday's ChildIMono-6016 days 22 hours 27 min
10 Vincent Levy (FRA)KERMARINEITri-5017 days 04 hours 28 min
11 John Martin (RSA)MAINSTAY VOORTREKKERIMono-6017 days 22 hours 02 min
12 Denis Gliksman (FRA)LESSIVE ST MARCITri-5017 days 22 hours 17 min
13 Edoardo Austoni (ITA)CHICA BOBA IIIITri-6019 days 10 hours 41 min
14 Jack Boye (USA)CARTERET SAVINGSITri-5421 days 01 hours 50 min
15 Alain Petit-Etienne (FRA)REGION DE PICARDIEIMono-6021 days 08 hours 47 min
16 David White (USA)GLADIATORIMono-5528 days 04 hours 38 min
RET Florence Arthaud (FRA)Biotherm IIITri-60Damaged
RET Geoff Houlgrave (GBR)Colt Cars GBITri-60Dismasted
RET Gilles Gahinet (FRA)33 ExportICat-60Damaged
RET Hugh McCoy (GBR)FuryICat-60Damaged
RETJune ClarkeBATCHELORS SWEET PEAITriPitchpoled 6 hours after start rescued by lifeboat
RET Loïck Peyron (FRA)Lada PochICat-54Dismasted
RET Michel Horeau (FRA)Marchés de FranceITri-50Damaged
RET Philippe Jeantot (FRA)Crédit AgricoleICat-60Capsized
RET Patrick Morvan (FRA)Jet ServicesICat-60Damaged
Class 2
1 Olivier Moussy (FRA)Region CentreIITri-4516 days 19 hours 16 min
2 Didier Munduteguy (FRA)COTE BASQUEIITri 4518 days 13 hours 34 min
3 Yves Le Cornec (FRA)IDENEKIITri 4218 days 13 hours 49 min
4 Walter Greene (USA)SEBAGOIIMono-4519 days 10 hours 38 min
5 Patrice Carpentier (FRA)CENETIICat-4521 days 06 hours 02 min
6 Guy Bernadin (FRA)BISCUITS LU IIMono-4421 days 18 hours 35 min
7 Jose Ugarte (ESP)ORION IRUIIMono-4522 days 15 hours 53 min
8 Simon van Hagen (NED)BETELGEUZEIIMono-4225 days 05 hours 50 min
9 Colin Laird (TRI)LA BALEINEIIMono-4425 days 15 hours 29 min
10 Jerry Freeman (GBR)ABACUSIIMono-4227 days 11 hours 11 min
11 Mac Smith (USA)QUAILOIIMono-4429 days 23 hours 10 min
12 Goos Terschegget (NED)DE VOLHARDINGIIMono-4141 days 20 hours 20 min
RET Eric Loizeau (FRA)Roger & GalletIITri-45Damaged
RET Frank Wood (GBR)MarsdenIITri-45Dismasted
RET Gustav Versluys (BEL)Tyfoon VIIIMono-44Damaged
RET Monique Brand (FRA)Alliance KayproIIMono-44Dismasted
Class 3
1 Jack Petith (USA)DESTINATION St CROIXIIITri 3818 days 12 hours 31 hours 1 min
2 Philippe Fournier (SUI)GESPACIIICat 4019 days 07 hours 50 min
3 Tony Bullimore (GBR)CITY OF BIRMINGHAMIIIMono-4019 days 22 hours 35 min
4 Kai Granholm (FIN)PATRICIA OF FINLANDIIIMono-4021 days 13 hours 04 min
5 Ian Radford (GBR)NTOMBIFUTIIIIMono-4022 days 16 hours 13 min
6 Qlivier Dardel (FRA)ALCATELIIICat-37.524 days 13 hours 10 min
7 John Shaw (GBR)MS PATTYIIIMono-4024 days 14 hours 53 min
8 Wijtze van de Zee (NED)ROYAL LEERDAMIIIMono-4024 days 18 hours 05 min
9 Tom Donnelly (USA)LONE EAGLEIIIMono-3626 days 06 hours 46 min
10 Alan Wynne-Thomas (GBR)JEMIMA NICHOLASIIIMono-4026 days 18 hours 21 min
11 Alan Perkes (GBR)SHERPA BILLIIIMono-3627 days 11 hours 50 min
12 Hans van Hest (NED)OLLE P2IIIMono-38.530 days 04 hours 10 min
13 Spencer Langford (USA)SUMMER SALTIIIMono-3830 days 12 hours 43 min
14 Robert Scott (USA)LANDS ENDIIIMono-39.531 days 23 hours 10 min
RET Bob Menzies (AUS)Dancing DolphinMono-37IIIDamaged
RET June Clarke (GBR)Batchelors Sweet PeaTri-40IIICapsized
Class 4
1 Luis Tonizzo (USA)CITY OF SLIDELIVMono-3520 days 23 hours 40 min
2 Bill omewood (USA)BRITISH AIRWAYS IIIVMono-3121 days 05 hours 34 min
3 Tony Lush (USA)SURVIVAL TECH GROUPIVMono-3522 days 02 hours 39 min
4 Jim Bates (USA)BIG SHOTIVCat-3522 days 18 hours 09 min
5 Alain Veyron (FRA)VINGT SUR VANNESIVMono-3523 days 13 hours 44 min
6 Bruno Fehrenbach (FRA)DOUCHE CHAMPIONIVMono-3525 days 03 hours 53 min
7 Henk Jukkema (NED)LDS SAILERIVMono-3325 days 09 hours 12 min
8 Brian O'Donoghue (GBR)GAMBLE GOLDIVMono-3329 days 15 hours 55 min
9 Bertus Buys (NED)SEA-BERYLIVMono-3532 days 10 hours 09 min
10 John Howie (USA)FREE BIRDIVMono-31.535 days 04 hours 33 min
11 Dick Hughes (NED)GLADYSIVMono-3439 days 06 hours 56 min
12 Timothy Hubbard (USA)JOHAN LLOYDEIVMono-3241 days 04 hours 30 min
13 Jack Coffey (IRL)MEG OF MUGLINSIVMono-3541 days 16 hours 30 min
14 John Hunt (USA)CRYSTAL CATFISHIVMono-31.544 days 14 hours 22 min
RET Andrede Jong (NED)La PeligrosaMono-31IVDamaged
RET Bob Lengyel (USA)ProdigalMono-34IVDamaged
RET Jacques Vuylsteker (FRA)Jeremi VMono-35IVDamaged
RET John Mansell (NZL)Double BrownCat-35IVDamaged
RET Karl Peterzen (SWE)KarpetzMono-31.5IVDamaged
RET Rachel Hayward (GBR)LoiwingMono-35IVAground
Class 5
1 Chris Butler (GBR)SWANSEA BAYVMono-2730 days 14 hours 48 min
2 Michael Petrovsky (GBR)TIMPANIVMono-3030 days 23 hours 58
3 David Ryan (USA)PHAGAWIVMono-2931 days 07 hours 48
4 Albert Fournier (USA)EL TOREROVMono-3031 days 08 hours 25
5 Jan van Donselaar (NED)SHAMROCKVMono-3032 days 15 hours 20
6 Alan Armstrong (GBR)MITSUBISHI ELECTRICVMono-29.532 days 20 hours 45
7 Lloyd Hircock (CAN)MOUSTACHEVMono-29.535 days 15 hours 57
8 Vassil Kurtev (BUL)NORDVMono-2540 days 16 hours 38
RET Bill Wallace (USA)NoviaMono-3VDismasted
RET Chris Smith (GBR)Race Against PovertyMono-30VDamaged
RET Douglas Parker (USA)RefugeeMono-27VRetired
RET David Duncombe (GBR)Go KartM 29VDamaged
RET Geoff Hales (GBR)Quest for CharityC 29VDamaged
RET Henk van de Weg (NED)TjisjeMono-29.5VDamaged
RET Michael Richey (GBR)JesterMono-26VDamaged
RET Thomas Veyron (FRA)Rizla +Tri-30VDismasted

The CSTAR, 1988

With Carlsberg taking over as main sponsor, the Carlsberg Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race of 1988 saw 95 entrants, with custom-built multihulls again dominating. Favourable weather made ideal conditions for a fast pace, and indeed Philippe Poupon's winning time set a new race record of 10 days, 9 hours and 10 minutes. One of the main hazards of the race was damage by whales; Mike Birch's Fujicolor was damaged by a whale, forcing him to retire from the race; and David Sellings was forced to abandon Hyccup after she was sunk by an aggressive pod of whales. Mike Richey's original Jester, which had taken part in every edition of the race, was lost in heavy weather in the tail-end of the fleet.[4][6][24]

The top eleven finishers were all Class 1 multihulls. The top five were:

Pos.SkipperBoat NameClassTimeRef.
1 Philippe Poupon (FRA)Fleury MichonTri-60(I)10 days 09 hours 15 min
2 Olivier Moussy (FRA)Laiterie Mt St MichelTri-60(I)11 days 04 hours 17 min
3 Loïck Peyron (FRA)Lada Poch IITri-60(I)11 days 09 hours 02 min
4 Philip Steggall (USA)SebagoTri-60(I)11 days 09 hours 55 min
5 Bruno Peyron (FRA)VSDCat-6012 days 23 hours 20 min
6 Halvard Mabire (FRA)Gérard HénonTrimaran 6013 days 06 hours 51 min
7 Florence Arthaud (FRA)Groupe Pierre 1erTrimaran 6013 days 10 hours 58 min
8 Jean Maurel (FRA)Elf Aquitaine IIITrimaran 6014 days 10 hours 02 min
9 Tony Bullimor (GBR)Spirit of ApricotTrimaran 6014 days 20 hours 40 min32 hours 06 min
10 Pierre Sicouri (ITA)La nuova SardegnaTrimaran 6015 days 17 hours 34 min
11 Pascal Hérold (FRA)Dupon DuranTrimaran 6016 days 12 hours 39 min
12 Nic Bailey (USA)MTCTrimaran 4016 days 17 hours 03 min

The fastest monohull, UAP 1992, finished 13th. The top five monohulls:

Pos.SkipperBoatClassTime
1 Jean-Yves Terlain (FRA)UAP 1992Mono-60(I)17 days 04 hours 05 min
2 John Martin (RSA)Allied BankMono-60(I)17 days 08 hours 18 min
3 Jose Ugarte (ESP)Castrol SoloMono-60(I)17 days 21 hours 47 min
4 Titouan Lamazou (FRA)Ecureuil d'AquitaineMono-60(I)18 days 07 hours 00 min
5 Courtney Hazelton (USA)MarikoMono-45(III)21 days 05 hours 44 min

The Europe 1 STAR, 1992

The Europe 1 Star of 1992 saw the fleet beset by a full range of hazards — storms, icebergs, trawlers, fog and whales hit boats on the northern route, before they were finally becalmed off Newfoundland. The monohulls managed the heavy conditions and crosswinds quite well, but the multis were plagued with capsizes and damage. Yves Parlier was the top monohull skipper in a new Open 60, setting a monohull record time of 14 days 16 hours.[4][25]

The top ten finishers included two monohulls:

Pos.SkipperBoat NameClassTimeRef.
1 Loïck Peyron (FRA)FujicolorORMA 6011 days 01 hours 35 min
2 Paul vatine (FRA)Haute-NormandieORMA 6012 days 07 hours 49 min
3 Francis Joyon (FRA)Banque PopulaireORMA 6012 days 09 hours 14 min
4 Hervé Laurent (FRA)Took TookORMA 6013 days 04 hours 01 min
5 Laurent Bourgnon (SUI)PrimagazORMA 6013 days 07 hours 40 min
6 Yves Parlier (FRA)Cacolac d'AquitaineIMOCA 6014 days 16 hours 01 min
7FranceUnited States Etienne GiroireUp My Sleeve40 ft Tri16 days 06 hours 45 min
8 Mark Gatehouse (GBR)Queen Anne's BatteryIMOCA 6016 days 11 hours 30 min
9 Hervé Cléris (FRA)C L M50 ft Tri16 days 12 hours 17 min
10 Pascal Hérold (FRA)Dupon Duran50 ft Tri16 days 20 hours 16 min
11 Alan Wynne-Thomas (GBR)Cardiff DiscoveryIMOCA 6017 days 06 h 17 min
12 Bertrand de Broc (FRA)Groupe LGIMOCA 6017 days 07 hours 17 min
13 Nigel Burgess (GBR)Dogwatch IIIMOCA 6017 days 15 hours 59 min
14 Richard Tolkien (GBR)Enif Morgan GrenfellIMOCA 6017 days 16 hours 40 min
19 José de Ugarte (ESP)Euzkadi Europa 93IMOCA 6018 days 07 hours 19 min
23 Vittorio Malingri (ITA)Moana 60IMOCA 6020 days 10 hours 10 min

The Europe 1 STAR, 1996

Loïck Peyron, on the same trimaran Fujicolor II, for the 1996 edition of the race; and he led at the start, passing the Eddystone lighthouse at 28 knots (52 km/h). However, Francis Joyon dominated the race, and 600 miles (970 km) from the finish seemed set to win, at which point he was 24 hours ahead of his nearest rival; but his trimaran Banque Populaire was capsized by a gust off Nova Scotia, leaving the race to Peyron.

Peyron's time of 10 days, 10 hours and 5 minutes, was just 50 minutes short of the course record. Peyron was the first person to win two successive editions of the race, and only the second to win twice. Gerry Roufs won the monohull division, sailing the 60-foot (18 m) Groupe LG2. Italian Giovanni Soldini won the 50-foot (15 m) monohull class, in Telecom Italia.[4][6][26]

Only three multihulls overcame the conditions to make the top ten finishers:

Overall Results[27][28]
Pos.SkipperClassTypeBoat NameTimeRef.
Class I
1 Loïck Peyron (FRA)IORMA 60Fujicolor II10 days 10 hours 05 min
2 Paul Vatine (FRA)IORMA 60Region Haute Normandie10 days 13 hours 05 min
3 Mike Birch (CAN)IORMA 60Biscuits la Trinitaine14 days 12 hours 55 min
4 Gerry Roufs (CAN)IIMOCA 60Groupe LG 215 days 14 hours 50 min
5 Josh Hall (GBR)IIMOCA 60Gartmore Investments16 days 15 hours 56 min
6 Vittorio Malingri (ITA)IIMOCA 60Anicaflash16 days 19 hours 24 min
7 Hervé Laurent (FRA)IIMOCA 60Groupe LG117 days 00 hours 55 min
8 Eric Dumont (FRA)IIMOCA 60Café Legal le Gout17 days 01 hours 11 min
9 Catherine Chabaud (FRA)IIMOCA 60Whirlpool-Vital-Europe 217 days 06 hours 43 min
10 Alan Wynne-Thomas (GBR)IIMOCA 60Elan Sifo18 days 18 hours 14 min
11 Dirk Gunst (BEL)IMono-57Tomidi19 days 19 hours 45 min
RET Laurent Bourgnon (FRA)IORMA 60PrimagazCapsized
RET Francis Joyon (FRA)IORMA 60Banque PopulaireCapsized
RET Yves Parlier (FRA)IIMOCA 60Aquitaine InnovationsDismasted
Class II
1 Giovanni Soldini (ITA)IIIMOCA 50Telecom Italia15 days 18 hours 29 min
2 Pete Goss (FRA)IIIMOCA 50Aqua Quorum17 days 08 hours 08 min
3 Hervé Cléris (FRA)II50 ft TriCLM17 days 10 hours 10 min
4 Niah Vaughan (GBR)IIMono-50Jimroda II19 days 22 hours 57 min
5 Wolfgang Quix (GER)IIMono-50Wolfie's Toy20 days 01 hours 45 min
6 Michel André (FRA)IIMono-46Dix de Lyon24 days 03 hours 47 min
7 Alain Pelletier (FRA)IIMono-48Oiseau de la Pluie30 days 09 hours 22 min
Class III
1 Alan Brutger (GBR)IIIMono-45Mountain Sky Magic19 days 14 hours 22 min
2 Simone Bianchetti (ITA)IIIMono-45Merit Cup20 days 21 hours 35 min
3 Phil Rubright (FRA)IIIMono-44Shamwari22 days 13 hours 17 min
4 Renaud le Youdec (FRA)IIIMono-40Kiss me Quick27 days 08 hours 00 min
ABN Peter Crowther (GBR)IIIMono-42Galway BlazerSank
RET George Stricker (USA)IIIMono-45RapscallionRetired
Class IV
1 Trevor Leek (FRA)IV40 ft TriMollymawk17 days 09 hours 44 min
2 Jacques Bouchacourt (FRA)IVMono-40New Yorker20 days 00 hours 23 min
3 Desmond Hampton (GBR)IVMono-40Roc22 days 00 hours 30 min
4 Neal Petersen (RSA)IVMono-40Protect our Sealife25 days 09 hours 33 min
5 Graham Harrison (GBR)IVMono-38Cyclone25 days 19 hours 45 min
6 David Evans (USA)IVMono-40Ratso30 days 00 hours 52 min
7 Bertus Buys (NED)IVMono-40Sea Beryl30 days 04 hours 42 min
8 Carole Newman (GBR)IVMono-39Independent Freedom32 days 02 hours 50 min
9 Alex Eckhardt (NED)IVMono-36Taurus38 days 16 hours 31 min
RET Michael Dunkerly (GBR)IVMono-40Mother GooseRetired
RET Michel Jaheny (FRA)IVMono-40Chivas 3Retired
RET Jens Als Andersen (DEN)IVMono-40FenrisDamaged
RET Karl Brinkmann (GER)IVMono-40FritzzzRetired
Class V
1 Mary Falk (GBR)VMono-35QII19 days 22 hours 57 min
RET Brian Coad (IRL)VMono-34Raasay of MelfortRetired
RET Daniel Verger (FRA)VOl'GoudDismasted
RET Franco Malingri (ITA)VTri-33Star TrekRetired
RET Johannes van de Wijgerd (NED)VMono-31Off CourseRetired
Class VI
1 Michel Kleinjans (BEL)VIMono-30P M Charles20 days 14 hours 58 min
2 David Scully (USA)VIMono-30Hot Glue Gun21 days 12 hours 07 min
3 Fabrizio Tellarini (ITA)VIMono-30Megaptera21 days 23 hours 20 min
4 Franco Manzoli (ITA)VIMono-30Golfo Tigullio22 days 01 hours 30 min
5 Bob Beggs (GBR)VICat-26Clarks Active Air24 days 15 hours 05 min
6 Ronny Nollet (BEL)VIMono-29.5Luneborg25 days 10 hours 05 min
7 Jacques Crochemore (FRA)VIMono-28Senseï27 days 21 hours 59 min
8 Derek Hatfield (CAN)VIMono-30Gizmo28 days 11 hours 20 min
9 Datcho Datchev (GBR)VIMono-30Chance43 days 13 hours 00 min
10 Mike Richey (GBR)VIMono-25Jester56 days 10 hours 54 min
RET Gianfranco Tortolani (ITA)VIMono-30Città di SalernoRetired
RET Herbert Uphues (GER)VIMono-29Tramp VIRetired
RET Sherman Wright (USA)VIMono-27AndromedaRetired

The Europe 1 New Man STAR, 2000

With sponsorship from Europe 1 and New Man, a French sportswear manufacturer, the fortieth anniversary edition of the OSTAR was run under the title Europe 1 New Man STAR.[29]

A surprising total of 24 Open 60 monohulls entered the race; most of these were using the event as a qualifying run for the 2000-2001 Vendée Globe starting later in the year. One of these was the youngest racer in the fleet at age 23, Ellen MacArthur in her new Owen-Clarke designed Open 60 Kingfisher; she beat the big names to become the surprise winner of the monohull division, and the youngest ever winner of the race. The overall winner was Francis Joyon, in his trimaran Eure et Loir.[4][30][31][32]

Pos.SkipperBoatTimeRef.
ORMA 60 Multihulls
1 Francis Joyon (FRA)Eure et Loir9 days 23 hours 21 min
2 Marc Guillemot (FRA)Biscuits la Trinitaine10 days 1 hours 59 min
3 Franck Cammas (FRA)Groupama10 days 2 hours 40 min
4 Alain Gautier (FRA)Foncia10 days 8 hours 37 min
5 Jean-Luc Nelias (FRA)Belgacom10 days 19 hours 35 min
6 Yvan Bourgnon (SUI)Bayer en France16 days 6 hours 21 min
7 Lalou Roucayrol (FRA)Banque Populaireretired - lost a hull
IMOCA 60 Monohulls
1 Ellen MacArthur (GBR)Kingfisher14 days 23 hours 01 min
2 Roland Jourdain (FRA)Sill Beurre le Gall15 days 13 hours 38 min
3 Mike Golding (GBR)Team Group 415 days 14 hours 50 min
4 Thierry Dubois (FRA)Solidaires15 days 15 hours 33 min
5 Giovanni Soldini (ITA)Fila16 days 04 hours 10 min
6 Catherine Chabaud (FRA)Whirlpool16 days 10 hours 19 min
7 Michel Desjoyeaux (FRA)PRB16 days 15 hours 51 min
8 Marc Thiercelin (FRA)Active Wear17 days 15 hours 44 min
9 Dominique Wavre (SUI)Union Bancaire Privee17 days 17 hours 02 min
10 Joe Seeten (FRA)Nord Pas de Calais18 days 02 hours 22 min
11 Xavier Lecoeur (FRA)GEB19 days 13 hours 03 hours min
12 Didier Munduteguy (FRA)DDP 60me Sud21 days 07 hours 18 min
13 Patrick Favre (FRA)Adrenalines31 days 05 hours 19 min
DNF Yves Parlier (FRA)Aquitaine Innovationsretired - dismasted
DNF Thomas Coville (FRA)Sodebo Savourons la Vieretired - dismasted
DNF Eric Dumont (FRA)Services Eurokaretired - dismasted
DNF Dirk Gunst (BEL)Tomidiretired - autopilot failure
DNF Richard Tolkien (GBR)This Timeretired - sail damage
DNF Bruce Burgess (GBR)Hawaiian Expressretired for personal reasons

Faraday Mill OSTAR 2005

The 2005 event was the first held for smaller boats, again under the name OSTAR, sponsored by Faraday Mill.

35 boats took part with 16 forced to retire. Franco Manzoli won the race in Cotonella, taking 17 days and 21 hours to finish. The 2005 race featured the first single-handed, trans-atlantic crossing by a profoundly deaf person: Gerry Hughes.[33]

SkipperBoatTime
Trimarans
Italy Franco ManzoliCotonella17 days 21 hours 41 min
France Roger LangevinBranec IV18 days 06 hours 7 min
France Pierre AntoineSpirit18 days 08 hours 43 min
Netherlands Leon BartHoud van Hout25 days 16 hours 45 min
United Kingdom Aurelia DittonShockwave27 days 09 hours 19 min
France Anne CaseneuveAcanthe Ingeniereretired - injured knee
FranceUnited States Etienne GiroireUp My Sleeveretired
United Kingdom Ross HobsonMollymawkretired - broken daggerboard
Monohulls
United Kingdom Steve WhiteOlympian Challenger20 days 05 hours 24 min
Canada Yves LepineAtlantix Express21 days 04 hours 40 min
Netherlands Nico BudelHayai21 days 18 hours 17 min
United States Philip RubrightEcho Zulu23 days 22 hours 50 min
France Lionel RegnierTrois Mille Sabords25 days 23 hours 48 min
United Kingdom Mervyn WheatleyTamarind26 days 02 hours 48 min
United Kingdom Peter KeigZeal27 days 11 hours 31 min
United Kingdom Stephen GrattonAmelie of Dart30 days 4 hours 32 min
United Kingdom Richard HattonChimp30 days 18 hours 7 min
Netherlands Huib SwetsVijaya32 days 5 hours 4 min
United Kingdom Gerry HughesQuest II34 days 4 hours 15 min
United Kingdom Paul HeineyAyesha of St Mawes35 days 14 hours 19 min
Netherlands Groot CeesReality41 days 16 hours 15 min
United Kingdom Tony WaldeckAdrienne Mayretired - broken mainsail luff cars
France Michel JahenyChivas IIIretired
 Patrice Carpentier (FRA)VM Materiauxretired
Netherlands Bart BoosmanDe Franschmanretired - broken shroud
 Hannah White (GBR)Spirit of Canadaretired - broken autopilot
United Kingdom Peter CrowtherSuomi Kuduretired - broken forestay
Belgium Michel KleinjansRoaring Fortyretired - bulkhead problems
Netherlands Pieter ArdiaansRobosailretired - boom, vang problems
Belgium Ronny NolletLa Promesseretired - previous back injury
France Pierre ChatelinDestination Calaisretired - problems with boat
Netherlands Bertus BuysSea Berylretired - mainsail damage
Netherlands Bram Van De LoosdrechtOctavusretired - dismasted
France Jacques DewezBlue Shadowretired - damaged at start

OSTAR 2009

The 2009 OSTAR started on 25 May 2009. The skipper's blogs were published on www.blogstar.org.uk

SkipperBoatElapsed Time
NetherlandsJanKees LampeLA PROMESSE17 days 17 hours 40 min
United KingdomRob CraigieJbellino19 days 00 hours 10 min
ItalyRoberto WestermanSpinning Wheel19 days 03 hours 14 min
United KingdomHannah WhitePure Solo20 days 00 hours 22 min
Republic of IrelandBarry HurleyDinah20 days 22 hours 35 min
ItalyLuca ZoccoliIn Direzione Ostinata e Contraria20 days 22 hours 39 min
United KingdomJerry FreemanQII21 days 02 hours 49 min
United KingdomOscar MeadKing of Shaves21 days 12 hours 24 min
United KingdomKatie MillerBluQube21 days 18 hours 53 min
GermanyUwe RottgeringFanfan!21 days 22 hours 42 min
ItalyMarco NanniniBritish Beagle21 days 23 hours 44 min
NetherlandsHuib SwetsVijaya22 days 03 hours 41 min
NetherlandsDick KoopmansJager22 days 04 hours 35 min
NetherlandsBard BoosmanDe Franschman22 days 21 hours 04 min
United KingdomWill SayerElmarleen23 days 01 hours 30 min
United KingdomPip HildesleyCazenove Capital23 days 14 hours 05 min
FranceChristian ChalandreOlbia24 days 09 hours 06 min
United KingdomJohn FallaBanjaard24 days 20 hours 55 min
United KingdomMichael CollinsFlamingo Lady27 days 05 hours 31 min
United KingdomAndrew PettyJemima Nicholas28 days 15 hours 57 min
United KingdomPeter CrowtherSuomi Kudu29 days 02 hours 15 min
United StatesPeter BourkeRubicon39 days 07 hours 56 min
United KingdomGeoff AlcornWind of Lorne IIover time limit
United KingdomMervyn WheatleyTamarinretired
FranceJacques BouchacourtOkamiretired
United KingdomRob CummingEgotrippretired
ItalyGianfranco TortolaniCittà di Salernoretired
United KingdomPaul BrantNinjodretired
United KingdomJonathan SnodgrassLexiaretired
FranceAnne CaseneuveCroisières Anne Caseneuveretired
AustriaReini GelderLight For The Worldretired

[34]

OSTAR 2013

The 2013 OSTAR started on 27 May 2013.

Results[35][36]
SkipperBoatTime ElapsedTime Corrected
Multihull Class
France Roger LangevinBranec VI18 days 05 hours 49 min25 days 19 hours 31 min
Poland Joanna PajkowskaCabrio 227 days 23 hours 53 min28 days 20 hours 02 min
Gypsy Moth Class
United Kingdom Richard LettPathway to Children22 days 06 hours 13 min22 days 22 hours 47 min
Italy Andrea MuraVento Di Sardegna17 days 11 hours 12 min23 days 09 hours 19 min
Netherlands Jac SandbergSpirit22 days 21 hours 10 min24 days 06 hours 07 min
Netherlands Nico Budelsec. Hayai21 days 17 hours 02 min27 days 00 hours 10 min
Switzerland Ralph VilligerNtombifuti36 days 08 hours 12 min37 days 12 hours 59 min
Jester Class
United States Jonathan GreenJeroboam23 days 07 hours 16 min22 days 04 hours 25 min
United Kingdom Charles EmmettBritish Beagle28 days 01 hours 30 min26 days 05 hours 03 min
Poland Krystian SzypkaSunrise28 days 13 hours 30 min27 days 21 hours 44 min
United Kingdom Mervyn WheatleyTamarind30 days 04 hours 59 min28 days 02 hours 14 min
United Kingdom Pether CrowtherSuomi Kudu30 days 14 hours 13 min28 days 19 hours 38 min
Eira Class
United Kingdom Geoff AlcornWind of Lorne II58 days 08 hours 20 min50 days 00 hours 05 min

OSTAR 2017

The 2017 OSTAR started on 29 May 2017.

Results[37]
SKIPPERYACHTTYPE / LOA . CLASSH/CAPELAPSED TIMECORRECTD TIMEPos.
 Conor Fogerty (IRL)BamM 36 GM1.03721 days 02 hours 45 min21 days 21 hours 30 min1
 Andrea Mura (ITA)Vento di SardegnaM 50 GM1.41117 days 04 hours 06 min24 days 05 hours 28 min2
 Mark Hipgrave (AUS)Mister LuckyM 36 GM1.03624 days 17 hours 20 min25 days 14 hours 42 min3
 Christian Chalandre (FRA)OlbiaM 34 J0.89632 days 14 hours 09 min29 days 04 hours 49 min4
 Neil Payter (GBR)Solent IM 33 J0.90435 days 05 hours 09 min31 days 20 hours 01 min5
 Christophe Dietsch (FRA)Breizh ColaM 35Retired
 Keith Walton (GBR)HarmoniiM 49 GM1.022Retired
 Michele Zambelli (ITA)Illumia 12M 31 GM1.096Abandon
 Lionel Regnier (FRA)One And AllM 36Retired
 Andrzej Kopytko (POL)OpoleM 37 J0.961Retired
 David Southwood (GBR)SummerbirdM 40 J0.913Retired
 Peter Crowther (GBR)Suomi KuduM 38 J0.945Retired
 Mervyn Wheatley (GBR)TamarindM 42 J0.940Sank
 Ricardo Diniz (POR)Taylor 325M 60 GM1.362Retired
 Kass Schmitt (USA)ZestM 36 J0.996Retired

OSTAR 2022

The 60th anniversary of the OSTAR was originally planned to start on 10 May 2020, but was twice postponed due to the global pandemic. The renamed 2022 OSTAR started on 15 May 2022.

Results[38]
SKIPPERYACHTTYPE / LOA . CLASSH/CAPELAPSED TIMECORRECTD TIMEPos.
 Markus Moser (SWI)LifgunM 50 GM1.13121 days 06 hours 0 min24 days 0 hours 49 min1
 James Mansell (GBR)EscapeM 39 GM0.96826 days 04 hours 10 min25 days 08 hours 04 min2
 Herve Dupriez (FRA)PolynyaM 36 J0.89629 days 22 hours 47 min26 days 20 hours 01 min3
 Mihail Kopanov (BUL)Krone OneM 39 GM1.059Retired
 Neil Payter (GBR)CariberiaM 40 GM1.220Retired
 Jacek Chabowlski (POL)Blue HorizonM 47 GM0.993Retired
 Tomasz Ladyko (POL)OddesyM 35 J0.941Retired

The English Transat

After the 2000 event, the RWYC decided to split the race into two separate events. So in 2004 professional edition of the race featured a new title The Transat

The Transat, 2004

The 2004 professional edition of the race featured a new title — The Transat — and a new finish, at Boston, Massachusetts. 37 boats entered, in four classes: ORMA 50 and 60-foot (18 m) multihulls; and IMOCA 50 and 60-foot (18 m) monohulls. Despite stormy conditions, all four classes of boats broke records; seven of the Open 60 monohulls broke the previous monohull record. Of the first four IMOCA Open 60's, Ecover, Pindar AlphaGraphics and Skandia (ex Kingfisher) were all designed by the British designers, Owen Clarke Design. This office also designed the first IMOCA 50, Artforms, which broke the 'Class 2' record. Several boats suffered damage, however.[7]

Pos.SkipperBoatTimeRef.
ORMA 60 Multihulls
1 Michel Desjoyeaux (FRA)Geant8 days 08 hours 29 min
2 Thomas Coville (FRA)Sodebo8 days 10 hours 38 min
3 Franck Cammas (FRA)Groupama8 days 14 hours 16 min
4 Alain Gautier (FRA)Foncia9 days 07 hours 05 min
5 Karine Fauconnier (FRA)Sergio Tacchini9 days 12 hours 36 min
6 Lalou Roucayrol (FRA)Banque Populaire9 days 14 hours 05 min
7 Giovanni Soldini (ITA)TIM Progetto Italia10 days 06 hours 26 min
8 Philippe Monnet (FRA)Sopra10 days 09 hours 28 min
9 Fred Le Peutrec (FRA)Gitana XI11 days 09 hours 20 min
10 Steve Ravussin (SUI)Banque Covefi12 days 04 hours 27 min
11 Yves Parlier (FRA)Mediatis Region Aquitaine13 days 07 hours 11 min
RET Marc Guillemot (FRA)Gitana Xretired - broken centerboard
IMOCA 60 Monohulls
1 Mike Golding (GBR)Ecover12 days 15 hours 18 min
2 Dominique Wavre (SUI)Temenos12 days 18 hours 22 min
3 Mike Sanderson (NZL)Pindar Alphagraphics12 days 20 hours 54 min
4 Nick Moloney (AUS)Skandia13 days 09 hours 13 min
5 Conrad Humphreys (GBR)Hellomoto13 days 20 hours 24 min
6 Marc Thiercelin (FRA)Pro-Form14 days 01 hours 41 min
7 Hervé Laurent (FRA)UUDS14 days 03 hours 58 min
8 Sebastien Josse (FRA)VMI14 days 10 hours 02 min (corrected)
9 Karen Leibovici (FRA)Atlantica-Charente Maritime17 days 17 hours 12 min
10 Norbert Sedlacek (AUT)Austria One17 days 18 hours 35 min
11 Charles Hedrich (FRA)Objectif 318 days 04 hours 12 min
12 Anne Liardet (FRA)Quicksilver19 days 14 hours 27 min
RET Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA)Virbacretired - dismasted
RET Vincent Riou (FRA)PRBdismasted
RET Bernard Stamm (SUI)Cheminees Poujoulat Armour Luxcapsized
ORMA 50 Multihulls
1 Éric Bruneel (FRA)Trilogic14 days 01 hours 23 min
2 Rich Wilson (USA)Great American II15 days 00 hours 19 min
3 Dominique Demachy (FRA)Gify15 days 13 hours 13 min
4 Etienne Hochede (FRA)PiR219 days 13 hours 45 min
RET Franck-Yves Escoffier (FRA)Crepes Whaou!retired - broke daggerboard
RET Mike Birch (CAN)Nootkaretired - broken autopilot
IMOCA 50 Monohulls
1 Kip Stone (USA)Artforms15 days 05 hours 20 min
2 Joe Harris (USA)Wells Fargo16 days 14 hours 21 min
3 Jacques Bouchacourt (FRA)Okami17 days 23 hours 17 min
DNF Roger Langevin (FRA)Branec IIIover time limit

The Artemis Transat, 2008

The 2008 Transat race was named after its sponsor, Artemis. On Thursday 15 May, Frenchman Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) had to retire from the race after a collision with a whale. Sebastien Josse (BT), who was leading, had to retire owing to damage to the mainsail carriage on Saturday 17 May, leaving Vincent Riou (PRB) take the lead on the Sunday morning. Loïck Peyron, on Gitana Eighty, caught up with Vincent Riou, who had to abandon the race due to serious keel damage after a collision with a basking shark on the night of Monday 12 / Tuesday 13 May. The race jury decided to grant two and a half hours of bonus time to Loïck Peyron after he rescued Vincent Riou. Starting on 11 May from Plymouth, Peyron spent 12 days, 11 hours, 15 minutes and 35 seconds (not including the time bonus) to cover the 2,992 miles of the race (averaging 8.7 knots), thus improving previous record of 12 days, 15 hours, 18 minutes and 8 seconds, which was held by Mike Golding (Ecover).

PositionSkipperBoatTime
IMOCA 60 Monohulls
1  Loïck Peyron (FRA)Gitana Eighty12 days 08 hours 45 min
2  Armel Le Cléac'h (FRA)Brit Air12 days 12 hours 28 min 40 s
3  Yann Eliès (FRA)Generali13 days 14 hours 30 min 22 s
4 Marc Guillemot (FRA)Safran14 days 21 hours 18 min 47 s
5 Samantha Davies (GBR)Roxy15 days 10 hours 00 min 51 s
6 Yannick Bestaven (FRA)Cervin EnR15 days 14 hours 31 min 17 s
7 Arnaud Boissières (FRA)Akena Verandas15 days 16 hours 00 min 03 s
8 Dee Caffari (GBR)Aviva16 days 02 hours 05 min 34 s
9 Steve White (GBR)Spirit Of Weymouth16 days 15 hours 04 min 54 s
Ab Michel Desjoyeaux (FRA)Fonciaretired - broken skeg
Ab Sébastien Josse (FRA)BTretired - sail damage
Ab Vincent Riou (FRA)PRBretired - broken keel
Ab Unai Basurko (ESP)Pakea Bizkaia
Class40 Monohulls
1 Giovanni Soldini (ITA)Telecom Italia16 days 22 hours 11 min 27 s
2 Boris Herrmann (GER)Beluga Racer17 days 12 hours 09 min 47 s
3 Thierry Bouchard (FRA)Mistral Loisirs - Pole Santé ELIOR17 days 21 hours 42 min 57 s
4 Louis Duc (FRA)Groupe Royer18 days 02 hours 51 min 15 s
5 Halvard Mabire (FRA)Custo Pol18 days 03 hours 05 min 7 s
6 Alex Bennett (GBR)Fujifilm18 days 05 hours 53 min 2 s
7 Miranda Merron (GBR)40 Degrees18 days 19 hours 19 min 34 s
8 Benoît Parnaudeau (FRA)Prévoir Vie18 days 21 hours 21 min 02 s
9 Christophe Coatnoan (FRA)Groupe Partouche19 days 00 hours 28 min 20 s
10 Simon Clarkes (GBR)Clarke Offshore Racing19 days 06 hours 15 min 36 s
RET Yvon Noblet (FRA)Appart City

The Transat Bakerly 2016

Pos.SkipperBoatTimeRef.
IMOCA 60 Monohulls
1 Armel Le Cléac'h (FRA)Banque Populaire VIII12d 02h 28m 39s[39][40]
2 Vincent Riou (FRA)PRB (4)[39]
3 Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA)St.Michel-Virbac[39]
4 Paul Meilhat (FRA)SMA[39]
DNF Sebastien Josse (FRA)Edmond De Rothschild[39]
DNF Richard Tolkien (FRA)88Abandons Boat[41][39]
Class40 Monohulls
1 Thibaut Vauchel-Camus (FRA)No.137 - Solidaires en peloton ARSEP17 days 12 hrs 42 mins 56 secs[42][40]
2 Louis Duc (FRA)No.65 - CARAC[42]
3 Phil Sharp (GBR)No.130 - IMERYS[42]
4 Edouard Golbery (FRA)No.135 - NORMANDIE[42]
5 Robin Marais (FRA)No. 81 - ESPRIT SCOUT[42]
6 Anna-Maria Renken (FRA)No.138 NIVEA[42]
7 Hiroshi Kitada (FRA)No. 146 KIHO[42]
DNF Maxime Sorel (FRA)No.144 - VANDB[42]
DNF Isabelle Joschke (FRA)No. 131 - GENERALI-HORIZON MIXITE[42]
DNF Armel Tripon (FRA)No. 134 - BLACKPEPPER[42]
Ultime Multihull
1 François Gabart (FRA)MACIF8 day 8 hours 54 min 39 secs[42][40]
2 Thomas Coville (FRA)SODEBO[42]
3 Yves Le Blevec (FRA)Actual[42]
Multi 50
1 Gilles Lamiré (FRA)La French Tech Rennes Saint-Malo12 days 7 hrs 51 min 17 secs[42]
2 Lalou Roucayrol (FRA)[42]
3 Pierre Antoine (FRA)[42]
4 Erik Nigon (FRA)[42]
DNF Erwan Le Roux (FRA)[42]

The Transat CIC 2020

Cancelled due to COVID 19.[43]

The Transat CIC 2024

The start of the 15th edition of the race will be on 28th of April 2024.[44]

References

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  44. "The Transat CIC 2024 will race from Lorient to New York". www.thetransat.com. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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