There have already been five editions of the non-stop single-handed round the world race without assistance, and the exceptional nature of the figures can send your mind reeling! While the statistics give us a general picture of the Vendée Globe, we also obtain a portrait of the typical winner…
Sleep: the average length of sleep over 24 hours during the three months of racing: 5 hours
The age of the captain:
The youngest entrant: Ellen MacArthur in 2000 - 2001 :she was 24
The oldest: Jose de Ugarte in 1992-1993:he was 62
The youngest winner of the Vendée Globe: Alain Gautier in 1993, who was 30
The oldest winner: Christophe Auguin at the age of 37
Read More: http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/5037/what-the-figures-tell-us.html
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