Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race

Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race

First held	1960
Organizer	OC Sport Pen Duick (Groupe Télégramme (France))
Type	Single-handed sailing Yacht racing
Start	Plymouth (England), Lorient (France)
Finish	United States
Website	rwyc.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. The professional version is raced as The Transat starting in 2004.

The 2020 races were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

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 test-bed 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.

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

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:

Pos.	Skipper	Boat	Class	Time
1	Francis Chichester (GBR)	Gipsy Moth III	Mono-40	40 days 12 hours 30 min
2	Blondie Hasler (GBR)	Jester	Mono-26	48 days 12 hours 02 min
3	David Lewis (GBR)	Cardinal Vertue	Mono-25	55 days 00 hours 50 min
4	Val Howells (GBR)	EIRA	Mono-25	62 days 05 hours 50 min
5	Jean Lacombe (FRA)	Cap Horn	Mono-21.5	74 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.

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.

Pos.	Skipper	Boat	Class	Time
1	Éric Tabarly (FRA)	Pen Duick II	Mono-44	27 days 03 hours 56 min
2	Francis Chichester (GBR)	Gipsy Moth III	Mono-40	29 days 23 hours 57 min
3	Val Howells (GBR)	Akka	Mono-35	32 days 18 hours 08 min
4	Alec Rose (GBR)	Lively Lady	Mono-36	36 days 17 hours 30 min
5	Blondie Hasler (GBR)	Jester	Mono-26	37 days 22 hours 05 min
6	Bill Howell (AUS)	Stardrift	Mono-30	38 days 03 hours 23 min
7	David Lewis (GBR)	Rehu Moana	Cat-40	38 days 12 hours 04 min
8	Mike Ellison (GBR)	Ilala	Mono-36	46 days 06 hours 26 min
9	Jean Lacombe (FRA)	Golif	Mono-22	46 days 07 hours 05 min
10	Bob Bunker (GBR)	Vanda Caelea	Mono-25	49 days 18 hours 45 min
11	Mike Butterfield (GBR)	Misty Miller	Cat-30	53 days 00 hours 05 min
12	Geoffrey Chaffey (GBR)	Ericht 2	Mono-31	60 days 11 hours 15 min
13	Derek Kelsall (GBR)	Folatre	Tri-35	61 days 14 hours 04 min
14	Axel Nymann Pedersen (DEN)	Marco Polo	Mono-28	63 days 13 hours 30 min
RET	Robin McCurdy (GBR)	Tammie Norie	Mono-40	retired

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".

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.

Pos.	Skipper	Boat	Class	Time
1	Geoffrey Williams (GBR)	Sir Thomas Lipton	Mono-57	25 days 20 hours 33 min
2	Bruce Dalling (RSA)	Voortrekker	Mono-50	26 days 13 hours 42 min
3	Tom Follett (USA)	Cheers	Proa-40	27 days 00 hours 13 min
4	Leslie Williams (GBR)	Spirit of Cutty Sark	Mono-53	29 days 10 hours 17 min
5	Bill Howell (AUS)	Golden Cockerel	Cat-42.5	31 days 16 hours 24 min
6	Brian Cooke (GBR)	Opus	Mono-32	34 days 08 hours 23 min
7	Martin Minter-Kemp (GBR)	Gancia Girl	Tri-42	34 days 13 hours 15 min
8	N.T.J. Bevan (GBR)	MYTH OF MALHAM	Mono-40	36 days 01 hours 41 min
9	B. de Castelbajac (FRA)	MAXINE	Mono-34.5	37 days 13 hours 47 min
10	Jean-Yves Terlain (FRA)	MAGUELONNE	Mono-35	38 days 09 hours 10 min
11	N.S.A. Burgess (GBR)	DOG WATCH	Mono-27	38 days 12 hours 13 min
12	Andre Foezon (FRA)	SYLVIA 11	Mono-36	40 days 00 hours 16 min
13	B. Enbom (SWE)	FIONE	Mono-20	40 days 14 hours 13 min
14	Claus Hehner (GER)	MEX	Mono-37	41 days 10 hours 46 min
15	Revd. Stephen Packenham (GBR)	ROB ROY	Mono-32.5	42 days 03 hours 49 min
16	Colin Forbes (GBR)	STARTLED FAUN	Tri-33	45 days 10 hours 08 min
17	B. Rodriguez (USA)	AMISTAD	Tri-25	47 days 18 hours 05 min
18	Mike Richey (GBR)	JESTER	Mono-26	57 days 10 hours 40 min
DSQ	Ake Matteson (SWE)	GOODWIN II	Mono-19.5	DSQ --
RET	Éric Tabarly (FRA)	PEN DUICK IV	Tri-67	RET --
RET	Eric Willis (GBR)	COILA	Tri-50	ABN --
RET	Alex Carozzo (ITA)	SAN GIORGIO	Cat-53	-- RET --
RET	David Pyle (GBR)	ATLANTIS III	Mono-26.5	-- RET --
RET	W. Wallin (SWE)	WILECA	Mono-27	-- RET --
RET	Comdt. B. Waquet (FRA)	TAMOURE	Tri-26	-- RET --
RET	Edith Bauman (GER)	KOALA III	Tri-39.5	-- ABN --
RET	Robert Wingate (GBR)	ZEEVALK	Mono-39.5	-- RET --
RET	M.J. Pulsford (GBR)	WHITE GHOST	Tri-34	-- RET --
RET	Egon Heinemann (GER)	AYE-AYE	Mono 33	-- RET --
RET	Guy Piazzini (SUI)	GUNTAR III	Mono-41	-- RET --
RET	A. Munro (GBR)	OCEAN HIGHLANDER	Cat-45	-- RET --
RET	L. Paillard (FRA)	LA DELIRANTE	Mono-36	-- RET --
ABN	Marc Cuiklinski (FRA)	AMBRIMA	Mono	37—ABN --
ABN	Joan de Kat (FRA)	YAKSHA	Tri-50	-- ABN --
RET	Alain Gliksman (FRA)	RALPH	Mono-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.

The top ten finishers:

Pos.	Skipper	Boat	Class	Time
1	Alain Colas (FRA)	Pen Duick IV	Tri-70	20 days 13 hours 15 min
2	Jean-Yves Terlain (FRA)	Vendredi Treize	Mono-128	21 days 05 hours 14 min
3	Jean-Marie Vidal (FRA)	Cap 33	Tri-53	24 days 05 hours 40 min
4	Brian Cooke (GBR)	British Steel	Mono-59	24 days 19 hours 28 min
5	Tom Follett (USA)	Three Cheers	Tri-46	27 days 11 hours 04 min
6	Gerard Pesty (FRA)	Architeuthis	Tri-55	28 days 11 hours 55 min
7	Martin Minter-Kemp (GBR)	Strongbow	Mono-65	28 days 12 hours 46 min
8	Alain Gliksman (FRA)	Toucan	Mono-34.5	28 days 12 hours 54 min
9	Franco Faggioni (ITA)	Sagittario	Mono-50.5	28 days 23 hours 05 min
10	James Ferris (USA)	Whisper	Mono-53.5	29 days 11 hours 15 min
11	Marc Linski (FRA)	ISLES DU FRIOUL	Mono-48	30 days 02 hours 45 min
12	Krzysztof Baranowski (POL)	POLONEZ	Mono-45	30 days 16 hours 55 min
13	Mike McMullen (GBR)	BINKIE II	Mono-32	31 days 18 hours 10 min
14	Marie-Claude Fauroux (FRA)	ALOA VII	Mono-35	32 days 22 hours 51 min
15	Lt. Col. Jock Brazier (GBR)	FLYING ANGEL	Mono-46	33 days 09 hours 21 min
16	Joel Charpentier (FRA)	WILD ROCKET	Mono-63	34 days 13 hours 38 min
17	Yves Olivaux (FRA)	ALOA I	Mono 35	34 days 17 hours 30 min
18	Guy Piazzini (FRA)	CAMBRONNE	Mono-45.5	35 days 10 hours 24 min
19	Pierre Chassin (FRA)	CONCORDE	Mono-43	36 days 01 hours 19 min
20	Bruce Webb (GBR)	GAZELLE	Mono-47.5	36 days 02 hours 07 min
21	John Holtom (GBR)	LA BAMBA OF MERSEA	Mono-34	36 days 04 hours 30 min
22	Lt. Guy Hornet (GBR)	BLUE SMOKE	Mono-26	36 days 21 hours 26 min
23	Wolf-Dietrich Kirchner (GER)	WHITE DOLPHIN	Mono-32	38 days 07 hours 17 min
24	Jock McLeod (GBR)	RON GLAS	Mono-47	38 days 09 hours 50 min
25	Richard Clifford (GBR)	SHAMAAL	Mono-25.5	38 days 10 hours 30 min
26	R. Lancy Burn (USA)	BLUE GIPSY	Mono-28	39 days 08 hours 30 min
27	Philip Weld (USA)	TRUMPETER	Tri-44	39 days 13 hours 25 min
28	Claus Hehner (GER)	MEX	Mono-35	40 days 08 hours 23 min
29	Ambrogio Fogar (ITA)	SURPRISE	Mono-38	41 days 04 hours 45 min
30	Capt. P. Chilton R.N. (GBR)	MARY KATE OF ARUN	Mono-38	41 days 17 hours 17 min
31	Lt Cdr (SCC) Eric Sumner RNR (GBR)	FRANCETTE	Mono-25	43 days 09 hours 38 min
32	Zbigniew Puchalski (POL)	MIRANDA	Mono-39	45 days 10 hours 05 min
33	Heiko Krieger (GER)	TINIE	Mono 26.5	46 days 15 hours 30 min
34	Jerry Cartwright (USA)	SCUFFLER III	Mono-32.5	49 days 02 hours 00 min
35	Christopher Elliott (GBR)	LAURIC	Mono-34	51 days 14 hours 33 min
36	Andrew Spedding (GBR)	SUMMERSONG	Mono-28	51 days 23 hours 05 min
37	David Blagden (GBR)	WILLING GRIFFIN	Mono-19	52 days 11 0hours 6 min
38	Teresa Remiszewska (POL)	KOMODOR	Mono-42	57 days 03 hours 18 min
39	Mike Richey (GBR)	JESTER	Mono-26	58 days 08 hours 18 min
40	Anne Michailof (FRA)	PS	Mono-30.5	59 days 06 hours 12 min
TLE	Richard Konkolski (CZE)	NIKE	Mono-22.5	60 days 13 hours 12 min
TLE	Martin Wills (GBR)	CASPER	Mono-31	63 days 22 hours 00 min
TLE	Peter Crowther (GBR)	GOLDEN VANITY	Mono-38	88 days
ABN	Bob Miller (GBR)	MERSEA PEARL	Mono-43	Boat Abandoned
RET	Carlo Mascheroni (ITA)	CHICA BOBA	Mono-41	-- RET --
RET	H.G. Mitchell (GBR)	TULOA	Mono-33	-- RET --
RET	Bill Howell (AUS)	TAHITI BILL	Cat-43	-- RET --
RET	Gerard Dikstra (NED)	SECOND LIFE	Mono-71	-- RET --
RET	Osca Debra (BEL)	OLVA II	Mono-46.5	-- RET --
RET	Sir Francis Chichester (GBR)	GIPSY MOTH V	Mono-57	-- RET --
RET	Murray Sayle (AUS)	LADY OF FLEET	Cat-41	-- RET --
RET	Bob Salmon (GBR)	JUSTA LISTANG	Mono-25	-- RET --
RET	Eugene Riguidel (FRA)	ONYZ	Mono-43	-- RET --
RET	Sqd. Ldr A. Barton (GBR)	BRISTOL FASHION	Mono-24.5	-- RET --
RET	Eduardo Guzzetti (ITA)	NAMAR IV	Mono-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. Although about the same overall length as HMS Victory (which had a crew of 820), 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, brother of renowned sculptor Barry Flanagan, 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.

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.	Skipper	Boat Name	Class	Boat Type	Time
Class P
1	Éric Tabarly (FRA)	Pen Duick VI	P	Mono-73	23 days 20 hours 12 min
2	Tom Grossman (USA)	CAP 33	P	Tri-53	26 days 08 hours 15 min
3	Alain Colas (FRA)	CLUB MEDITERRANEE	P	Mono-236	Correct 26 days 13 hours 36 min Elapsed 24 days 03 hours 36 min
ABN	Jean-Yves Terlain (FRA)	KRITER III	P	Cat-70	-- ABN --
RET	Yvon Fauconnier (FRA)	ITT OCEANIC	P	Mono-128	-- RET --
RET	Michael Kane (USA)	SPIRIT OF AMERICA	P	Tri-62	-- RET --
RET	Joel Charpentier (FRA)	WILD ROCKET	P	Mono-63	-- RET --
Class G
1	Jean Claude Parisis (FRA)	PETROUCHKA	G	Mono-47	27 days 00 hours 55 min
2	Jaques Timsit (FRA)	ARAUNA IV	G	Mono-38	27 days 15 hours 32 min
3	Francis Stokes (USA)	MOONSHINE	G	Mono-40	28 days 12 hours 46 min
4	Carlo Bianchi (ITA)	VENILIA	G	Mono-54	29 days 00 hours 15 min
5	John de Trafford (GBR)	QUEST	G	Tri-54	30 days 07 hours 30 min
6	Patrice Duma (FRA)	SIRTEC	G	Mono-39	31 days 23 hours 09 min
7	Guy Hornett (GBR)	OLD MOORE'S ALMANAC	G	Tri-42	32 days 02 hours 06 min
8	Bill Howell (AUS)	TAHITI BILL	G	Cat-43	32 days 05 hours 19 min
9	Ernesto Raab (ITA)	CARINA	G	Mono-41	33 days 01 hours 22 min
10	E. Everett-Smith (USA)	WIND QUEST	G	Mono-40	34 days 08 hours 44 min
11	Edoardo Austoni (ITA)	CHICA BOBA	G	Mono-41	37 days 06 hours 00 min
12	Jock McCleod (GBR)	RON GLAS	G	Mono-47	38 days 17 hours 40 min
13	Juan Guiu (ESP)	CRISAN	G	Mono-38	39 days 08 hours 15 min
14	Peter Crowther (GBR)	GALWAY BLAZER	G	Mono-42	39 days 12 hours 57 min
15	Zbigniew Puchalski (POL)	MIRANDA	G	Mono-38	42 days 13 hours 14 min
16	Michel Bourgeois (FRA)	DRAGON	G	Mono-37.5	45 days 12 hours 45 min
17	Gerard Dijkstra (NED)	BESTEVAER	G	Mono-54	49 days 07 hours 22 min
18	Eilco Kasemier (NED)	BYLGIA	G	Mono-40	49 days 10 hours 34 min
MOB	Mike McMullen (GBR)	THREE CHEERS	G	Tri-46	Sailor Lost at Sea
ABN	Tony Bullimore (GBR)	TORIA	G	Tri-42	Abandoned boat due to fire
ABN	Pierre Fehlman (FRA)	GAULOISE	G	Mono-57	Abandoned boat as sank
ABN	P. Szekely (FRA)	NYARLATHOTEP	G	Mono-42	-- ABN --
RET	Kees Roemers (NED)	BOLLEMAAT	G	Mono 45	-- RET --
RET	R.J. Ogle (GBR)	JADE	G	Mono-51	-- RET --
RET	Jock Brazier (GBR)	FLYING ANGEL	G	Mono-63	-- RET --
RET	Edoardo Guzzetti (ITA)	NAMAR V	G	Mono-45	-- RET --
RET	Paolo Sciarretta (ITA)	VALITALIA	G	Mono-42	-- RET --
RET	Gerard Frigout (FRA)	PEN AR BED	G	Mono-40	-- RET --
RET	Doi Malingri di Bagnolo (ITA)	CS & RB II	G	Mono-60	-- RET --
RET	Jean Claud Montesinos (FRA)	KEEP CAP D'AGDE	G	Mono-53	-- RET --
RET	Mike Best (GBR)	CRODA WAY	G	Tri-35	-- RET --
RET	C.H. Le Moing (FRA)	PRONUPTIA	G	Mono-43	-- RET --
RET	Alain Marcel (FRA)	DRAKKAR III	G	Mono-39	-- RET --
RET	Oscar Debra (BEL)	VANESSA	G	Mono-43	-- RET --
RET	C.S.W. Ward (GBR)	ALTERGO	G	Tri-39	-- RET --
Class J
1	Mike Birch (CAN)	THE THIRD TURTLE	J	Tri-32	24 days 20 hours 39 min
2	Kazimierz Jaworski (POL)	SPANIEL	J	Mono-38	24 days 23 hours 40 min
3	David Palmer (GBR)	FT	J	Tri-35	27 days 07 hours 45 min
4	Walter Greene (USA)	FRIENDS	J	Tri-30	27 days 10 hours 37 min
5	Alain Gabbay (FRA)	OBJECTIF SUD 3	J	Mono-38	28 days 09 hours 58 min
6	Clare Francis (GBR)	ROBERTSON'S GOLLY	J	Mono-37.5	29 days 04 hours 22 min
7	Gustav Versluys (BEL)	TYFOON V	J	Mono-34.5	29 days 21 hours 12 min
8=	Yves Anrys (BEL)	PAWN OF NIEUPORT	J	Mono-30	30 days 15 hours 34 min
8=	Eugene Riguidel (FRA)	NOVA	J	Tri-33	30 days 15 hours 34 min
10	Gilles Vaton (FRA)	ACKEL FRANCE	J	Mono-38	31 days 03 hours 12 min
11	Daniel Pierre (FRA)	LORCA	J	Mono-29.5	31 days 14 hours 45 min
12	Geoff Hales (GBR)	WILD RIVAL	J	Mono-34	32 days 13 hours 48 min
13	Bernard Pallard (FRA)	PETIT BRETON	J	Mono-33.5	32 days 19 hours 57 min
14	Folkmar Graf (GER)	DADZTOY II	J	Mono-38	32 days 20 hours 55 min
15	Rome Ryott (GBR)	ADHARA	J	Mono-33.5	33 days 02 hours 54 min
16	Pierre Riboulet (FRA)	PIERRE	J	Mono-38	33 days 03 hours 39 min
17	Gerd Bucking (GER)	HELENE III	J	Mono-35	33 days 08 hours 41 min
18	Richard Clifford (GBR)	SHAMAAL II	J	Mono-25.5	33 days 12 hours 51 min
19	Burg Vennemans (NED)	PYTHEAS	J	Mono-38	34 days 10 hours 10 min
20	Nicholas Clifton (GBR)	AZULOA	J	Tri-32	35 days 03 hours 35 min
21	John Mansell (NZL)	INNOVATOR OF MANA	J	Mono-28	35 days 12 hours 25 min
22	Philip Howells (GBR)	FROMSTOCK FILIUS	J	Mono-28	35 days 16 hours 07 min
23	D. H. Clark (GBR)	FREEMERLE	J	Mono-32	35 days 22 hours 50 min
24	Georgi Georgiev (BUL)	KOR KAROLI	J	Mono-30	36 days 01 hours 50 min
25	Yves Olivaux (FRA)	PATRIARCHE	J	Mono-33.5	36 days 05 hours 14 min
26	Ian Radford (GBR)	JABULISIWE	J	Mono-28	38 days 08 hours 44 min
27	Lars Wallgren (SWE)	SWEDLADY	J	Mono-27.5	36 days 11 hours 10 min
28	Ida Castiglioni (ITA)	EVA	J	Mono-34.5	37 days 10 hours 20 min
29	Elie Labourgade (FRA)	EVALOA	J	Mono-34	37 days 10 hours 24 min
30	Klaus Schrodt (GER)	LILLIAM	J	Mono-29.5	37 days 21 hours 25 min
31	Rory Nugent (USA)	EDITH	J	Tri-31	39 days 04 hours 30 min
32	Chris Butler (GBR)	ACHILLES NEUF	J	Mono-30	39 days 06 hours 02 min
33	Richard Konkolski (CZE)	NIKE	J	Mono 22.5	39 days 10 hours 49 min
34	James Young (GBR)	ENGLISH ROSE	J	Mono 30	39 days 11 hours 29 min
35	David White (USA)	CATAPHA	J	Mono-32	39 days 17 hours 15 min
36	H.G. Mitchell (GBR)	TULOA	J	Mono-33	41 days 11 hours 59 min
37	Enrique Vidal Paz (ESP)	CASTENUELA	J	Mono-34	42 days 10 hours 10 min
38	David Pyle (GBR)	WESTWARD	J	Mono-30	42 days 10 hours 11 min
39	Wolfgang Wanders (GER)	AMITIE	J	Mono-35	42 days 17 hours 30 min
40	Henk Jukkema (NED)	HESPERIA	J	Mono-29.5	42 days 21 hours 18 min
41	Max Bourgeois (FRA)	ACHILLE	J	Mono-33	43 days 08 hours 41 min
42	Corrado di Majo (ITA)	TIKKA III	J	Mono-37	44 days 00 hours 37 min
43	David Sutcliffe (GBR)	LADY ANNE OF ST DONATS	J	Mono-25.5	44 days 03 hours 47 min
44	Angelo Preden (ITA)	CAIPIRINHA	J	Mono-30	44 days 04 hours 45 min
45	Stuart Woods (IRL)	GOLDEN HARP	J	Mono-30	44 days 19 hours 14 min
46	Martin Wills (GBR)	CASPER	J	Mono-31	44 days 21 hours 05 min
47	Richard Elliott (GBR)	LAURIC	J	Mono-34	45 days 02 hours 29 min
48	Henry Pottle (GBR)	JANINA	J	Mono-25	45 days 03 hours 12 min
49	David Cowper (GBR)	AIREDALE	J	Mono-29.5	46 days 11 hours 17 min
50	Nigel Lang (GBR)	GALADRIEL OF LOTHLORIEN	J	Mono-25.5	48 days 03 hours 10 min
51	Rodney Kendall (NZL)	SONGEUR	J	Mono-24	49 days 05 hours 40 min
52	Bob Lengyel (USA)	PRODIGAL	J	Mono-25	49 days 19 hours 30 min
MOB	Mike Flanagan (USA)	GALLOPING GAEL	J	Mono-38	Sailor and Boat Lost at Sea
OUT	Rod White (GBR)	BLUFF	J	Mono-26	-- OUT --
OUT	Peter Evans (GBR)	MEINWEN	J	Mono-32	-- OUT --
OUT	Jean Ropert (FRA)	BIGOUDEN BRISE	J	Mono-27.5	-- OUT --
OUT	Dr F. Sloan (GBR)	BALLYCLAIRE	J	Mono-33.5	-- OUT --
OUT	Anthony Lush (USA)	ONE HAND CLAPPING	J	Mono-28	-- OUT --
ABN	Dominique Berthier (FRA)	5100	J	Mono-37	-- ABN --
RET	Heiko Krieger (GER)	TINIE II	J	Mono-36	-- RET --
RET	Hans Schulte (GER)	SILKE	J	Mono-25	-- RET --
RET	Mike Richey (GBR)	JESTER	J	Mono-26	-- RET --
RET	Val Howells (GBR)	UNIBRAS BRYTHON	J	Mono-38	-- RET --
RET	Ambrogio Fogar (ITA)	SPIRIT OF SURPRISE	J	Cat-25	-- RET --
RET	Andre de Jong (NED)	AQUARIUS	J	Mono-28	-- RET --
RET	John Christian (GBR)	ET SOEKI	J	Mono-27	-- RET --
RET	Christian le Merrer (FRA)	ACTEIA II	J	Mono-39	-- RET --
RET	Pierre Yves Charbonnier (FRA)	KARATE	J	Mono-33	-- RET --
RET	Chris Smith (GBR)	TUMULT	J	Mono-23	-- RET --
RET	Marc Linksy (FRA)	OBJECTIF SUD I	J	Mono-38	-- RET --
RET	Angus Primrose (GBR)	DEMON DEMO	J	Mono-33	-- RET --
RET	Patrick O'Donovan (IRL)	SILMARIL	J	Tri-31	-- RET --
RET	Guy Cornou (FRA)	KERVILOR	J	Mono-34	-- ABN --
RET	Paolo Mascheroni (ITA)	PANDA 31	J	Mono-32	-- RET --
RET	Mike Richardson (GBR)	ARCTIC SKUA	J	Mono-31	-- RET --
RET	Andrew Bray (GBR)	GILLYGALOO	J	Mono-32	-- RET --
RET	Colin Drummond (GBR)	SLEUTH HOUND	J	Mono-32	-- RET --
RET	Aline Marchard (FRA)	LOGO	J	Mono-38	-- RET --
RET	Guy Brunet (FRA)	IRONIGUY	J	Mono-32	-- RET --
RET	Jonathan Virden (GBR)	SHARAVOGE	J	Mono-25	-- RET --
RET	Simon Hunter (GBR)	KYLIE	J	Mono-26	-- RET --
ABN	Yann Nedellec (FRA)	OBJECTIF SUD 2	J	Mono-38	-- ABN --
RET	Brian Start (CAN)	TRUE NORTH	J	Mono-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., 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.	Skipper	Boat	!Class	Time	Ref.
Class
1	Philip Weld (USA)	Moxie	P	Tri-51	17 days 23 hours 12 min
2	Nick Keig (GBR)	THREE LEGS OF MANN III	P	Tri-53	18 days 06 hours 04 min
3	Mike Birch (CAN)	OLYMPUS PHOTO	P	Tri-46	18 days 07 hours 15 min
4	Kazimierz Jaworski (POL)	SPANIEL II	P	Mono-56	19 days 13 hours 25 min
5	Edoardo Austoni (ITA)	CHICA BOBA	P	Mono-56	20 days 02 hours 30 min
6	Tom Grossman (USA)	KRITER VII	P	Tri-56	21 days 08 hours 01 min
7	Olivier de Kersauson (FRA)	KRITER VI	P	Mono-54	21 days 20 hours 30 min
8	Pierre Sicouri (ITA)	GUIA FILA	P	Mono-44	22 days 02 hours 34 min
9	Bertie Reed (RSA)	VOORTREKKER	P	Mono-49	23 days 12 hours 42 min
10	Eugene Riguidel (FRA)	V.S.D.	P	Tri-52	24 days 01 hours 27 min
11	Jean Pierre Millet (FRA)	OPEN SPACE	P	Mono-52	25 days 01 hours 05 min
12	Victor Sagi (ESP)	GARUDA	P	Mono-48	25 days 08 hours 23 min
13	Naomi James (GBR)	KRITER LADY	P	Mono-53	25 days 19 hours 12 min
14	Beppe Panada (ITA)	MULAT	P	Mono-56	42 days 18 hours 20 min
15	Burg Veenemans (NED)	PYTHEAS II	P	Mono-47	49 days 08 hours 16 min
RET	Eric Loizeau (FRA)	GAULOISE IV	P	Mono-53	-- RET --
RET	J.C. Parisis (FRA)	CHARLES HEIDSIECK II	P	Mono-48	-- RET --
RET	Michel Horeau (FRA)	MAURICE LIDCHI	P	Tri-51	-- RET --
RET	Warren Luhrs (USA)	TUESDAY'S CHILD	P	Mono-54	-- RET --
RET	Czeslaw Gogol-kiewicz (POL)	RACZYNSKI II	P	Mono-56	-- RET --
Class
1	Philip Steggall (USA)	JEANS FOSTER	G	Tri-38	18 days 06 hours 45 min
2	Walter Greene (USA)	CHAUSSETTES OLYMPIA	G	Tri-35	18 days 17 hours 29 min
3	Daniel Gilard (FRA)	BRITTANY FERRIES I	G	Mono-44	21 days 00 hours 09 min
4	Richard Konkolski (CZE)	NIKE II	G	Mono 44	21 days 06 hours 21 min
5	Wolfgang Wanders (GER)	STADT KREFELD	G	Mono-44	21 days 14 hours 22 min
6	Gustaf Versluys (BEL)	TYPHOON VI	G	Mono-44	21 days 15 hours 01 min
7	Alain Labbe (FRA)	HYDOFOLIE	G	Tri-42	21 days 15 hours 51 min
8	Robert James (GBR)	BOATFILE	G	Tri-31	22 days 22 hours 55 min
9	Dennis Gliksman (FRA)	FRANCE LOISIRS	G	Mono-44	23 days 10 hours 00 min
10	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Philippe Fournier	variant =	size = FRA }} ||HAUTE-NENDAZ||G||Mono-36.5||24 days 03 hours 05 min
11	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Francis Stokes	variant =	size = USA }} ||MOONSHINE||G||Mono-40||25 days 14 hours 07 min
12	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Bill Homewood	variant =	size = USA }} ||THE THIRD TURTLE||G||Tri-32||25 days 20 hours 13 min
13	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Robert Bocinsky	variant =	size = USA }} ||AMBERGRIS||G||Mono-37||26 days 00 hours 39 min
14	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jean-Jaques Jaouen	variant =	size = FRA }} ||LES MENUIRES||G||Mono-44||26 days 15 hours 21 min
15	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jerzy Rakowicz	variant =	size = POL }} ||SPANIEL||G||Mono-38||26 days 19 hours 29 min
16	{{country data	country flagbio	name = William Doelger	variant =	size = USA }} ||EDITH||G||Tri-31||28 days 04 hours 10 min
17	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Uno Hylen	variant =	size = SWE }} ||YOLDIA||G||Mono-37||28 days 05 hours 48 min
18	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Desmond Hampton	variant =	size = GBR }} ||WILD RIVAL||G||Mono-34||28 days 13 hours 44 min
19	{{country data	country flagbio	name = John Charnley	variant =	size = GBR }} ||ATLANTIC HARP||G||Mono-43||29 days 06 hours 21 min
20	{{country data	country flagbio	name = John Oswald	variant =	size = GBR }} ||MOONSHADOW BASILDON||G||Mono-37.5||30 days 15 hours 30 min
21	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Oscar Debra	variant =	size = BEL }} ||CRUMPY NUT||G||Mono-43||30 days 16 hours 32 min
22	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Richard Clifford	variant =	size = GBR }} ||WARRIOR SHAMAAL||G||Mono 35||30 days 16 hours 45 min
23	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Kees Roemers	variant =	size = NED }} ||BOLLEMAAT IV||G||Mono-44||30 days 21 hours 24 min
24	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Angus Primrose	variant =	size = GBR }} ||DEMON OF HAMBLE||G||Mono-33||30 days 23 hours 08 min
25	{{country data	country flagbio	name = {{country data	country flagbio	name = Roger Forkert	variant =	size = FRA }}	variant =	size = USA }} ||PARISIEN LIBERE||G||Tri 38||31 days 10 hours 45 min
26	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Guy Bernadin	variant =	size = FRA }} ||RATSO II||G||Mono-38||31 days 11 hours 45 min
27	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Don Clark	variant =	size = GBR }} ||ABACUS||G||Mono-41.5||32 days 07 hours 17 min
18	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Thomas Gochberg	variant =	size = USA }} ||MISTRAL||G||Mono-41.5||32 days 18 hours 35 min
29	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Nikolay Djambazov	variant =	size = BUL }} ||TANGRA||G||Mono-36||34 days 10 hours 53 min
30	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Wijtze van der Zee	variant =	size = NED }} ||BLACK PEARL||G||Mono-41||35 days 11 hours 20 min
31	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jose Ugarte	variant =	size = ESP }} ||NORTH WIND||G||Mono-39||36 days 06 hours 43 min
32	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Paul Rodgers	variant =	size = GBR }} ||CHRISTIAN SAUL||G||Tri-34||37 days 03 hours 11 min
33	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Juin Guiu	variant =	size = ESP }} ||CRISAN||G||Mono-38||38 days 14 hours 33 min
34	{{country data	country flagbio	name = J. R. Verwoerd	variant =	size = NED }} ||SEAGULL II||G||Mono-33||38 days 17 hours 00 min
35	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Tom Ryan	variant =	size = USA }} ||PEGGY||G||Tri-31||40 days 20 hours 16 min
36	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Ernest Sonne	variant =	size = USA }} ||ELBE||G||Mono-36||41 days 10 hours 45 min
37	{{country data	country flagbio	name = John Beharrell	variant =	size = GBR }} ||MISCIN||G||Mono-38||42 days 10 hours 00 min
OUT	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Anthony Vassiliadis	variant =	size = GRE }} ||OLD NAVY LIGHTS||G||Mono-34.5||-- OUT --
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Piet ter Laag	variant =	size = NED }} ||LADY DONA||G||Mono-34||-- RET --
ABN	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jacques Timsit	variant =	size = FRA }} ||MOTOROLA||G||Mono-38||-- ABN --
OUT	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Hans Schulte	variant =	size = GER }} ||SILKE||G||Mono-38||-- OUT --
ABN	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Nicholas Clifton	variant =	size = GBR }} ||FLEURY MICHON||G||Proa-42||-- ABN --
ABN	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Theo Cockerell	variant =	size = GBR }} ||ROUNDABOUT||G||Mono-36.5||-- ABN --
ABN	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Peter Philips	variant =	size = GBR }} ||LIVERY DOLE||G||Tri-35||-- ABN --
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Mac Smith	variant =	size = USA }} ||SEA QUEST||G||Mono 39||-- RET --
ABN	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Antonio Chioatto	variant =	size = ITA }} ||MATTIA III||G||Tri-36||-- ABN --
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Judith Lawson	variant =	size = USA }} ||SERTA PERFECT SLEEPER||G||Mono-32||-- RET --
Class
1	{{country data	country flagbio	name = John Chaundy	variant =	size = GBR }} ||FREE NEWSPAPERS||J||Mono-32||28 days 00 hours 56 min
2	{{country data	country flagbio	name = lan Radford	variant =	size = GBR }} ||JABULISIWE||J||Mono-28||30 days 14 hours 38 min
3	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Henk Jukkema	variant =	size = NED }} ||VICTORIA||J||Mono-31||30 days 18 hours 02 min
4	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Chris Smith	variant =	size = GBR }} ||SADLER BLUEJACKET||J||Mono-25||30 days 19 hours 20 min
5	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Chris Butler	variant =	size = GBR }} ||ACHILLEA||J||Mono-28||30 days 20 hours 49 min
6	{{country data	country flagbio	name = James Kyle	variant =	size = USA }} ||DREAM WEAVER||J||Mono-27||31 days 23 hours 05 min
7	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Alain Veyron	variant =	size = FRA }} ||CAT MARINE||J||Tri-28||32 days 02 hours 50 min
8	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Luis Tonizzo	variant =	size = USA }} ||EGRET||J||Mono-27||33 days 05 hours 25 min
9	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Henk van de Weg	variant =	size = NED }} ||TJISJE||J||Mono-29.5||36 days 22 hours 22 min
10	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Wolfgang Quix	variant =	size = GER }} ||JEANTEX||J||Mono-31||38 days 03 hours 02 min
11	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Giampaola Venturin	variant =	size = ITA }} ||CECCO||J||Mono-26||38 days 08 hours 55 min
12	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Bob Lush	variant =	size = CAN }} ||OLYMPUS SAILING||J||Mono-25||39 days 01 hours 46 min
13	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Tony Lush	variant =	size = USA }} ||ONE HAND CLAPPING||J||Mono-32||39 days 06 hours 56 min
14	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Andre de Jong	variant =	size = NED }} ||LA PELIGROSA||J||Mono-30.5||39 days 16 hours 55 min
15	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Bon Lengyel	variant =	size = USA }} ||PRODIGAL||J||Mono-25||40 days 06 hours 09 min
16	{{country data	country flagbio	name = John Hunt	variant =	size = USA }} ||CRYSTAL CATFISH||J||Mono-31||41 days 13 hours 18 min
17	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Per Mustelin	variant =	size = FIN }} ||MARE||J||Mono-30||43 days 03 hours 34 min
18	{{country data	country flagbio	name = William Wallace	variant =	size = USA }} ||NOVIA||J||Mono-30||44 days 10 hours 42 min
19	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Martin Wills	variant =	size = GBR }} ||CASPER||J||Mono-31||46 days 13 hours 52 min
DSQ	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jerry Cartwright	variant =	size = USA }} ||LE FIRST||J||Mono-32||26 days 22 hours 55 min (DSQ)
ABN	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Michael Richey	variant =	size = GBR }} ||JESTER||J||Mono-26||-- OUT --
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Simon Hunter	variant =	size = GBR }} ||JOMADA||J||Mono-30||-- RET --
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Bernard Pallard	variant =	size = FRA }} ||BRITTANY FERRIES II||J||Mono-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.

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 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.

Pos.	Skipper	Boat	Class	Type	Time	Ref.
Class 1
1	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Yvon Fauconnier	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Umupro Jardin V||I||Tri-53||Corrected 16 days 06 hours 25 min Elapsed 16 days 22 hours 25 min
2	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Philippe Poupon	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Fleury Michon||I||Tri-56||16 days 12 hours 25 min
3	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Marc Pajot	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Elf Aquitaine II||I||Cat-59||16 days 12 hours 48 min
4	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Éric Tabarly	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Paul Ricard||I||Tri-60||16 days 14 hours 21 min
5	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Peter Philips	variant =	size = GBR }} ||Travacrest Seaway||I||Tri-60||16 days 17 hours 23 min
6	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Daniel Gilard	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Nantes||I||Tri-60||16 days 17 hours 51 min
7	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Bruno Peyron	variant =	size = FRA }} ||L'Aiglon||I||Cat-60||16 days 20 hours 21 min
8	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Francois Boucher	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Ker Cadelac||I||Tri-50||16 days 21 hours 48 min
9	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Warren Luhrs	variant =	size = USA }} ||Thursday's Child||I||Mono-60||16 days 22 hours 27 min
10	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Vincent Levy	variant =	size = FRA }} ||KERMARINE||I||Tri-50|| 17 days 04 hours 28 min
11	{{country data	country flagbio	name = John Martin	variant =	size = RSA }} ||MAINSTAY VOORTREKKER||I||Mono-60|| 17 days 22 hours 02 min
12	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Denis Gliksman	variant =	size = FRA }} ||LESSIVE ST MARC||I||Tri-50|| 17 days 22 hours 17 min
13	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Edoardo Austoni	variant =	size = ITA }} ||CHICA BOBA III||I||Tri-60|| 19 days 10 hours 41 min
14	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jack Boye	variant =	size = USA }} ||CARTERET SAVINGS||I||Tri-54|| 21 days 01 hours 50 min
15	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Alain Petit-Etienne	variant =	size = FRA }} ||REGION DE PICARDIE||I||Mono-60|| 21 days 08 hours 47 min
16	{{country data	country flagbio	name = David White	variant =	size = USA }} ||GLADIATOR||I||Mono-55|| 28 days 04 hours 38 min
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Florence Arthaud	variant =	size = FRA }} || Biotherm II ||I|| Tri-60 || Damaged
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jeff Houlgrave	variant =	size = GBR }} || Colt Cars GB ||I|| Tri-60 || Dismasted
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Gilles Gahinet	variant =	size = FRA }} || 33 Export ||I|| Cat-60 || Damaged
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Hugh McCoy	variant =	size = GBR }} || Fury ||I|| Cat-60 || Damaged
RET	June Clarke	BATCHELORS SWEET PEA	I	Tri	Pitchpoled 6 hours after start rescued by lifeboat
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Loïck Peyron	variant =	size = FRA }} || Lada Poch ||I|| Cat-54 || Dismasted
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Michel Horeau	variant =	size = FRA }} || Marchés de France ||I|| Tri-50|| Damaged
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Philippe Jeantot	variant =	size = FRA }} || Crédit Agricole ||I|| Cat-60 ||Capsized
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Patrick Morvan	variant =	size = FRA }} || Jet Services ||I|| Cat-60 || Damaged
Class 2
1	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Olivier Moussy	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Region Centre||II||Tri-45||16 days 19 hours 16 min
2	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Didier Munduteguy	variant =	size = FRA }} ||COTE BASQUE||II||Tri 45|| 18 days 13 hours 34 min
3	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Yves Le Cornec	variant =	size = FRA }} ||IDENEK||II||Tri 42|| 18 days 13 hours 49 min
4	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Walter Greene	variant =	size = USA }} ||SEBAGO||II||Mono-45|| 19 days 10 hours 38 min
5	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Patrice Carpentier	variant =	size = FRA }} ||CENET||II||Cat-45|| 21 days 06 hours 02 min
6	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Guy Bernadin	variant =	size = FRA }} ||BISCUITS LU ||II||Mono-44|| 21 days 18 hours 35 min
7	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jose Ugarte	variant =	size = ESP }} ||ORION IRU||II||Mono-45|| 22 days 15 hours 53 min
8	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Simon van Hagen	variant =	size = NED }} ||BETELGEUZE||II||Mono-42|| 25 days 05 hours 50 min
9	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Colin Laird	variant =	size = TRI }} ||LA BALEINE||II||Mono-44|| 25 days 15 hours 29 min
10	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jerry Freeman	variant =	size = GBR }} ||ABACUS||II||Mono-42|| 27 days 11 hours 11 min
11	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Mac Smith	variant =	size = USA }} ||QUAILO||II||Mono-44|| 29 days 23 hours 10 min
12	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Goos Terschegget	variant =	size = NED }} ||DE VOLHARDING||II||Mono-41|| 41 days 20 hours 20 min
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Eric Loizeau	variant =	size = FRA }} || Roger & Gallet ||II||Tri-45|| Damaged
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Frank Wood	variant =	size = GBR }}|| Marsden ||II||Tri-45|| Dismasted
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Gustav Versluys	variant =	size = BEL }} || Tyfoon VI ||II||Mono-44|| Damaged
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Monique Brand	variant =	size = FRA }} || Alliance Kaypro ||II||Mono-44|| Dismasted
Class 3
1	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jack Petith	variant =	size = USA }} ||DESTINATION St CROIX||III||Tri 38||18 days 12 hours 31 hours 1 min
2	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Philippe Fournier	variant =	size = SUI }} ||GESPAC||III||Cat 40||19 days 07 hours 50 min
3	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Tony Bullimore	variant =	size = GBR }} ||CITY OF BIRMINGHAM||III||Mono-40||19 days 22 hours 35 min
4	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Kai Granholm	variant =	size = FIN }} ||PATRICIA OF FINLAND||III||Mono-40||21 days 13 hours 04 min
5	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Ian Radford	variant =	size = GBR }} ||NTOMBIFUTI||III||Mono-40||22 days 16 hours 13 min
6	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Qlivier Dardel	variant =	size = FRA }} ||ALCATEL||III||Cat-37.5||24 days 13 hours 10 min
7	{{country data	country flagbio	name = John Shaw	variant =	size = GBR }} ||MS PATTY||III||Mono-40||24 days 14 hours 53 min
8	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Wijtze van de Zee	variant =	size = NED }} ||ROYAL LEERDAM||III||Mono-40||24 days 18 hours 05 min
9	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Tom Donnelly	variant =	size = USA }} ||LONE EAGLE||III||Mono-36||26 days 06 hours 46 min
10	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Alan Wynne-Thomas	variant =	size = GBR }} ||JEMIMA NICHOLAS||III||Mono-40||26 days 18 hours 21 min
11	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Alan Perkes	variant =	size = GBR }} ||SHERPA BILL||III||Mono-36||27 days 11 hours 50 min
12	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Hans van Hest	variant =	size = NED }} ||OLLE P2||III||Mono-38.5||30 days 04 hours 10 min
13	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Spencer Langford	variant =	size = USA }} ||SUMMER SALT||III||Mono-38||30 days 12 hours 43 min
14	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Robert Scott	variant =	size = USA }} ||LANDS END||III||Mono-39.5||31 days 23 hours 10 min
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Bob Menzies	variant =	size = AUS }} || Dancing Dolphin || Mono-37 ||III||Damaged
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = June Clarke	variant =	size = GBR }} || Batchelors Sweet Pea || Tri-40 ||III|| Capsized
Class 4
1	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Luis Tonizzo	variant =	size = USA }} ||CITY OF SLIDEL||IV||Mono-35|| 20 days 23 hours 40 min
2	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Bill omewood	variant =	size = USA }} ||BRITISH AIRWAYS II||IV||Mono-31|| 21 days 05 hours 34 min
3	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Tony Lush	variant =	size = USA }} ||SURVIVAL TECH GROUP||IV||Mono-35|| 22 days 02 hours 39 min
4	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jim Bates	variant =	size = USA }} ||BIG SHOT||IV||Cat-35|| 22 days 18 hours 09 min
5	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Alain Veyron	variant =	size = FRA }} ||VINGT SUR VANNES||IV||Mono-35|| 23 days 13 hours 44 min
6	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Bruno Fehrenbach	variant =	size = FRA }} ||DOUCHE CHAMPION||IV||Mono-35|| 25 days 03 hours 53 min
7	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Henk Jukkema	variant =	size = NED }} ||LDS SAILER||IV||Mono-33|| 25 days 09 hours 12 min
8	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Brian O'Donoghue	variant =	size = GBR }} ||GAMBLE GOLD||IV||Mono-33|| 29 days 15 hours 55 min
9	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Bertus Buys	variant =	size = NED }} ||SEA-BERYL||IV||Mono-35|| 32 days 10 hours 09 min
10	{{country data	country flagbio	name = John Howie	variant =	size = USA }} ||FREE BIRD||IV||Mono-31.5|| 35 days 04 hours 33 min
11	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Dick Hughes	variant =	size = NED }} ||GLADYS||IV||Mono-34|| 39 days 06 hours 56 min
12	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Timothy Hubbard	variant =	size = USA }} ||JOHAN LLOYDE||IV||Mono-32|| 41 days 04 hours 30 min
13	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jack Coffey	variant =	size = IRL }} ||MEG OF MUGLINS||IV||Mono-35|| 41 days 16 hours 30 min
14	{{country data	country flagbio	name = John Hunt	variant =	size = USA }} ||CRYSTAL CATFISH||IV||Mono-31.5|| 44 days 14 hours 22 min
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Andrede Jong	variant =	size = NED }} || La Peligrosa ||Mono-31|| IV || Damaged
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Bob Lengyel	variant =	size = USA }} || Prodigal ||Mono-34||IV || Damaged
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jacques Vuylsteker	variant =	size = FRA }} || Jeremi V ||Mono-35|| IV || Damaged
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = John Mansell	variant =	size = NZL }} || Double Brown ||Cat-35||IV || Damaged
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Karl Peterzen	variant =	size = SWE }} || Karpetz || Mono-31.5||IV|| Damaged
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Rachel Hayward	variant =	size = GBR }} || Loiwing ||Mono-35|| IV || Aground
Class 5
1	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Chris Butler	variant =	size = GBR }} ||SWANSEA BAY||V||Mono-27|| 30 days 14 hours 48 min
2	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Michael Petrovsky	variant =	size = GBR }} ||TIMPANI||V||Mono-30|| 30 days 23 hours 58
3	{{country data	country flagbio	name = David Ryan	variant =	size = USA }} ||PHAGAWI||V||Mono-29|| 31 days 07 hours 48
4	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Albert Fournier	variant =	size = USA }} ||EL TORERO||V||Mono-30|| 31 days 08 hours 25
5	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jan van Donselaar	variant =	size = NED }} ||SHAMROCK||V||Mono-30|| 32 days 15 hours 20
6	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Alan Armstrong	variant =	size = GBR }} ||MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC||V||Mono-29.5|| 32 days 20 hours 45
7	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Lloyd Hircock	variant =	size = CAN }} ||MOUSTACHE||V||Mono-29.5|| 35 days 15 hours 57
8	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Vassil Kurtev	variant =	size = BUL }} ||NORD||V||Mono-25|| 40 days 16 hours 38
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Bill Wallace	variant =	size = USA }} || Novia || Mono-3 ||V|| Dismasted
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Chris Smith	variant =	size = GBR }} || Race Against Poverty || Mono-30 ||V|| Damaged
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Douglas Parker	variant =	size = USA }} || Refugee || Mono-27 ||V|| Retired
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = David Duncombe	variant =	size = GBR }} || Go Kart || M 29 || V || Damaged
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Geoff Hales	variant =	size = GBR }} || Quest for Charity || C 29 || V || Damaged
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Henk van de Weg	variant =	size = NED }} || Tjisje || Mono-29.5 || V || Damaged
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Michael Richey	variant =	size = GBR }} || Jester || Mono-26 || V || Damaged
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Thomas Veyron	variant =	size = FRA }} || Rizla + || Tri-30 || V || Dismasted

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.

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

Pos.	Skipper	Boat Name	Class	Time	Ref.
1	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Philippe Poupon	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Fleury Michon||Tri-60(I)||10 days 09 hours 15 min
2	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Olivier Moussy	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Laiterie Mt St Michel||Tri-60(I)||11 days 04 hours 17 min
3	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Loïck Peyron	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Lada Poch II||Tri-60(I)||11 days 09 hours 02 min
4	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Philip Steggall	variant =	size = USA }} ||Sebago||Tri-60(I)||11 days 09 hours 55 min
5	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Bruno Peyron	variant =	size = FRA }} ||VSD||Cat-60 ||12 days 23 hours 20 min
6	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Halvard Mabire	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Gérard Hénon || Trimaran 60 || 13 days 06 hours 51 min
7	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Florence Arthaud	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Groupe Pierre 1er || Trimaran 60 || 13 days 10 hours 58 min
8	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jean Maurel	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Elf Aquitaine III || Trimaran 60 || 14 days 10 hours 02 min
9	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Tony Bullimor	variant =	size = GBR }} || Spirit of Apricot || Trimaran 60 || 14 days 20 hours 40 min || 32 hours 06 min
10	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Pierre Sicouri	variant =	size = ITA }} || La nuova Sardegna || Trimaran 60 || 15 days 17 hours 34 min
11	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Pascal Hérold	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Dupon Duran || Trimaran 60 || 16 days 12 hours 39 min
12	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Nic Bailey	variant =	size = USA }} || MTC || Trimaran 40 || 16 days 17 hours 03 min

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

Pos.	Skipper	Boat	Class	Time
1	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jean-Yves Terlain	variant =	size = FRA }} ||UAP 1992||Mono-60(I)||17 days 04 hours 05 min
2	{{country data	country flagbio	name = John Martin	variant =	size = RSA }} ||Allied Bank||Mono-60(I)||17 days 08 hours 18 min
3	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jose Ugarte	variant =	size = ESP }} ||Castrol Solo||Mono-60(I)||17 days 21 hours 47 min
4	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Titouan Lamazou	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Ecureuil d'Aquitaine||Mono-60(I)||18 days 07 hours 00 min
5	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Courtney Hazelton	variant =	size = USA }} ||Mariko||Mono-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.

The top ten finishers included two monohulls:

Pos.	Skipper	Boat Name	Class	Time	Ref.
1	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Loïck Peyron	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Fujicolor|| ORMA 60 ||11 days 01 hours 35 min
2	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Paul vatine	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Haute-Normandie|| ORMA 60 ||12 days 07 hours 49 min
3	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Francis Joyon	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Banque Populaire|| ORMA 60 ||12 days 09 hours 14 min
4	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Hervé Laurent	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Took Took|| ORMA 60 ||13 days 04 hours 01 min
5	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Laurent Bourgnon	variant =	size = SUI }} ||Primagaz|| ORMA 60 ||13 days 07 hours 40 min
6	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Yves Parlier	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Cacolac d'Aquitaine|| IMOCA 60 ||14 days 16 hours 01 min
7	Etienne Giroire	Up My Sleeve	40 ft Tri	16 days 06 hours 45 min
8	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Mark Gatehouse	variant =	size = GBR }} ||Queen Anne's Battery|| IMOCA 60 ||16 days 11 hours 30 min
9	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Hervé Cléris	variant =	size = FRA }} ||C L M|| 50 ft Tri||16 days 12 hours 17 min
10	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Pascal Hérold	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Dupon Duran|| 50 ft Tri ||16 days 20 hours 16 min
11	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Alan Wynne-Thomas	variant =	size = GBR }} || Cardiff Discovery || IMOCA 60 ||17 days 06 h 17 min
12	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Bertrand de Broc	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Groupe LG || IMOCA 60 ||17 days 07 hours 17 min
13	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Nigel Burgess	variant =	size = GBR }} ||Dogwatch II || IMOCA 60 ||17 days 15 hours 59 min
14	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Richard Tolkien	variant =	size = GBR }} ||Enif Morgan Grenfell || IMOCA 60 ||17 days 16 hours 40 min
17	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Giovanni Soldini	variant =	size = ITA }}	Misco Computer Supplies (Looping)	Open 50	18 days 04 hours 16 min
19	{{country data	country flagbio	name = José de Ugarte	variant =	size = ESP }} ||Euzkadi Europa 93 || IMOCA 60 ||18 days 07 hours 19 min
23	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Vittorio Malingri	variant =	size = ITA }} ||Moana 60 || IMOCA 60 ||20 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 . However, Francis Joyon dominated the race, and 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 Groupe LG2. Italian Giovanni Soldini won the monohull class, in Telecom Italia.

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

Overall Results

Pos.	Skipper	Class	Type	Boat Name	Time	Ref.
Class I
1	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Loïck Peyron	variant =	size = FRA }} ||I|| ORMA 60 || Fujicolor II||10 days 10 hours 05 min ||
2	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Paul Vatine	variant =	size = FRA }} ||I|| ORMA 60 || Region Haute Normandie||10 days 13 hours 05 min ||
3	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Mike Birch	variant =	size = CAN }} ||I|| ORMA 60 || Biscuits la Trinitaine||14 days 12 hours 55 min ||
4	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Gerry Roufs	variant =	size = CAN }} ||I|| IMOCA 60 || Groupe LG 2||15 days 14 hours 50 min ||
5	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Josh Hall	variant =	size = GBR }} ||I|| IMOCA 60 || Gartmore Investments||16 days 15 hours 56 min ||
6	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Vittorio Malingri	variant =	size = ITA }} ||I|| IMOCA 60 || Anicaflash||16 days 19 hours 24 min ||
7	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Hervé Laurent	variant =	size = FRA }} ||I|| IMOCA 60 || Groupe LG1||17 days 00 hours 55 min ||
8	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Eric Dumont	variant =	size = FRA }} ||I|| IMOCA 60 || Café Legal le Gout||17 days 01 hours 11 min ||
9	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Catherine Chabaud	variant =	size = FRA }} ||I|| IMOCA 60 || Whirlpool-Vital-Europe 2||17 days 06 hours 43 min ||
10	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Alan Wynne-Thomas	variant =	size = GBR }} ||I|| IMOCA 60 || Elan Sifo||18 days 18 hours 14 min ||
11	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Dirk Gunst	variant =	size = BEL }} ||I|| Mono-57 || Tomidi||19 days 19 hours 45 min
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Laurent Bourgnon	variant =	size = FRA }} ||I|| ORMA 60 || Primagaz|| Capsized
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Francis Joyon	variant =	size = FRA }} ||I|| ORMA 60 || Banque Populaire|| Capsized
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Yves Parlier	variant =	size = FRA }} ||I|| IMOCA 60 || Aquitaine Innovations|| Dismasted
Class II
1	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Giovanni Soldini	variant =	size = ITA }} ||II|| IMOCA 50 || Telecom Italia||15 days 18 hours 29 min ||
2	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Pete Goss	variant =	size = FRA }} ||II|| IMOCA 50 || Aqua Quorum ||17 days 08 hours 08 min ||
3	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Hervé Cléris	variant =	size = FRA }} ||II|| 50 ft Tri || CLM ||17 days 10 hours 10 min ||
4	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Niah Vaughan	variant =	size = GBR }} ||II|| Mono-50 || Jimroda II ||19 days 22 hours 57 min
5	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Wolfgang Quix	variant =	size = GER }} ||II|| Mono-50 || Wolfie's Toy ||20 days 01 hours 45 min
6	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Michel André	variant =	size = FRA }} ||II|| Mono-46 || Dix de Lyon ||24 days 03 hours 47 min
7	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Alain Pelletier	variant =	size = FRA }} ||II|| Mono-48 || Oiseau de la Pluie ||30 days 09 hours 22 min
Class III
1	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Alan Brutger	variant =	size = GBR }} ||III|| Mono-45 || Mountain Sky Magic || 19 days 14 hours 22 min
2	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Simone Bianchetti	variant =	size = ITA }} ||III|| Mono-45 || Merit Cup || 20 days 21 hours 35 min
3	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Phil Rubright	variant =	size = FRA }} ||III|| Mono-44 || Shamwari || 22 days 13 hours 17 min
4	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Renaud le Youdec	variant =	size = FRA }} ||III|| Mono-40 || Kiss me Quick || 27 days 08 hours 00 min
ABN	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Peter Crowther	variant =	size = GBR }} ||III|| Mono-42 || Galway Blazer || Sank
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = George Stricker	variant =	size = USA }} ||III|| Mono-45 || Rapscallion || Retired
Class IV
1	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Trevor Leek	variant =	size = FRA }} ||IV|| 40 ft Tri || Mollymawk ||17 days 09 hours 44 min
2	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jacques Bouchacourt	variant =	size = FRA }} ||IV|| Mono-40 || New Yorker || 20 days 00 hours 23 min
3	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Desmond Hampton	variant =	size = GBR }} ||IV|| Mono-40 || Roc || 22 days 00 hours 30 min
4	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Neal Petersen	variant =	size = RSA }} ||IV|| Mono-40 || Protect our Sealife || 25 days 09 hours 33 min
5	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Graham Harrison	variant =	size = GBR }} ||IV|| Mono-38 || Cyclone || 25 days 19 hours 45 min
6	{{country data	country flagbio	name = David Evans	variant =	size = USA }} ||IV|| Mono-40 || Ratso || 30 days 00 hours 52 min
7	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Bertus Buys	variant =	size = NED }} ||IV|| Mono-40 || Sea Beryl || 30 days 04 hours 42 min
8	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Carole Newman	variant =	size = GBR }} ||IV|| Mono-39 || Independent Freedom || 32 days 02 hours 50 min
9	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Alex Eckhardt	variant =	size = NED }} ||IV|| Mono-36 || Taurus || 38 days 16 hours 31 min
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Michael Dunkerly	variant =	size = GBR }} ||IV|| Mono-40 || Mother Goose || Retired
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Michel Jaheny	variant =	size = FRA }} ||IV|| Mono-40 || Chivas 3 || Retired
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jens Als Andersen	variant =	size = DEN }} ||IV|| Mono-40 || Fenris || Damaged
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Karl Brinkmann	variant =	size = GER }} ||IV|| Mono-40 || Fritzzz || Retired
Class V
1	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Mary Falk	variant =	size = GBR }} ||V|| Mono-35 ||QII || 19 days 22 hours 57 min
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Brian Coad	variant =	size = IRL }} ||V|| Mono-34 || Raasay of Melfort || Retired
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Daniel Verger	variant =	size = FRA }} ||V|| || Ol'Goud || Dismasted
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Franco Malingri	variant =	size = ITA }} ||V|| Tri-33 ||Star Trek || Retired
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Johannes van de Wijgerd	variant =	size = NED }} ||V|| Mono-31 ||Off Course || Retired
Class VI
1	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Michel Kleinjans	variant =	size = BEL }} ||VI|| Mono-30 || P M Charles || 20 days 14 hours 58 min
2	{{country data	country flagbio	name = David Scully	variant =	size = USA }} ||VI|| Mono-30 || Hot Glue Gun || 21 days 12 hours 07 min
3	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Fabrizio Tellarini	variant =	size = ITA }} ||VI|| Mono-30 || Megaptera || 21 days 23 hours 20 min
4	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Franco Manzoli	variant =	size = ITA }} ||VI|| Mono-30 || Golfo Tigullio || 22 days 01 hours 30 min
5	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Bob Beggs	variant =	size = GBR }} ||VI|| Cat-26 || Clarks Active Air || 24 days 15 hours 05 min
6	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Ronny Nollet	variant =	size = BEL }} ||VI|| Mono-29.5 || Luneborg || 25 days 10 hours 05 min
7	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jacques Crochemore	variant =	size = FRA }} ||VI|| Mono-28 || Senseï || 27 days 21 hours 59 min
8	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Derek Hatfield	variant =	size = CAN }} ||VI|| Mono-30 || Gizmo || 28 days 11 hours 20 min
9	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Datcho Datchev	variant =	size = GBR }} ||VI|| Mono-30 || Chance || 43 days 13 hours 00 min
10	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Mike Richey	variant =	size = GBR }} ||VI|| Mono-25 || Jester || 56 days 10 hours 54 min
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Gianfranco Tortolani	variant =	size = ITA }} ||VI|| Mono-30 || Città di Salerno || Retired
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Herbert Uphues	variant =	size = GER }} ||VI|| Mono-29 || Tramp VI || Retired
RET	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Sherman Wright	variant =	size = USA }} ||VI|| Mono-27 || Andromeda || Retired

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.

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.

Pos.	Skipper	Boat	Time	Ref.
ORMA 60 Multihulls
1	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Francis Joyon	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Eure et Loir||9 days 23 hours 21 min
2	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Marc Guillemot	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Biscuits la Trinitaine||10 days 1 hours 59 min
3	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Franck Cammas	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Groupama||10 days 2 hours 40 min
4	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Alain Gautier	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Foncia||10 days 8 hours 37 min
5	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jean-Luc Nelias	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Belgacom||10 days 19 hours 35 min
6	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Yvan Bourgnon	variant =	size = SUI }} ||Bayer en France||16 days 6 hours 21 min
7	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Lalou Roucayrol	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Banque Populaire||retired - lost a hull
IMOCA 60 Monohulls
1	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Ellen MacArthur	variant =	size = GBR }} ||Kingfisher||14 days 23 hours 01 min
2	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Roland Jourdain	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Sill Beurre le Gall||15 days 13 hours 38 min
3	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Mike Golding	variant =	size = GBR }} ||Team Group 4||15 days 14 hours 50 min
4	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Thierry Dubois	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Solidaires||15 days 15 hours 33 min
5	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Giovanni Soldini	variant =	size = ITA }} ||Fila||16 days 04 hours 10 min
6	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Catherine Chabaud	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Whirlpool||16 days 10 hours 19 min
7	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Michel Desjoyeaux	variant =	size = FRA }} ||PRB||16 days 15 hours 51 min
8	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Marc Thiercelin	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Active Wear||17 days 15 hours 44 min
9	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Dominique Wavre	variant =	size = SUI }} ||Union Bancaire Privee||17 days 17 hours 02 min
10	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Joe Seeten	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Nord Pas de Calais||18 days 02 hours 22 min
11	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Xavier Lecoeur	variant =	size = FRA }} ||GEB||19 days 13 hours 03 hours min
12	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Didier Munduteguy	variant =	size = FRA }} ||DDP 60me Sud||21 days 07 hours 18 min
13	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Patrick Favre	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Adrenalines||31 days 05 hours 19 min
DNF	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Yves Parlier	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Aquitaine Innovations||retired - dismasted
DNF	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Thomas Coville	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Sodebo Savourons la Vie||retired - dismasted
DNF	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Eric Dumont	variant =	size = FRA }} ||Services Euroka||retired - dismasted
DNF	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Dirk Gunst	variant =	size = BEL }} ||Tomidi||retired - autopilot failure
DNF	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Richard Tolkien	variant =	size = GBR }} ||This Time||retired - sail damage
DNF	{{country data	country flagbio	name = Bruce Burgess	variant =	size = GBR }} ||Hawaiian Express||retired 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.

Skipper	Boat	Time
Trimarans
Franco Manzoli	Cotonella	17 days 21 hours 41 min
Roger Langevin	Branec IV	18 days 06 hours 7 min
Pierre Antoine	Spirit	18 days 08 hours 43 min
Leon Bart	Houd van Hout	25 days 16 hours 45 min
Aurelia Ditton	Shockwave	27 days 09 hours 19 min
Anne Caseneuve	Acanthe Ingénierie	retired - injured knee
Etienne Giroire	Up My Sleeve	retired
Ross Hobson	Mollymawk	retired - broken daggerboard
Monohulls
Steve White	Olympian Challenger	20 days 05 hours 24 min
Yves Lepine	Atlantix Express	21 days 04 hours 40 min
Nico Budel	Hayai	21 days 18 hours 17 min
Philip Rubright	Echo Zulu	23 days 22 hours 50 min
Lionel Regnier	Trois Mille Sabords	25 days 23 hours 48 min
Mervyn Wheatley	Tamarind	26 days 02 hours 48 min
Peter Keig	Zeal	27 days 11 hours 31 min
Stephen Gratton	Amelie of Dart	30 days 4 hours 32 min
Richard Hatton	Chimp	30 days 18 hours 7 min
Huib Swets	Vijaya	32 days 5 hours 4 min
Gerry Hughes	Quest II	34 days 4 hours 15 min
Paul Heiney	Ayesha of St Mawes	35 days 14 hours 19 min
Groot Cees	Reality	41 days 16 hours 15 min
Tony Waldeck	Adrienne May	retired - broken mainsail luff cars
Michel Jaheny	Chivas III	retired
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Patrice Carpentier	variant =	size = FRA }} ||VM Materiaux||retired
Bart Boosman	De Franschman	retired - broken shroud
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Hannah White	variant =	size = GBR }} ||Spirit of Canada||retired - broken autopilot
Peter Crowther	Suomi Kudu	retired - broken forestay
Michel Kleinjans	Roaring Forty	retired - bulkhead problems
Pieter Adriaans	Robosail	retired - boom, vang problems
Ronny Nollet	La Promesse	retired - previous back injury
Pierre Chatelin	Destination Calais	retired - problems with boat
Bertus Buys	Sea Beryl	retired - mainsail damage
Bram Van De Loosdrecht	Octavus	retired - dismasted
Jacques Dewez	Blue Shadow	retired - damaged at start

OSTAR 2009

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

Skipper	Boat	Elapsed Time
JanKees Lampe	LA PROMESSE	17 days 17 hours 40 min
Rob Craigie	Jbellino	19 days 00 hours 10 min
Roberto Westerman	Spinning Wheel	19 days 03 hours 14 min
Hannah White	Pure Solo	20 days 00 hours 22 min
Barry Hurley	Dinah	20 days 22 hours 35 min
Luca Zoccoli	In Direzione Ostinata e Contraria	20 days 22 hours 39 min
Jerry Freeman	QII	21 days 02 hours 49 min
Oscar Mead	King of Shaves	21 days 12 hours 24 min
Katie Miller	BluQube	21 days 18 hours 53 min
Uwe Rottgering	Fanfan!	21 days 22 hours 42 min
Marco Nannini	British Beagle	21 days 23 hours 44 min
Huib Swets	Vijaya	22 days 03 hours 41 min
Dick Koopmans	Jager	22 days 04 hours 35 min
Bard Boosman	De Franschman	22 days 21 hours 04 min
Will Sayer	Elmarleen	23 days 01 hours 30 min
Pip Hildesley	Cazenove Capital	23 days 14 hours 05 min
Christian Chalandre	Olbia	24 days 09 hours 06 min
John Falla	Banjaard	24 days 20 hours 55 min
Michael Collins	Flamingo Lady	27 days 05 hours 31 min
Andrew Petty	Jemima Nicholas	28 days 15 hours 57 min
Peter Crowther	Suomi Kudu	29 days 02 hours 15 min
Peter Bourke	Rubicon	39 days 07 hours 56 min
Geoff Alcorn	Wind of Lorne II	over time limit
Mervyn Wheatley	Tamarin	retired
Jacques Bouchacourt	Okami	retired
Rob Cumming	Egotripp	retired
Gianfranco Tortolani	Città di Salerno	retired
Paul Brant	Ninjod	retired
Jonathan Snodgrass	Lexia	retired
Anne Caseneuve	Croisières Anne Caseneuve	retired
Reini Gelder	Light For The World	retired

OSTAR 2013

The 2013 OSTAR started on 27 May 2013.

Results

Skipper	Boat	Time Elapsed	Time Corrected
Multihull Class
Roger Langevin	Branec VI	18 days 05 hours 49 min	25 days 19 hours 31 min
Joanna Pajkowska	Cabrio 2	27 days 23 hours 53 min	28 days 20 hours 02 min
Gypsy Moth Class
Richard Lett	Pathway to Children	22 days 06 hours 13 min	22 days 22 hours 47 min
Andrea Mura	Vento Di Sardegna	17 days 11 hours 12 min	23 days 09 hours 19 min
Jac Sandberg	Spirit	22 days 21 hours 10 min	24 days 06 hours 07 min
Nico Budel	sec. Hayai	21 days 17 hours 02 min	27 days 00 hours 10 min
Ralph Villiger	Ntombifuti	36 days 08 hours 12 min	37 days 12 hours 59 min
Jester Class
Jonathan Green	Jeroboam	23 days 07 hours 16 min	22 days 04 hours 25 min
Charles Emmett	British Beagle	28 days 01 hours 30 min	26 days 05 hours 03 min
Krystian Szypka	Sunrise	28 days 13 hours 30 min	27 days 21 hours 44 min
Mervyn Wheatley	Tamarind	30 days 04 hours 59 min	28 days 02 hours 14 min
Pether Crowther	Suomi Kudu	30 days 14 hours 13 min	28 days 19 hours 38 min
Eira Class
Geoff Alcorn	Wind of Lorne II	58 days 08 hours 20 min	50 days 00 hours 05 min

OSTAR 2017

The 2017 OSTAR started on 29 May 2017.

Results

SKIPPER	YACHT	TYPE / LOA . CLASS	H/CAP	ELAPSED TIME	CORRECTD TIME	Pos.
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Conor Fogerty	variant =	size = IRL }} || Bam || M 36 GM || 1.037 || 21 days 02 hours 45 min|| 21 days 21 hours 30 min||1
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Andrea Mura	variant =	size = ITA }} || Vento di Sardegna || M 50 GM || 1.411 || 17 days 04 hours 06 min|| 24 days 05 hours 28 min|| 2
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Mark Hipgrave	variant =	size = AUS }} || Mister Lucky || M 36 GM ||1.036||24 days 17 hours 20 min||25 days 14 hours 42 min|| 3
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Christian Chalandre	variant =	size = FRA }} || Olbia ||M 34 J||0.896||32 days 14 hours 09 min||29 days 04 hours 49 min||4
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Neil Payter	variant =	size = GBR }} || Solent I || M 33 J||0.904||35 days 05 hours 09 min||31 days 20 hours 01 min||5
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Christophe Dietsch	variant =	size = FRA }} || Breizh Cola || M 35|| ||colspan=3 |Retired
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Keith Walton	variant =	size = GBR }} || Harmonii || M 49 GM||1.022||colspan=3 |Retired
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Michele Zambelli	variant =	size = ITA }} || Illumia 12 || M 31 GM || 1.096 ||colspan=3 |Abandon
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Lionel Regnier	variant =	size = FRA }} || One And All || M 36 || ||colspan=3 |Retired
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Andrzej Kopytko	variant =	size = POL }} || Opole || M 37 J || 0.961 ||colspan=3 |Retired
{{country data	country flagbio	name = David Southwood	variant =	size = GBR }} || Summerbird || M 40 J || 0.913 ||colspan=3 |Retired
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Peter Crowther	variant =	size = GBR }} || Suomi Kudu || M 38 J || 0.945 ||colspan=3 |Retired
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Mervyn Wheatley	variant =	size = GBR }} || Tamarind || M 42 J || 0.940 ||colspan=3 |Sank
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Ricardo Diniz	variant =	size = POR }} || Taylor 325 || M 60 GM || 1.362 ||colspan=3 |Retired
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Kass Schmitt	variant =	size = USA }} || Zest ||M 36 J || 0.996 ||colspan=3 |Retired

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

SKIPPER	YACHT	TYPE / LOA . CLASS	H/CAP	ELAPSED TIME	CORRECTD TIME	Pos.
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Markus Moser	variant =	size = SWI }} || Lifgun || M 50 GM || 1.131 || 21 days 06 hours 0 min|| 24 days 0 hours 49 min||1
{{country data	country flagbio	name = James Mansell	variant =	size = GBR }} || Escape || M 39 GM || 0.968 || 26 days 04 hours 10 min|| 25 days 08 hours 04 min|| 2
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Herve Dupriez	variant =	size = FRA }} || Polynya || M 36 J ||0.896||29 days 22 hours 47 min||26 days 20 hours 01 min|| 3
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Mihail Kopanov	variant =	size = BUL }} || Krone One || M 39 GM|| 1.059 ||colspan=3 |Retired
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Neil Payter	variant =	size = GBR }} || Cariberia || M 40 GM||1.220||colspan=3 |Retired
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Jacek Chabowlski	variant =	size = POL }} || Blue Horizon || M 47 GM || 0.993 ||colspan=3 |Retired
{{country data	country flagbio	name = Tomasz Ladyko	variant =	size = POL }} || Oddesy || M 35 J || 0.941 ||colspan=3 |Retired

External links

• Transat Website
• OSTAR Website