Conrad Colman

Conrad Colman
A photo of Colman, dressed causally, laughing. He stands beside a furled foresail.
Conrad Colman in November 2016, about to start the Vendée Globe
Nationality New Zealand
Occupation Yachtsman
Known for Single-handed yacht racing

Conrad Colman is a yachtsman from New Zealand. In 2016 he became the first New Zealander to compete in the famous single-handed around-the-world race, the Vendée Globe.[1][2][3] On 10 February 2017 Colman was in 10th place, 740 miles from the finish line (having completed 97% of the race's 27,440 nautical mile circumnavigation) when his IMOCA 60, the Foresight Natural Energy, was dismasted.[4] Two weeks later he became the 3rd sailor in history to complete the Vendée Globe under jury rig, taking 16th place in the race with a time of just under 110 days 2 hours.[2] Colman ran out of food after the dismasting, and completed the race on survival rations pillaged from his life raft.[4]

Foresight Natural Energy is the same yacht that Jean-Baptiste Dejeanty used in the 2008–09 Vendée Globe[3] and it is powered entirely from reusable energy.[5] When he crossed the finish line Colman became the first skipper to comple the Vendée Globe using no fossil fuels.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Vendee Globe: Conrad Colman's epic voyage".
  2. 1 2 "Conrad Colman finishes Vendée Globe >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". 24 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Kiwi sailor Conrad Colman signs up for 2016 edition of Vendée Globe".
  4. 1 2 3 "New Zealand's Conrad Colman finishes under jury rig for 16th". vendeeglobe.org. Vendée Globe 2016–2017. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Renewable energy generation onboard Foresight Natural Energy, Conrad Colman's Vendee Globe yacht – Foresight Metering". 22 November 2016.


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