At 13 hours 08 minutes and 54 seconds GMT today the 60ft monohull Max Havelaar Best Western skippered by Benoît Parnaudeau crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe 2004 in Les Sables d’Olonne (France).

The race time to complete the 23,680 miles was 116 days 01 hours 06 minutes and 54 seconds at an average theoretical speed across the course of 8.50 knots.