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title: "Vincent Riou: offshore racing wins and records"
description: "Vincent Riou's wins and records in the great offshore sailing races, race by race: the years, the boats and the classes they sailed."
url: "https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/skippers/vincent-riou"
lang: "en"
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# Vincent Riou: offshore racing wins and records

Vincent Riou has 3 wins and one record in the great offshore races covered here, from 2004 to 2015, sailing PRB.

[Live Follow Vincent Riou in the Route du Rhum 2026: position, ranking and track](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/route-du-rhum/live/vincent-riou)

Vincent Riou (Pierreval - Fondation GoodPlanet) has retired from the Route du Rhum 2026 (Class40). Track up to the retirement and live Class40 standings.

- 2015 · [Transat Café L'Or](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/transat-cafe-lor) · win · *PRB* (IMOCA)
- 2013 · [Transat Café L'Or](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/transat-cafe-lor) · win · *PRB* (IMOCA)
- 2005 · [Vendée Globe](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/vendee-globe) · course record (87d 10h 47m 55s, beaten in 2009) · *PRB*
- 2004 · [Vendée Globe](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/vendee-globe) · win · *PRB*

## Races

- **[Transat Café L'Or](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/transat-cafe-lor)**
  The double-handed transatlantic race, formerly the Transat Jacques Vabre, starting from Le Havre.
  Start: Le Havre · Finish: Fort-de-France · Next start: October 31, 2027 (to be confirmed)
  [Ultim](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/classes/ultim) [IMOCA](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/classes/imoca) [Ocean Fifty](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/classes/ocean-fifty) [Class40](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/classes/class40)
- **[Vendée Globe](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/vendee-globe)**
  The solo, non-stop, unassisted race around the world.
  Start: Les Sables-d'Olonne · Finish: Les Sables-d'Olonne · 24,300 nm · Next start: November 12, 2028
  [IMOCA](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/classes/imoca)

## In our articles

- [Route du Rhum 2026: the list of retirements and their causes](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/blog/route-du-rhum-2026-retirements-list-causes)
- [Route du Rhum 2026: the favourites, class by class](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/blog/route-du-rhum-2026-favourites-class-by-class)
- [Route du Rhum 2026: a second life for legendary boats](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/blog/route-du-rhum-2026-vintage-second-life-legendary-boats)
- [Vendée Globe record: from 109 days to 64](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/blog/vendee-globe-record-history)
- [Route du Rhum 2026: the Class40s and their skippers](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/blog/route-du-rhum-2026-class40-skippers)