Conrad Colman

Conrad Colman is a yachtsman from New Zealand with dual nationality of New Zealand and America and is now based in France.^[2] In 2016, he became the first New Zealander to compete in the famous solo around-the-world race, the Vendée Globe.^[3][4][5] 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.^[6] 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.^[4] Colman ran out of food after the dismasting, and completed the race on survival rations pillaged from his life raft.^[6]

Conrad Colman
Conrad Colman in November 2016, about to start the Vendée Globe
Born	(1983-12-02) 2 December 1983 (age 41)[1]
Nationality	New Zealand American
Occupation	Yachtsman
Known for	Single-handed yacht racing

Foresight Natural Energy is the same yacht that Jean-Baptiste Dejeanty used in the 2008–09 Vendée Globe^[5] and it is powered entirely by renewable energy.^[7] When he crossed the finish line, Colman became the first skipper to complete the Vendée Globe using no fossil fuels.^[6]