FRANCOIS GABART
record du Monde à la Voile en 42 Jours 16 Heures
François Gabart in Nice, September 2007.
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François Gabart (born 23 March 1983 in Saint-Michel-d’Entraygues, France) is a French professional offshore yacht racer who won the 2012-13 Vendée Globe in 78 days 2 hours 16 minutes, setting a new race record.[1]
Results[edit]
- 2013 :
- Winner of 2012-2013 Vendée Globe on board IMOCA Macif (new record in 78d 2h 16′ 40″)
- Winner of doublehanded Fastnet Race, with Michel Desjoyeaux, on board IMOCA Macif
- Winner of doublehanded Artemis Challenge, with Michel Desjoyeaux, on board IMOCA Macif
- Winner of doublehanded Trophée Azimut, with Michel Desjoyeaux, on board IMOCA Macif
- 2nd of Défi Azimut on board IMOCA Macif
- 2012 :
- 2nd of Europa Warm’Up on board IMOCA Macif
- 2011 :
- Winner of Transat B to B on board IMOCA Macif
- 2nd of Trophée Clairefontaine
- 4th of Transat Jacques Vabre, doublehanded, with Sébastien Col on board IMOCA Macif
- 2010 :
- Singlehanded offshore racing french champion
- 2nd of Solitaire du Figaro on board Figaro Macif
- 2009 :
- 2nd of Transat Jacques Vabre, with Kito de Pavant, on board IMOCA Groupe Bel
- 3rd of Transat BPE (Figaro class)
- 13th of Solitaire du Figaro
- 2008 :
- 16th of Solitaire du Figaro
- 2007 :
- Winner of Tour de France à la voile for students
- 2006 :
- 2005 :
- Winner of Tour de France à la voile for students
- 2003 :
- Tornado Junior World Champion
- 1999 :
- Moth France Champion
- 1997 :
- Optimist France Champion
References[edit]
- Jump up^ “Vendee Globe 2012-13: Francois Gabart breaks solo record”. BBC. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
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