Guy Bernardin Explained

Nationality:	French
Birth Date:	1945
Birth Place:	Saint-Briac-sur-Mer
Death Date:	August 2017
Death Place:	U.S. East Coast, North Atlantic
Show-Medals:	yes

Guy Bernardin was a French sailor born in 1945 in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, Ille-et-Vilaine, and disappeared at sea in August 2017, is a French skipper. He has participated in several offshore races, including two BOC Challenges, the 1989–1990 Vendée Globe and the 1990 Route du Rhum. On 2 October 2017 his 15-metre sailboat Crazy Horse, which he had just acquired, was found empty off Cape Codin the United States. He had left Southporton the East Coast of the United States on 9 August for La Turballe and had not given any sign of life since 15 August.^{[1] [2]}

Key results

• 1980: 44th of the English Transat, on the 38 feet Rasto
• 1981: Twostar, on the 38-foot Rasto
• 1983: 4th in the BOC Challenge (Class 2), on the 38-foot Rasto
• 1984: 2nd in the English Transat (class 2 monohull), on the 44-foot Biscuits LU
• 1985: 2nd of the Twostar, on the IMOCA 60 Biscuits LU 2
• 1987: 4th in the BOC Challenge, on the IMOCA 60 Biscuits LU 2
• 1990: Abandoned in the 1989–1990 Vendée Globe, on the 60 feet O-KAY
• 1990: 16th of the Route du Rhum, on the 60 feet Rancagua

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scuttlebutt - Guy Bernardin Lost at Sea. 2017-10-05. 2021-02-01.
2. Web site: loss-of-a-friend-guy-bernardin-circumnavigator. 2017-10-13. 2021-02-01.