Birth Place: | Concarneau |
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Michel Desjoyeaux (born 16 July 1965 in Concarneau) is a French sailor, known for competing successfully in several long-distance single-handed races. He won the Vendée Globe race in 2000-01 and 2008–09,[1] making him the only person to win that race more than once. In 2014–15, he was watch captain, on leg 1 on Mapfre in the Volvo Ocean Race.[2]
Year | Pos | Event | Class | Boat Name | Notes | Ref. | |
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Round the World Races | |||||||
2008 | 1 | 2008-2009 Vendee Globe | Foncia | 84d 03hrs 9min | [3] | ||
2001 | 1 | 2000-2001 Vendee Globe | PRB | 93d 3hrs 57mins | |||
2011 | DNF | Barcelona World Race | with FRANCOIS GABART due to a broken mast | [4] | |||
Transatlantic Races | |||||||
2014 | 10 | BRETAGNE CREDIT MUTUEL PERFORMANCE | with HOREAU CORENTIN | ||||
2007 | 1 | Transat Jacques Vabre | |||||
2004 | 1 | Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race | ORMA 60 | Giant | |||
2002 | 1 | Route du Rhum | ORMA 60 | Giant | |||
2001 | 5 | ||||||
1992 | 1 | Transat AG2r | Sill | with Jacques Caraës | [5] | ||
1991 | - | ||||||
Other Events | |||||||
2019 | 12 | La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro | Lumibird | ||||
2016 | RORC Caribbean 600 | Multihull | MOD 70 - Team Concise | Crew | |||
2015 | RORC Caribbean 600 | Multihull | MOD 70 - Phoedo3 | Crew | |||
2013 | 7 | TBS | [6] | ||||
2009 | 5 | Foncia | |||||
2007 | 1 | La Solitaire du Figaro | |||||
2005 | 2 | ||||||
2003 | 3 | ||||||
1998 | 1 | La Solitaire du Figaro | |||||
1997 | 5 | ||||||
1996 | 2 | ||||||
1995 | 12 | ||||||
1992 | 1 | La Solitaire du Figaro | |||||
1991 | 2 | ||||||
1990 | 4 | ||||||
1980s | - | Selection 37 | |||||
2009 | 1 | Istanbul Europa Race | with Jérémie Beyou, Marc Liardet, Gildas Mahé and Julien Marcelet) | ||||
2009 | 1 | Bol d'Or Mirabaud |