Patrice Carpentier Explained

Nationality:French
Birth Date:10 January 1950
Birth Place:Falaise, Calvados
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Patrice Carpentier is a French professional sailor born on 10 January 1950 in Falaise, Calvados.[1]

He holds a BA in letters. Married with four children, he lives in La Trinidad-sur-Mer.

He writes for Race Au Large and SeaHorse Magazine. He became race director for the 2018 Golden Globe race.[2]

Career highlights

YearPosEventsClassBoat NameNoteRef.
Round the World Races
1973 3 Maxi Grand Louis Skippered by André Viant
1977 6 Maxi Gauloises 2
1989 RET Le Nouvel Observateur Completed the course after autopilot issues so stopped in the Falklands
2001 11 VM Matériaux 116d 00h 32'
2005 RET VM Matériaux broken boom
Transoceanic Races
1982 1
1991 2
1992 6
2005 RET OSTAR Open 40s VM Materiaux [3]
2008 ABD TRANSAT QUEBEC SAINT MALO 22 - Les Entreprises Lorraines Luc LAJOYE,
Jean-Philippe TOTOT,
Cora ZIMMERMAN
2009 12 LA SOLIDAIRE DU CHOCOLAT 22 - Group 5 Crew Victor MALDONADO
32d 19h 24m 00s
Other Races
1981 1 l'Auto-Journal
2007 7 MORBIHAN MONDIAL CLASS40 22 - Groupe 5 [4]
2007 4 MATONDO CONGO 22 - Centre D'accueil des Mineurs de Mvoumvou Crew Adrien MONSEMPES,
Benoit LENGLET
2009 RET 1000 MILLES BRITTANY FERRIES 22 - Group 5 Crew Rune AASBERG
2010 2 HAPPY BAIE! A LA TRINITE SUR MER 85 - Groupe Picoty Jacques FOURNIER,
Jean-Edouard CRIQUIOCHE,
Jean-Christophe CASO,

Nicolas CHARMET

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patrice Carpentier, horoscope for birth date 10 January 1950, born in Falaise, with Astrodatabank biography - Astro-Databank. www.astro.com.
  2. Web site: GGR Race Director Appointment. 2018-03-18. 2021-01-31.
  3. Patrice Carpentier retires from OSTAR. Yachting. World. June 6, 2005. Yachting World.
  4. Web site: Class 40 Skipper Profile Page. 2021-01-31.