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Michel Desjoyeaux

French sailor

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, 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.

  • Géant at the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre, Le Havre, 6 November 2005

  • Foncia, IMOCA 60, 24th oct 2010

Contents

  • 1 Race Results Highlights
  • 2 See also
  • 3 References
  • 4 External links

Race Results Highlights

See also

  • Mini Transat 6.50
  • Scow

References

    External links

    • Michel Desjoyeaux at World Sailing
    • Michel Desjoyeaux at the Fédération Française de Voile (in French)
    • Official Mer agitée
    • Official team Foncia at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2009-02-17)