Marc Guillemot

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Marc Guillemot at the start of the Vendée Globe 2012/2013
Guillemot's ship Safran at the Vendée Globe 2012/2013
The saffron under sail

Marc Guillemot (born June 25, 1959 in Quimper ) is a French sailor who has successfully participated in long distance regattas.

Guillemot began his ocean racing career on ORMA ( Ocean Racing Multihull Association ) 60-foot trimarans. 1995-1999 he was able to achieve rankings just next to the podium in several participations in transatlantic races such as the Transat Jacques Vabre or the Route du Rhum , but had to give up several times.

In 2002 he finally became vice world champion of the ORMA World Cup. Two years later he switched to 60-foot IMOCA monohull racing yachts of the Open 60 type . As of 2006, Guillemot was a member of the racing team sponsored by the technology company Safran . Accordingly, the boats he sailed were also called saffron . In 2007 and 2008 he achieved further successes in this largest monohull class. In 2008 he was runner-up again, this time with the monohull.

In 2009, Guillemot was awarded the Ordre national du Mérite in gratitude for his help during the Vendée Globe 2008/2009 when his competitor Yann Éliès broke his thigh and had to be evacuated.

In 2013 he set the record for a one-handed transatlantic voyage from New York to Lizard Point with the yacht Safran . At 8 days, 20 hours, 27 minutes and 49 seconds, he was more than 15 hours faster than Alex Thomson before .

Works

  • Marc Guillemot, Christine Vannier; Vrai faux solitaire ; Editions Glénat publishing house; 2009; ISBN 978-2-7234-7339-2

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Marc Guillemot ProMu Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite . December 11, 2009. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 20, 2010.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vendee.fr
  2. ↑ Guillemot ProMu chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite . December 11, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  3. ^ Marg Guillemot's Record makes big splash . July 16, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

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personal data
SURNAME Guillemot, Marc
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French sailor
DATE OF BIRTH June 25, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Quimper , France