François Gabart

François Gabart

François Gabart in Nice, September 2007.
Personal information
Born	23 March 1983 (age 32) Saint-Michel-d'Entraygues, France

François Gabart (born 23 March 1983 in Saint-Michel-d'Entraygues, France) is a French professional offshore yacht racer who won the 2012-13 Vendée Globe in 78 days 2 hours 16 minutes, setting a new race record.^[1]

Results

• 2013 :
  • Winner of 2012-2013 Vendée Globe on board IMOCA Macif (new record in 78d 2h 16' 40")
  • Winner of doublehanded Fastnet Race, with Michel Desjoyeaux, on board IMOCA Macif
  • Winner of doublehanded Artemis Challenge, with Michel Desjoyeaux, on board IMOCA Macif
  • Winner of doublehanded Trophée Azimut, with Michel Desjoyeaux, on board IMOCA Macif
  • 2nd of Défi Azimut on board IMOCA Macif

• 2012 :
  • 2nd of Europa Warm'Up on board IMOCA Macif

• 2011 :
  • Winner of Transat B to B on board IMOCA Macif
  • 2nd of Trophée Clairefontaine
  • 4th of Transat Jacques Vabre, doublehanded, with Sébastien Col on board IMOCA Macif

• 2010 :
  • Singlehanded offshore racing french champion
  • 2nd of Solitaire du Figaro on board Figaro Macif

• 2009 :
  • 2nd of Transat Jacques Vabre, with Kito de Pavant, on board IMOCA Groupe Bel
  • 3rd of Transat BPE (Figaro class)
  • 13th of Solitaire du Figaro

• 2008 :
  • 16th of Solitaire du Figaro

• 2007 :
  • Winner of Tour de France à la voile for students

• 2006 :
  • Podium Bizuth (rookies podium) Course des Falaises (Figaro class)
  • London-Nice on board 60-ft trimaran Sopra (skipper Antoine Koch)

• 2005 :
  • Winner of Tour de France à la voile for students

• 2003 :
  • Tornado Junior World Champion

• 1999 :
  • Moth France Champion

• 1997 :
  • Optimist France Champion

References

1. "Vendee Globe 2012-13: Francois Gabart breaks solo record". BBC. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.