Loïck Peyron (born 1 December 1959 in

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) is a French yachtsman, younger brother of the yachtsman

Bruno Peyron Bruno Tristan Peyron (born 10 November 1955) is a French yachtsman who, along with his crew on the catamaran '' Orange II'', broke the outright round-the-world sailing record in March 2005. He was the first winner of the Jules Verne Trophy in 1 ...

. He is particularly famous for winning many races in the 1990s on board his

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''Fujicolor''. Among his notable achievements, he won the

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Championship four times in 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2002, the STAR transatlantic race three times, the

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twice and won the Jules Verne Trophy in 2012. After Benjamin de Rothschild gave him control of the

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in April 2006, the team built '' Gitana Eighty'', a 60 feet monohull, launched in July 2007 with which Loick Peyron won

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.Loïck Peyron on the Gitana Team website
/ref> On 9 December 2008, he began his participation in the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe with '' Gitana Eighty''. After having led the race for 16 days, ''Gitana Eightys mast broke. In 2010, Peyron sailed in the

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as part of the

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Team, in the roles of 'floater' in race 1 and relief helmsman in race 2. Alinghi were defeated by the American challenger

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. In early 2012 he won the Jules Verne Trophy in a time of 45 days 13 hours 42 minutes 53 seconds, breaking

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previous record by 2 days. In late 2012 he was asked to join Artemis Racing, Challenger of Record for the 34th

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, as one of the helmsmen. He brings a great amount of knowledge and expertise of multihulls to the campaign. In November 2014, he won the

Route du Rhum The Route du Rhum is a transatlantic single-handed yacht race, which takes place every four years in November. The course is between Saint Malo, Brittany, Metropolitan France and Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, overseas France Overseas Fran ...

single-handed transat on

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maxi trimaran. He set the new record, travelling from Brittany to Guadeloupe in 7 days 15 hours 8 minutes and 32 seconds (22.93 kts average speed) and beating Lionel Lemonchois 2006 record by 2h 10mn 34s. In May 2016, he entered the

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aboard ''Pen Duick II'', the boat sailed by

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to win this very race in 1964.

Achievements

* 2014 ** Route du Rhum transat : Winner on

maxi trimaran. And record of the race. * 2012 ** Jules Verne Trophy on Banque Populaire V in 45 days 13 hours 42 minutes 53 seconds. * 2011 ** Round the

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outright record on Banque Populaire V in 3 days, 3 hours and 49 minutes. **

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: outright record on Banque Populaire V in 1 day 8 hours 48 minutes and 46 seconds. ** Record SNSM : Winner on the multihull Banque Populaire V **

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: Winner on Virbac-Paprec 3 with Jean-Pierre Dick * 2009 ** Challenge Julius Baer : Winner on ''Okalys'' (D35) * 2008 ** Record SNSM : Winner on the monohull ''Gitana Eighty'' ** the Artemis Transat : Winner on ''Gitana Eighty''.The Artemis transat website
** Spi Ouest France : Winner on Domaine du Mont d'Arbois. * 2007 ** Transat Ecover BtoB : Winner on the monohull ''Gitana Eighty'' ** Transat Jacques Vabre : 8th on ''Gitana Eighty'' with Jean-Baptiste Levaillant ** Bol d'Or du Léman : Winner on ''Okalys'' (D35) * 2006 ** Challenge Julius Baer : Winner on ''Okalys'' (D35) * 2005 ** Bol d'Or du Léman : Winner on ''Okalys'' (D35) ** Challenge Julius Baer : Winner on ''Okalys'' (D35) ** Transat Jacques Vabre : Winner together with Jean-Pierre Dick on the monohull ''Virbac-Paprec'' ** Route des Iles à la voile : Winner with Dimitri Deruelle ** Trophée Clairefontaine : Winner * 2003 ** Transat Jacques Vabre : 2nd with

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on ''Belgacom'' **

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: 6th * 2002 ** Trophée Clairefontaine : Winner * 2001 ** Transat Jacques Vabre : 3rd on trimaran ''Fujifilm'' ** The Race : 2nd on catamaran

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. He broke the

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. * 1999 ** Trophée Clairefontaine : Winner ** Transat Jacques Vabre : 1st on the trimaran ''Fujicolor II'', with

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** Course de l'Europe : 1st on trimaran ''Fujicolor II'' * 1998 ** Trophée Clairefontaine : Winner ** Route du Rhum : 5th on ''Fujicolor II'' ** Course de Phares : Winner on ''Fujicolor II'' * 1997 ** Trophée Clairefontaine : Winner ** Course de l'Europe : Winner on ''Fujicolor II'' ** Transat Jacques Vabre : 3rd on ''Fujicolor II'' * 1996 ** The Europe 1 Star (Transat) : Winner on ''Fujicolor II'' ** Trophée Clairefontaine : Winner **

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: Winner on ''Fujicolor II'' ** Grand prix de Fécamp : Winner on ''Fujicolor II'' * 1995 ** Trophée Clairefontaine : Winner ** Course de l'Europe : Winner on ''Fujicolor II'' ** Grand prix de Fécamp : Winner on ''Fujicolor II'' ** Grand prix de Saint Nazaire : Winner on ''Fujicolor II'' * 1994 ** Trophée des Multicoques : Winner on ''Fujicolor II'' ** Twostar : 2nd on ''Fujicolor II'' * 1993 ** Trophée des Multicoques : Winner on ''Fujicolor II'' ** Transat Jacques Vabre : 3rd monohull on ''Fujicolor III'' ** Course de l'Europe : Winner on ''Fujicolor II'' * 1992 ** The Europe 1 Star (Transat) : Winner on ''Fujicolor'' * 1990 ** Vendée Globe : 2nd on ''Lada Poch III'' * 1989 ** Lorient Saint Bathélemy Lorient : Winner in the monohull category. * 1988 ** Transat Québec-Saint-Malo : 2nd on ''Lada Poch II'' ** The CSTAR (Transat) : 3rd on ''Lada Poch II'' * 1987 ** La Baule-Dakar : Winner on ''Lada Poch II'' with Jacques Delorme ** GP de Boulogne (Formule 40) : 4th on ''Lada Poch'' * 1986 ** Route du Rhum : 5th on ''Lada Poch I'' ** Solitaire du Figaro : 4th on ''Lada Poch'' * 1985 ** Course de l'Europe : Winner on ''Lada Poch I'' (Class III) * 1984 ** Transat Québec-Saint-Malo : 5th, teammate of Mike Birch, on the catamaran '' Formule Tag'' * 1983 ** La Baule-Dakar : 4th on ''Lada Poch I'' ** Lorient — Les Bermudes — Lorient : 5th on Transat TAG Québec * 1982 ** Route du Rhum : 17th on La Baule-Teletota ** La Rochelle - New-Orleans : 9th with

on ''Jaz'' * 1981 ** La Baule-Dakar : 21st on ''Acoustique HRC'' * 1980 ** Solitaire du Figaro : Winner of the 4th stage * 1979 ** Mini Transat : 26th on ''Sogeport-Alcor''

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