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Paul Meilhat
Paul Meilhat (born 17 May 1982) is a French sailor and navigator. He was a high level 49er dinghy sailor with Olympic aspirations before moving into offshore sailing. From 2015 to the end of 2018 he was skipper of the IMOCA 60 - SMA and he competed in the Vendee Globe. Rankings 2019: * 7th - Transat Jaque Vabre on Initiatives cœur with Sam Davies * 7th - Défi Azimut * 5th - Rolex Fastnet Race 2018: * winner of the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe in the IMOCA category on SMA in 12 days, 11 hours, 23 minutes and 18 seconds; 6th overal * winner of the Monaco Globes series, doubles with Gwénolé Gahinet * winner of the Bermuda 1000 Race - Douarnenez Cascais 2017: * winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race, doubles with Gwénolé Gahinet on IMOCA SMA * 2nd in the Transat Jacques Vabre The Transat Jacques Vabre is a yachting race that follows the historic coffee trading route between France and Brazil. It is named after (and sponsored by) a French brand of coffee. The cour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French People
The French people (french: Français) are an ethnic group and nation primarily located in Western Europe that share a common French culture, history, and language, identified with the country of France. The French people, especially the native speakers of langues d'oïl from northern and central France, are primarily the descendants of Gauls (including the Belgae) and Romans (or Gallo-Romans, western European Celtic and Italic peoples), as well as Germanic peoples such as the Franks, the Visigoths, the Suebi and the Burgundians who settled in Gaul from east of the Rhine after the fall of the Roman Empire, as well as various later waves of lower-level irregular migration that have continued to the present day. The Norse also settled in Normandy in the 10th century and contributed significantly to the ancestry of the Normans. Furthermore, regional ethnic minorities also exist within France that have distinct lineages, languages and cultures such as Bretons in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
