Alan Roura is a

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professional sailor, born on 26 February 1993 in Onex (Switzerland). At the age of 23, in the

2016–2017 Vendée Globe The 2016–2017 Vendée Globe was a non-stop solo round-the-world yacht race for IMOCA 60 class yachts and the eighth edition of the race. Summary The 2016 – 17 race started from Les Sables d'Olonne on 6 November 2016; was the eighth edition ...

which he finished in 12th place, he became the youngest competitor in the history of the event. In 2019, on La Fabrique, the second IMOCA of the name, he set a solo crossing of the North Atlantic on a 60-foot monohull crossing in a record time of 7 days, 16 hours, 58 minutes and 25 seconds. After 95 days at sea, he finished 17th in the

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. In October 2021, Alan Roura and his sponsors announced the purchase of a new

IMOCA 60 The IMOCA ("Open 60") is a 60ft (18.3 m) development class monohull sailing yacht governed by the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA). The class pinnacle event are single or two person ocean races, such as the Route du Rhum an ...

for the Vendée Globe 2024: The ex ''hugo boss'', a 2019

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-Design previously owned by the British skipper Alex Thomson. File:Alan Roura (3).jpg File:Alan Roura (7).jpg File:Alan Roura (8).jpg

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1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint-Malo Swiss male sailors (sport) Class40 class sailors IMOCA 60 class sailors Swiss Vendee Globe sailors 2016 Vendee Globe sailors 2020 Vendee Globe sailors 2024 Vendee Globe sailors Vendée Globe finishers Single-handed circumnavigating sailors 21st-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-yachtracing-bio-stub