Benoit Parnaudeau (born 14 July 1972) is a Canadian-born French sailor.
Biography
He was born in
Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke ( , ) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François River, Saint-François and Magog River, Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territ ...
,
Quebec
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, but grow up living in
La Rochelle
La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle'') is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime Departments of France, department. Wi ...
, and has a bachelor's degree in mathematics.
He has been heavily involved in the offshore scene before getting his break as a skipper as he prepared boats of Isabelle Autissier, Christophe Auguin, Didier Munduteguy and more.
He completed in the
2004-2005 Vendee Globe.
In 2005 he built a Class 40 for the
Route du Rhum
The Route du Rhum is a wikt:transatlantic, transatlantic Single-handed sailing, single-handed yacht racing, yacht race, which takes place every four years in November. The course is between Saint Malo, Brittany, Metropolitan France and Pointe-à- ...
called Bio-Forer planning Gardens. He finished 14th in class.
Career highlights
References
1972 births
Living people
Canadian emigrants to France
French male sailors (sport)
IMOCA 60 class sailors
French Vendee Globe sailors
Canadian Vendee Globe sailors
2004 Vendee Globe sailors
Vendée Globe finishers
Single-handed circumnavigating sailors
Sportspeople from La Rochelle
Sportspeople from Sherbrooke
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