Bernard Stamm, is a Swiss professional
yachtsman
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, born on 29 November 1963 in
Geneva
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, Switzerland.
He is an offshore sailor who has started the
Vend ée Globe three times but never officially completed the course. He did not have any luck starting in the
2000-2001 edition of the race where he retired after a week of racing because of auto pilot failure. In
2004-2005, he lost his keel in the Transat race five months before the start so didn't make the start. In the
2008-2009 he collided with a cargo vessel on the first night and had to return to repair his bowsprit and mast. Setting out again three and a half days after his rivals, he got half way round before discovering a problem with his rudder bearings and attempted to find safe harbor in the Kerguelens but bad weather made it impossible to moor despite outside help, and the boat had to be abandoned. In
2012-2013 edition he did complete the course but was disqualified from the race before the finish.
He was rescued in 2013 after his boat was hit by a large wave in severe weather on the way back from the Transat Jacques Vabre.
Gallery
File:Bernard Stamm VG2012 (1).jpg,
File:Départ Bernard Stamm Sables d'Olonne Vendée Globe (2).jpg,
File:Poujoulat VG2012 (1).jpg,
File:Poujoulat VG2012 (2).jpg,
File:Poujoulat VG2012 (3).jpg,
File:Transat Jacques Vabre 2013 - Bernard Stamm.JPG,
File:Vendée Globe 2012-2013 Bernard Stamm Cheminées Poujoulat 2.jpg,
File:Vendée Globe 2012-2013 Bernard Stamm Cheminées Poujoulat.jpg,
Race result highlights
IMOCA 60 Owned
References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
Sailors (sport) from Geneva
Swiss male sailors (sport)
IMOCA 60 class sailors
2000 Vendee Globe sailors
2008 Vendee Globe sailors
2012 Vendee Globe sailors
Swiss Vendee Globe sailors
Single-handed circumnavigating sailors
20th-century Swiss sportsmen
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