Yves Parlier (born 14 November 1960) is a French sailor. He is very well known in the offshore sailing world and generally in France, where he wa

France's top sports personality in 2002. Nicknamed "The extra-terrestrial" for his amazing exploits and capabilities, Parlier currently holds two offshore 24-hour distance sailin
records
set in April and May 2006.

Career

Yves Parlier won (or participate in) the following events: * 1985: Mini Transat 6.50 * 1991: Solitaire du Figaro * 1992: Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race * 1993 / 94: Vendée Globe ''participation'' * 1993: Route du Café * 1994:

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- ...

* 1996 / 97: Vendée Globe ''participation'' * 1997: Transat Jacques Vabre (with Eric Tabarly) * 1998: Route de l'Or * 1999: Course de l'Europe * 2000 / 01: Vendée Globe ''participation'' * 2001: Sailings on the multihull Banque Populaire with Lalou Roucayrol Winners of the Grand Prix of Zeebruge

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Skipper Bio

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in SailHead * 1960 births Living people French male sailors (sport) 1989 Vendee Globe sailors 1992 Vendee Globe sailors 1996 Vendee Globe sailors 2000 Vendee Globe sailors French Vendee Globe sailors Vendée Globe finishers Single-handed circumnavigating sailors 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-yachtracing-bio-stub