Bertrand de Broc

Bertrand de Broc is a French professional sailor born on 23 September 1960 in Quimper.[1] He has long resided in Combrit in the Finistère.[2] He has competed in four Vendee Globe's completing the 2012-2013 Vendée Globe in 9th place.

Bertrand de Broc
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1960-09-23) 23 September 1960
Quimper

Personal

Bertrand de Broc has a son, Leo, born in 1996, who practices windsurfing. He is also a cousin with fellow offshore sailor Marc Guillemot.

Incidents at Sea
  • 1992-1993 Vendée Globe: abandoned in New Zealand due to structural problem of his keel, while he is in third position. During this solo race, he had to sew his tongue.[3]
  • 1996-1997 Vendée Globe: capsizing three hundred miles from the finish, in the Bay of Biscay,while he was out of the race following a stop in Ushuaia to solve technical problems.
  • 2002 Route du Rhum: abandonment off Brest, decision to stop solo sailing on trimaran following not feeling comfortable with two competitors capsizing.[4]
  • 2012-2013 Vendée Globe: When leaving port, a collision with a boat accompanying his team causes a waterway. He is forced to turn around to repair a few minutes before departure. He left the following night and finished 9th in this race.[5]
  • 2016-2017 Vendée Globe: Retires following a collision following a hull inspection.[6]

Sailing Highlights
YearPosEvent NameClassBoat NameNotesRef
2018102018 Route du Rhumcatamaran TS 52.8Pampéro Evasion[7]
2016RET2016-2017 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60[6][7]
2015062015 Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60with Marc Guillemot
2013092012-2013 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60
2013062013 Transat Jacques-VabreIMOCA 60with Arnaud Boissières
201003Transat AG2RGreen Circlewith Gildas Morvan
200706BPE Trophy
20053Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60
200420Solitaire du Figaro
200401Tour de France à la voileFarr 30
200301BPE Trophy
200015Solitaire du Figaro
200002Transat AG2R
199926Solitaire du Figaro
199809Solitaire du Figaro
199801Tour de France à la voileJOD 35
1997RET1996-1997 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60Your Name Around the World
199402Transat AG2RLa dairies Le Gallwith Marc Guillemot
199121Solitaire du Figaro
199005Solitaire du Figaro
198906Solitaire du Figaro
198805Solitaire du Figaro
198410Solitaire du Figaro
198228Solitaire du Figaro
198101Transat doubles
197909Solitaire du Figaro

Reference
  1. Bertrand de Broc, horoscope for birth date 23 September 1960, born in Quimper, with Astrodatabank biography - Astro-Databank
  2. "Vendee Globe 2016 Skipper Profile page". Archived from the original on 2017-06-27. Retrieved N/A. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. Sailing: Stitch in time for solo yachtsman | The Independent | The Independent
  4. CNN.com - Second capsize in Rhum race - Nov. 12, 2002
  5. https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/2657/bertrand-de-broc-plans-re-start-tonight. Retrieved 2021-01-30. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/16313/bertrand-de-broc-forced-to-retire. Retrieved 2021-01-30. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Bertrand FFV Database Entry". Retrieved 2021-01-29.
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