Paul Meilhat

Paul Meilhat, born on 17th May 1982, is a French sailor and navigator.[1] He was a high level 49er dinghy sailor with Olympic asperation before moving into offshore sailing. From 2015 to the end of 2018 he was skipper of the IMOCA 60 - SMA and he competed in the Vendee Globe.

Paul Meilhat
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1982-05-17) 17 May 1982
Sailing career
ClubBrest Bretagne Nautisme

Rankings

2019:

  • 7th - Transat Jaque Vabre on Initiatives cœur with Sam Davies[2]
  • 7th - Défi Azimut[1]
  • 5th - Rolex Fastnet Race[1]

2018:

  • winner of the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe in the IMOCA category on SMA in 12 days, 11 hours, 23 minutes and 18 seconds; 6th overal [3]
  • winner of the Monaco Globes series,doubles with Gwénolé Gahinet
  • winner of the Bermuda 1000 Race - Douarnenez Cascais

2017:

2016:

  • 4th in the Transat New York-Vendée.

2015:

  • winner of the SNSM record,doubles with Michel Desjoyeaux,in 37 hours, 4 minutes and 23 seconds

2014:

  • 1st - Transat AG2R with Gwénolé Gahinet on "Safran Guy Cotten"

2012:

  • 4th - Transat AG2R with Fabien Delahaye on "Macif"

2007

  • 31st - ISAF Sailing World Championships Cascais, POR[5]

2006

  • 34th - 49er World Championship - Aix Les Bains, FRA[5]

2005

  • 29th - 49er World Championship, Moscow, RUS[5]

2004

  • 68th - 49er World Championship (Olympic Qualifier), Athens, GRE[5]

Reference
  1. "Paul MEILHAT". www.imoca.org.
  2. "Map and rankings - Transat Jacques Vabre - Site Officiel". www.transatjacquesvabre.org.
  3. "Fiche régatier". www.ffvoile.fr.
  4. "Major keel damage for Paul Meilhat in the 2016 Vendée Globe". BoatsNews.com.
  5. Paul Meilhat at World Sailing
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