Yannick Bestaven
Yannick Bestaven is a French sailor born on 28 December 1972[1] in Saint-Nazaire in the Loire-Atlantique region. He is an offshore sailor and winner of the Transat 6.50 in 2001 and twice winner of the Transat Jacques-Vabre and winner of the Vendee Globe[2][3].
.jpg.webp) Yannick Bestaven in the 2014 Route du Rhum | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  France |
| Born | 28 December 1972 Saint-Nazaire, France |
| Sailing career | |
| Class(es) | IMOCA 60, Class40 |
Biography
In January 2021, he won the 2020–2021 Vendée Globe for IMOCA 60 class yachts on board Maître CoQ IV, formerly known as Safran II. He won despite crossing the line in third position, thanks to a time bonus received for participating in the rescue of fellow sailor Kevin Escoffier, earlier in the race. An engineer by training, he is the co-designer of the Watt and Sea hydrogenator designed by Eric Tabarly[4].
Key Race Results
| Year | Pos. | Race | Class | Boat Name | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 2020-2021 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Master CoQ IV | time of 80d 03h 44m | [2][1][5][6][7][8][9]</ref>[3] |
| 2020 | 6 | Vendée-Arctic-Les Sables-d'Olonne | IMOCA 60 | Master CoQ IV | [1][3] | |
| 2019 | 11 | 2019 Transat Jacques-Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Master CoQ IV | with Roland Jourdain | [1][3] |
| 2019 | 4 | Azimut Challenge | IMOCA 60 | Master CoQ IV | with Roland Jourdain | [1][3] |
| 2019 | 6 | Rolex Fastnet | IMOCA 60 | Master CoQ IV | with Roland Jourdain | [1] |
| 2019 | 2 | Bermuda 1000 Solo Race | IMOCA 60 | Master CoQ IV | [1] | |
| 2019 | 2 | Guyader Grand Prix | IMOCA 60 | Master CoQ IV | with Roland Jourdain | [1] |
| 2018 | RET | Route du Rhum 2018 Destination Guadeloupe | IMOCA 60 | Master CoQ III | retired to technical damage | |
| 2017 | 5 | 2017 Transat Jacques-Vabre Le Havre / Salvador de Bahia | IMOCA 60 | Bastide Otio | with Kito de Pavant | |
| 2015 | 1 | Transat Jacques-Vabre 2015 Le Havre / Itaja (Brazil) | Class40 | The Conservator | with Pierre Brasseur | |
| 2015 | 1 | Les Sables d'Olonne - Horta - Les Sables | Class40 | The Conservator | with Pierre Brasseur | |
| 2015 | 2 | The Normandy Channel Race | Class40 | The Conservator | with Pierre Brasseur | |
| 2014 | 7 | Route du Rhum 2014 | Class40 | n142 "The Conservative" | (arrived 4th but penalized 24 hours) | |
| 2014 | 7 | The Qualif' Solidaire - SNSM | Class40 | No. 142 "The Conservative" | ||
| 2014 | 9 | The Normandy Channel Race | Class40 | No. 142 "The Curator" | with Pierre Brasseur. | |
| 2013 | 4 | Transat Jacques-Vabre 2013: Le Havre / Itaja (Brazil) | Class40 | no 98 "watt and sea, Poitou-Charentes Region" | with Aurélien Ducroz | |
| 2012 | 3 | Normandy Channel Race | Class40 | No. 98 "Phoenix Europe Express" | with Julien Pulvé | |
| 2012 | 4 | Transat La Solidaire du Chocolat (Nantes - Saint-Nazaire / Progreso in (Mexico) | Class40 | No. 98 "Aquarelle.com" | with Éric Drouglazet | |
| 2011 | 1 | 2011 Transat Jacques-Vabre Le Havre / Puerto Limon (Costa Rica) | Class40 | No. 98 "Aquarelle.com | with Éric Drouglazet | |
| 2011 | 2 | Les Sables-d'Olonne / Horta (Faial in the Azores)/ Les Sables | Class40 | No. 98 "Aquarelle.com" (1st of the 1st stage go) | with Christophe Bouvet (at 25s from 1st) | |
| 2010 | 11 | Transat AG2R La Mondiale: Concarneau / Saint-Barthélemy in the Lesser Antilles | Bénéteau Figaro 2 | with Christophe Bouvet | ||
| 2009 | 1 | SNSM Record | IMOCA 60 | Safran | by Marc Guillemot | |
| 2008 | RET | 2008-2009 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | "Aquarelle.com - the Charente-Maritime") | Dismasted | [10] |
| 2008 | 2 | Transat Québec-Saint-Malo | FICO class | "Cervin EnR" | crewed | |
| 2008 | 6 | English Transat Artemis: Plymouth / Boston | "Cervin EnR" | [3] | ||
| 2007 | 8 | Transat Ecover BtoB: Salvador de Bahia (Brazil)/ Port-la-Forêt | IMOCA 60 | "Cervin EnR" | [3] | |
| 2007 | 13 | Transat Jacques-Vabre 2007: Le Havre / Salvador de Bahia | IMOCA 60 | "Cervin EnR" | with Ronan Guérin | [3] |
| 2007 | 7 | Cape Istanbul | Bénéteau Figaro 2 | "Aquarelle.com" | with .... | [3] |
| 2007 | 14 | BPE Trophy Belle-Ile-en-Mer / Marie-Galante in Guadeloupe | Bénéteau Figaro 2 | "Aquarelle.com" | [3] | |
| 2006 | 7 | Transat AG2R Concarneau / Saint-Barthélemy (Guadeloupe) | Bénéteau Figaro 2 | "Aquarelle.com" | [3] | |
| 2005 | 12 | Ponant Road | [3] | |||
| 2005 | 28 | Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro (2nd bizuth) | Bénéteau Figaro 2 | "Aquarelle.com" | [3] | |
| 2005 | 15 | Tour of Brittany sailing | [3] | |||
| 2005 | 7 | BPE Trophy: St-Nazaire / Cienfuegos de Cuba | Bénéteau Figaro 2 | "Aquarelle.com" | [3] |
Reference
- "IMOCA 60 Skipper Profile". Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- "Vendee Globe: Yannick Bestaven wins ninth edition after time bonus". 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- "Yannick FFV Database Profile Page". Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- https://www.wattandsea.com/en/our-company
- https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/28/sport/vendee-globe-yannick-bestaven-vendee-globe-sailing-spt-intl/index.html. Retrieved 2021-02-07. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - George Ramsay, CNN (2021-01-28). "Yannick Bestaven wins round-the-world Vendée Globe race after helping to rescue fellow competitor". Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- "Yannick Bestaven's historic win a fitting end to greatest Vendée Globe". Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- "France's Yannick Bestaven wins Vendée Globe solo round-the-world sailing race". 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/skippers/91/yannick-bestaven
- https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/14573/yannick-bestaven-looking-for-revenge
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