Benoit Parnaudeau (born 14 July 1972) is a Canadian-born French sailor.[1]

Benoît Parnaudeau
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1972-07-14) 14 July 1972 (age 52)
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

Biography

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He was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, but grow up living in La Rochelle, and has a bachelor's degree in mathematics.

He has been heavily involved in the offshore scene before getting his break as a skipper as he prepared boats of Isabelle Autissier, Christophe Auguin, Didier Munduteguy and more.

He completed in the 2004-2005 Vendee Globe.[2]

In 2005 he built a Class 40 for the Route du Rhum called Bio-Forer planning Gardens. He finished 14th in class.[3]

Career highlights

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Year Pos Race Class Boat Name Notes Ref.
1997 17 Mini Transat Mini Transat 6.50
1998 8 Triangle of the Sun
2001 2 mini Fastnet Mini Transat 6.50 Good Foot - Good Eye
2001 2 Transgascogne
2001 8 Mini-Pavois Mini Transat 6.50
2001 11 Transat 6.5 Mini Transat 6.50
2003 3 Mini Fastnet Mini Transat 6.50
2003 8 Atlantic Challenge
2005 10 2004-2005 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Max Havelaar/Best Western
2006 14 Route du Rhum Class 40 Bio-Forer planning Gardens
2007 2 Les Sables-Madeère-Les Sables Jardins Bio-Proser with Jean-Christophe Caso
2007 2 1000 Miles Brittany Ferries Bio-ForecastIng Doubles Gardens with Jean-Christophe Caso
2007 21 2007 Transat Jacques-Vabre Class40 Jardins Bio-Proser with Jean-Christophe Caso
2008 8 Artemis Transat Class40 Bio-Forer planning Gardens
2008 RET Halifax Marblehead Class40 Bio-Forecast Gardens with Ann Mai Do Chi,
Isis Parnaudeau,
Peter Dowd
[3]
2008 5 Transat Québec-Saint-Malo Class40 Bio-Forerate Gardens
2008 RET 1000 Miles Brittany Ferries Class40 Bio-Foreration Gardens with Nicolas Boidevezi
2009 9 LES SABLES - HORTA - LES SABLES Class40 Bio-Foreration Gardens with Jean SAUCET [3]
2009 ABN LA SOLIDAIRE DU CHOCOLAT Class40 Bio-Foreration Gardens with Stanislas MASLARD [3]
2010 6 RECORD SNSM Class40 Bio-Foreration Gardens [3]
2011 9 RECORD SNSM Class40 Bio-Foreration Gardens with Xavier HILL [3]
2011 ROLEX FASTNET RACE Class40 Bio-Foreration Gardens with Bernard AVERTY,
Arthur CHABERNAUD,
Ricardo DINIZ
[3]
2012 LA SOLIDAIRE DU CHOCOLAT Class40 Bio-Foreration Gardens with Benoit JOUANDET [3]
2012 TRANSAT QUEBEC - SAINT MALO Class40 Bio-Foreration Gardens with Christophe LEBAS,
Salvatore IANNELLO,
Renaud CHAVARRIA
[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Benoit PARNAUDEAU - Class40". www.class40.com.
  2. ^ "STOP PRESS: Benoit PARNAUDEAU (FRA) On Max Havelaar Best Western Finishes Tenth". sailing.org.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Class40". www.class40.com.