Hervé Laurent (2 May 1957 – 29 August 2024) was a French sailor from Lorient, Morbihan. He competed in the Vendee Globe round the yacht race twice in 1996[1] and 2004. Laurent died on 29 August 2024, at the age of 67.[2]

Hervé Laurent
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born(1957-05-02)2 May 1957
Lorient, France
Died29 August 2024(2024-08-29) (aged 67)

Career highlights

edit
Year Pos Race Class Boat Name Notes Ref.
Round the World Races
2005 DNF 2004-2005 Vendee Globe IMOCA 60 UUDS Retired rudder problems [3][4]
1996 3 1996-1997 Vendee Globe IMOCA 60 Groupe LG-Traitmat 114 days 16hrs 43mins [5][6]
Trans Oceanic Races
2007 11 Transat Jacques Vabre Maisonneuve
2005 7 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 UUDS
2004 7 Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race IMOCA 60 UUDS
2002 1 Transat AG2r Beneteau Figaro 2 COLBERT ORCO with Rodolphe Jacq [7]
1996 8 Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race IMOCA 60 Groupe LG1
1994 Route du Rhum
1993 4 Transat Jacques Vabre
1992 4 1992 OSTAR Race 60 ft T Took Took [8]
Other Results
2008 Tour de France à la Voile
1995 Solitaire du Figaro

References

edit
  1. ^ "Vendee 1996_97 Results". solocircumnavigation.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ Le skipper Hervé Laurent, figure de la course au large, est mort dans un accident en mer (in French)
  3. ^ World, Yachting (5 December 2004). "Damage affects Vendee fleet". Yachting World. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Document sans titre". www.histoiredeshalfs.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Sailing - Hervé Laurent (France)". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Document sans titre". www.histoiredeshalfs.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. ^ "2002 • Transat AG2R - SeaSailSurf®". www.seasailsurf.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  8. ^ "The Royal Western Yacht Club of England | OSTAR 1992". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
edit