Louis Burton (born 4 June 1985 in Ivry-sur-Seine, France) is a French yachtsman who competes in ocean racing.[1] Burton was the youngest skipper of the fleet at the start of the Vendée Globe 2012.[2]

Louis Burton
start of the 2013 Transat Vabre
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1985-06-04) 4 June 1985 (age 39)
Ivry-sur-Seine
Sailing career
ClassIMOCA 60 / Classe Mini
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Race result highlights

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Reference[3][4]

Pos. ear Event Class Boat Name Notes Ref.
Round the World Races
3 2021 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Bureau Vallée 2 080d 10h 25m 12s [5]
7 2016 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Bureau Vallée 087 d 21 h 45 min 49 s [6]
RET 2012 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Bureau Vallée Day 3: collision with a fishing boat [7]
Transatlantic Races
TBC 2023 Retour à la base IMOCA 60 Bureau Vallee 3
16 2023 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Bureau Vallee 3 with   Davy Beaudart (FRA)
DNF 2022 Route du Rhum IMOCA 60 Bureau Vallee 3 Dismasted
DNF 2021 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Bureau Vallee 3 Dismasted
with   Davy Beaudart (FRA)
10 2019 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Bureau Vallée 2  with   Davy Beaudart (FRA)   [4]
7 2017 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Bureau Vallée 2 with   Servane Escoffier (FRA)
9 2015 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Bureau Vallée with   Romain Attanasio (FRA) [4]
5 2013 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Bureau Vallée with   Guillaume Le Brec (FRA)
7 2011 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Bureau Vallée with   Nelson Burton (FRA) [4]
RET 2018 Route du Rhum IMOCA 60 Bureau Vallée 2 [4]
5 2014 Route du Rhum IMOCA 60 Bureau Vallée
7 2011 Transat B to B
20 2010 Route du Rhum
Other Races
5/5 2021 Ocean Race Europe IMOCA 60 Bureau Vallée 3 crewed by   Davy Beaudart (FRA)
  Servane Escoffier (FRA)
  Thibault Hector (FRA)
  Christophe Bachmann (FRA)
  Pip Hare (GBR)
  Jean-René Guilloux (FRA)
  Arthur Hubert (FRA)
  Baptiste Hulin (FRA)
  Clément Commagnac (FRA)
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10 2019 Défi Azimut
3 2019 Rolex Fastnet Race
8 2018 Monaco Globe series
RET 2018 Bermuda 1000 Race
6 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race IMOCA 60 Bureau Vallée 2 with   Servane Escoffier (FRA)

References

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  1. ^ "Louis BURTON - Vendée Globe - en".
  2. ^ "Louis BURTON". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  3. ^ "Louis BURTON".
  4. ^ a b c d e "Fiche régatier".
  5. ^ "News - Louis Burton (Bureau Vallee 2) second across the finish line - Vendée Globe - En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
  6. ^ "News – Good luck, good judgement, good pace: Louis Burton's 'lucky' seventh – Vendée Globe – En". vendeeglobe.org.
  7. ^ "News - Louis Burton Abandons - Vendée Globe - en".
  8. ^ "Bureau Vallée".
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