Yannick Bestaven

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Yannick Bestaven
Yannick Bestaven in the 2014 Route du Rhum
Personal information
Nationality France
Born (1972-12-28) 28 December 1972 (age 51)
Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, France
Sailing career
Class(es)IMOCA 60, Class40

Yannick Bestaven (born 28 December 1972[1] in Saint-Nazaire in the Loire-Atlantique region) is a French offshore sailor. He won the Transat 6.50 in 2001, was twice winner of the Transat Jacques-Vabre, and won the Vendee Globe in 2020-21.[2][3]

Biography[edit]

In January 2021, he won the 2020–2021 Vendée Globe for IMOCA 60 class yachts on board Maître CoQ IV, formerly known as Safran 3. 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[edit]

Year Pos. Race Class Boat Name Notes Ref
Round the World Races
2021 1 2020-2021 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Maître Coq IV time of 80d 03h 44m [2][1][5][6][7][8][9][3]
2008 RET 2008-2009 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Aquarelle.com - the Charente-Maritime Dismasted [10]
Transatlantic Races
2021 9 Transat Jacques-Vabre IMOCA 60 Maître Coq IV with Jean-Marie Dauris [1][3]
2019 11 Transat Jacques-Vabre IMOCA 60 Maître Coq IV with Roland Jourdain [1][3]
2019 DNF Route du Rhum IMOCA 60 Maître Coq (PRB)
2018 RET Route du Rhum
Destination Guadeloupe		 IMOCA 60 Maître Coq III retired to technical damage
2017 5 Transat Jacques-Vabre
Le Havre / Salvador de Bahia		 IMOCA 60 Bastide Otio with Kito de Pavant
2015 1 Transat Jacques-Vabre
Le Havre / Itaja (Brazil)		 Class40 The Conservator with Pierre Brasseur
2013 4 Transat Jacques-Vabre
Le Havre / Itaja (Brazil)		 Class40 no 98 "watt and sea, Poitou-Charentes Region" with Aurélien Ducroz
2011 1 Transat Jacques-Vabre
Le Havre / Puerto Limon (Costa Rica)		 Class40 No. 98 "Aquarelle.com with Éric Drouglazet
2008 2 Transat Québec-Saint-Malo FICO class "Cervin EnR" crewed
2008 6 The Artemis Transat: Plymouth / Boston IMOCA 60 "Cervin EnR" [3]
2007 8 Transat Ecover BtoB
Salvador de Bahia (Brazil)/ Port-la-Forêt		 IMOCA 60 "Cervin EnR" [3][11]
2007 13 Transat Jacques-Vabre
Le Havre / Salvador de Bahia		 IMOCA 60 "Cervin EnR" with Ronan Guérin [3]
2010 11 Transat AG2R La Mondiale
Concarneau / Saint-Barthélemy in the Lesser Antilles		 Bénéteau Figaro 2 with Christophe Bouvet
2006 7 Transat AG2R
Concarneau / Saint-Barthélemy (Guadeloupe)		 Bénéteau Figaro 2 "Aquarelle.com" [3]
Other Races
2020 6 Vendée-Arctic-Les Sables-d'Olonne IMOCA 60 Maître Coq IV [1][3]
2019 4 Azimut Challenge IMOCA 60 Maître Coq IV with Roland Jourdain [1][3]
2019 6 Rolex Fastnet IMOCA 60 Maître Coq IV with Roland Jourdain [1]
2019 2 Bermuda 1000 Solo Race IMOCA 60 Maître CoQ IV [1]
2019 2 Guyader Grand Prix IMOCA 60 Maître CoQ IV with Roland Jourdain [1]
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.
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 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)
2009 1 SNSM Record IMOCA 60 Safran by Marc Guillemot
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]
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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "IMOCA 60 Skipper Profile". Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  2. ^ a b "Vendee Globe: Yannick Bestaven wins ninth edition after time bonus". BBC Sport. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Yannick FFV Database Profile Page". Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  4. ^ "About the Watt and Sea company". www.wattandsea.com.
  5. ^ Ramsay, George (28 January 2021). "Yannick Bestaven wins round-the-world Vendée Globe race after helping to rescue fellow competitor". Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  6. ^ George Ramsay, CNN (2021-01-28). "Yannick Bestaven wins round-the-world Vendée Globe race after helping to rescue fellow competitor". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2021-02-07. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ Gorman, Ed. "Yannick Bestaven's historic win a fitting end to greatest Vendée Globe". Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  8. ^ "France's Yannick Bestaven wins Vendée Globe solo round-the-world sailing race". 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  9. ^ "Yannick BESTAVEN - Vendée Globe - En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
  10. ^ "News - Yannick Bestaven looking for revenge - Vendée Globe - En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
  11. ^ "Transat Ecover BtoB, the Atlantic alone from Brazil to Brittany".

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