Bertrand de Broc
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| Born | 23 September 1960 Quimper |
Bertrand de Broc is a French professional sailor born on 23 September 1960 in Quimper.[1] He has long resided in Combrit in the Finistère.[2] He has competed in four Vendee Globe's completing the 2012-2013 Vendée Globe in 9th place.
Personal[edit]
Bertrand de Broc has a son, Leo, born in 1996, who practices windsurfing. He is also a cousin with fellow offshore sailor Marc Guillemot.
Incidents at Sea[edit]
- 1992-1993 Vendée Globe: abandoned in New Zealand due to structural problem of his keel, while he is in third position. During this solo race, he had to sew his tongue.[3]
- 1996-1997 Vendée Globe: capsizing three hundred miles from the finish, in the Bay of Biscay, while he was out of the race following a stop in Ushuaia to solve technical problems.
- 2002 Route du Rhum: abandonment off Brest, decision to stop solo sailing on trimaran following not feeling comfortable with two competitors capsizing.[4]
- 2012-2013 Vendée Globe: When leaving port, a collision with a boat accompanying his team causes a waterway. He is forced to turn around to repair a few minutes before departure. He left the following night and finished 9th in this race.[5]
- 2016-2017 Vendée Globe: Retires following a collision following a hull inspection.[6]
Sailing Highlights[edit]
| Year | Pos | Event Name | Class | Boat Name | Notes | Ref | |
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| Round the World Races | |||||||
| 2016 | RET | 2016-2017 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | MACSF | Day 14: Damaged keel - South Atlantic near Fernando de Noronha | [7][6][8] | |
| 2013 | 9 | 2012-2013 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Votre Nom autour du Monde avec EDM Projets | Elapsed 92d 05h 10' 14" Corrected 92d 17h 10' 14" |
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| 1997 | RET | 1996-1997 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Votre Nom autour du Monde - Pommes Rhône Alpes |
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| Transatlantic Races | |||||||
| 2018 | 10 | 2018 Route du Rhum | catamaran TS 52.8 | Pampéro Evasion | [8] | ||
| 2015 | 6 | 2015 Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | with Marc Guillemot | |||
| 2013 | 6 | 2013 Transat Jacques-Vabre | IMOCA 60 | with Arnaud Boissières | |||
| 2010 | 3 | Transat AG2R | Beneteau Figaro 2 | Green Circle | with Gildas Morvan | ||
| 2005 | 3 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | ||||
| 2000 | 2 | Transat AG2R | |||||
| 1994 | 2 | Transat AG2R | La dairies Le Gall | with Marc Guillemot | |||
| 1981 | 1 | Transat doubles | |||||
| Other Races | |||||||
| 2007 | 6 | BPE Trophy | |||||
| 2004 | 20 | Solitaire du Figaro | |||||
| 2004 | 1 | Tour de France à la voile | Farr 30 | ||||
| 2003 | 1 | BPE Trophy | |||||
| 2000 | 15 | Solitaire du Figaro | |||||
| 1999 | 26 | Solitaire du Figaro | |||||
| 1998 | 9 | Solitaire du Figaro | |||||
| 1998 | 1 | Tour de France à la voile | JOD 35 | ||||
| 1991 | 21 | Solitaire du Figaro | |||||
| 1990 | 5 | Solitaire du Figaro | |||||
| 1989 | 6 | Solitaire du Figaro | |||||
| 1988 | 5 | Solitaire du Figaro | |||||
| 1984 | 10 | Solitaire du Figaro | |||||
| 1982 | 28 | Solitaire du Figaro | |||||
| 1979 | 9 | Solitaire du Figaro | |||||
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References[edit]
- ^ Bertrand de Broc, horoscope for birth date 23 September 1960, born in Quimper, with Astrodatabank biography - Astro-Databank
- ^ "Vendee Globe 2016 Skipper Profile page". Archived from the original on 2017-06-27. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ Sailing: Stitch in time for solo yachtsman | The Independent | The Independent
- ^ CNN.com - Second capsize in Rhum race - Nov. 12, 2002
- ^ "News - Bertrand de Broc plans re-start tonight - Vendée Globe - en". Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ^ a b "News - Bertrand de Broc forced to retire - Vendée Globe - en". Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ^ "News – Bertrand de Broc forced to retire – Vendée Globe – En". vendeeglobe.org.
- ^ a b "Bertrand FFV Database Entry". Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ "News - Bertrand de Broc finishes 9th - Vendée Globe - en". Vendee Globe Race Organisers. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
