Vincent Riou

Vincent Riou (born January 9, 1972, Pont-l'Abbé, France) is a French sailor. He is the skipper of PRB, a 60-foot monohull. He won the 2004 edition of the Vendée Globe.[1]

Vincent Riou
Born(1972-01-09)January 9, 1972
Pont-l'Abbé, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationSailor
Known forWinning the Vendée Globe

Recent events

In the 2009 Vendée Globe, he lost his mast the day after a collision that occurred during the rescue of Jean Le Cam, whose boat had capsized.[2]

In the 2016 Vendée Globe, he sailed at a decent speed completing with front boats fitted with hydrofoils, but after 15 days 11 hours 58 minutes of racing and completing 27%[3] of the whole race, he was forced to retire after another collision with a UFO.[4] The almos exact same incident had happened to Vincent[5] in the 2012 Vendée Globe with that he is easily one of the most unfortunate sailors of the Vendée Globe.

Honours
  • 1992 : 2nd of the Challenge Credit Agricole
  • Prepared Michel Desjoyeaux’s 60-foot PRB for the Vendée Globe 2000
  • 2005 : winner of the Vendée Globe
  • 2003 : winner of the Calais Round Britain Race
  • 2007 : winner of the Calais Round Britain Race
  • 2007 : winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race
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References
  1. "Skippers: Vincent Riou". Vendée Globe. 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  2. "Jean Le Cam talks about his dramatic Vendee Globe rescue". The Telegraph. The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. "Ranking and race data - Vendée Globe". www.vendeeglobe.org. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  4. "News - Keel damage on PRB, Vincent Riou forced to retire - Vendée Globe". Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  5. "Actualités - Vincent Riou abandonne - Vendée Globe" (in French). Retrieved 2018-11-13.


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