Jean Le Cam

Jean Le Cam (Quimper, Finistère, 27 April 1959) is a French sailor.

Jean Le Cam

In 1981-82, he was a crewmember on Euromarché in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race.[1]

Le Cam was crewman with Éric Tabarly and Michel Desjoyeaux, and won the Solitaire du Figaro in 1994, 1996 and 1999.[2] He later took interest in multihull ships.

He finished second in the Vendée Globe 2004-2005, arriving just a few hours after the winner Vincent Riou.

On 6 January 2009, whilst competing in the 2008-2009 edition of the Vendée Globe, he went missing 200 miles from Cape Horn. The overturned boat was discovered with Le Cam alive inside.[3]

Notes and references
  1. "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. The only two other triple winners are Philippe Poupon and Michel Desjoyeaux
  3. Le Cam Alive in Capsized Boat NYTimes.com, 6 January 2009


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