Loïck Peyron
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Loïck Peyron, born 1 December 1959 in Nantes
, is a French yachtsman, younger brother of the yachtsman Bruno Peyron
.
He is particularly famous for winning many races in the 1990s on board his trimaran Fujicolor. He won the ORMA
Championship four times in 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2002.
After Benjamin de Rothschild
gave him control of the Gitana Team in April 2006, the team built Gitana Eighty, a 60 feet monohull, launched in July 2007 with which Loick Peyron won the Transat
. On 9 December 2008, he began his participation in the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe
with Gitana Eighty. After having led the race for 16 days, Gitana Eightys mast broke.
In 2010, Peyron sailed in the 33rd America's Cup as part of the Alinghi
Team, in the roles of 'floater' in race 1 and relief helmsman in race 2. Alinghi were defeated by the American challenger BMW Oracle Racing
. He is currently on an attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy
with Banque Populaire V
(nov 2011).
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....
, is a French yachtsman, younger brother of the yachtsman Bruno Peyron
Bruno Peyron
Bruno Tristan Peyron is a French yachtsman who, along with his crew on the catamaran Orange II, broke the outright round-the-world sailing record in March 2005. He was the first winner of the Jules Verne Trophy in 1994, for completing a round-the-world trip in under 80 days...
.
He is particularly famous for winning many races in the 1990s on board his trimaran Fujicolor. He won the ORMA
Ocean Racing Multihull Association
The Ocean Racing Multihull Association is an international structure created in 1996 by the International Sailing Federation within the sport of sailing which administers the multihull 60 feet classes of sailboats...
Championship four times in 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2002.
After Benjamin de Rothschild
Benjamin de Rothschild
Benjamin de Rothschild is a Swiss banker, the chairman of the Edmond de Rothschild Group, a private bank established by his father and owned by the family...
gave him control of the Gitana Team in April 2006, the team built Gitana Eighty, a 60 feet monohull, launched in July 2007 with which Loick Peyron won the Transat
Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race
The Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race, or STAR, is an east-to-west yacht race across the North Atlantic. When inaugurated in 1960, it was the first single-handed ocean yacht race; it is run from Plymouth to the USA, and is held every four years....
. On 9 December 2008, he began his participation in the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe
Vendée Globe
The Vendée Globe is a round-the-world single-handed yacht race, sailed non-stop and without assistance. The race was founded by Philippe Jeantot in 1989, and since 1992 has taken place every four years....
with Gitana Eighty. After having led the race for 16 days, Gitana Eightys mast broke.
In 2010, Peyron sailed in the 33rd America's Cup as part of the Alinghi
Alinghi
Alinghi is the syndicate set up by Ernesto Bertarelli, racing under the colors of the Société Nautique de Genève, to challenge for the America's Cup. Bertarelli had raced several smaller yachts named Alinghi previously, but 2003 was his first attempt at the America's Cup...
Team, in the roles of 'floater' in race 1 and relief helmsman in race 2. Alinghi were defeated by the American challenger BMW Oracle Racing
BMW Oracle Racing
Oracle Racing is an American sailboat racing syndicate initially formed to compete for the 2003 America’s Cup. They competed again in the 2007 event before winning the 33rd America's Cup regatta in 2010 - representing the Golden Gate Yacht Club....
. He is currently on an attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy
Jules Verne Trophy
The Jules Verne Trophy is a prize for the fastest circumnavigation of the world by any type of yacht with no restrictions on the size of the crew provided the vessel has registered with the organization and paid an entry fee. A vessel holding the Jules Verne trophy will not necessarily hold the...
with Banque Populaire V
Banque Populaire V
The offshore-racing trimaran Banque Populaire V is Team Banque Populaire's fifth boat designed to set oceanic records. She was launched on October 4, 2008 in Nantes, France....
(nov 2011).
Achievements
- 2011
- Round the British IslesBritish IslesThe British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and...
outright record on Banque Populaire VBanque Populaire VThe offshore-racing trimaran Banque Populaire V is Team Banque Populaire's fifth boat designed to set oceanic records. She was launched on October 4, 2008 in Nantes, France....
in 3 days, 3 hours and 49 minutes - Record SNSM : Winner on the multihull Banque Populaire VBanque Populaire VThe offshore-racing trimaran Banque Populaire V is Team Banque Populaire's fifth boat designed to set oceanic records. She was launched on October 4, 2008 in Nantes, France....
- Barcelona World RaceBarcelona World RaceThe Barcelona World Race is a non-stop, round-the-world yacht race for crews of two, sailed on Open 60 IMOCA monohull boats. Following the Clipper route, it starts and finishes in Barcelona....
: Winner on Virbac-Paprec 3 with Jean-Pierre Dick
- Round the British Isles
- 2009
- Challenge Julius Baer : Winner on Okalys (D35)
- 2008
- Record SNSM : Winner on the monohull Gitana Eighty
- the Artemis TransatSingle-Handed Trans-Atlantic RaceThe Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race, or STAR, is an east-to-west yacht race across the North Atlantic. When inaugurated in 1960, it was the first single-handed ocean yacht race; it is run from Plymouth to the USA, and is held every four years....
: Winner on Gitana Eighty. - Spi Ouest France : Winner on Domaine du Mont d'Arbois.
- 2007
- Transat Ecover BtoB : Winner on the monohull Gitana Eighty
- Transat Jacques VabreTransat Jacques VabreThe Transat Jacques Vabre is a yachting race that follows the historic coffee trading route between France and Brazil.The course was drawn up back in 1993 to follow in the wake of the clippers transporting coffee from Brazil to France. The Transat Jacques Vabre is a major date on the calendar,...
: 8th on Gitana Eighty with Jean-Baptiste Levaillant - Bol d'Or du Léman : Winner on Okalys (D35)
- 2006
- Challenge Julius Baer : Winner on Okalys (D35)
- 2005
- Bol d'Or du Léman : Winner on Okalys (D35)
- Challenge Julius Baer : Winner on Okalys (D35)
- Transat Jacques VabreTransat Jacques VabreThe Transat Jacques Vabre is a yachting race that follows the historic coffee trading route between France and Brazil.The course was drawn up back in 1993 to follow in the wake of the clippers transporting coffee from Brazil to France. The Transat Jacques Vabre is a major date on the calendar,...
: Winner together with Jean-Pierre Dick on the monohull Virbac-Paprec - Route des Iles à la voile : Winner with Dimitri Deruelle
- Trophée Clairefontaine : Winner
- 2003
- Transat Jacques VabreTransat Jacques VabreThe Transat Jacques Vabre is a yachting race that follows the historic coffee trading route between France and Brazil.The course was drawn up back in 1993 to follow in the wake of the clippers transporting coffee from Brazil to France. The Transat Jacques Vabre is a major date on the calendar,...
: 2nd with Jean-Luc Nélias on Belgacom - Solitaire du FigaroSolitaire du FigaroThe Solitaire du Figaro, previously called the Course de l'Aurore, is a solo multi-stage sailing race created in 1970 by Jean-Louis Guillemard and Jean-Michel Barrault...
: 6th
- Transat Jacques Vabre
- 2002
- Trophée Clairefontaine : Winner
- 2001
- Transat Jacques VabreTransat Jacques VabreThe Transat Jacques Vabre is a yachting race that follows the historic coffee trading route between France and Brazil.The course was drawn up back in 1993 to follow in the wake of the clippers transporting coffee from Brazil to France. The Transat Jacques Vabre is a major date on the calendar,...
: 3rd on trimaran Fujifilm - The RaceThe Race (yachting race)The Race was a round-the-world sailing race starting in Barcelona, Spain on December 31, 2000. It was the first ever non-stop, no-rules, no-limits, round-the-world sailing event, with a $2 million US prize...
: 2nd on catamaranCatamaranA catamaran is a type of multihulled boat or ship consisting of two hulls, or vakas, joined by some structure, the most basic being a frame, formed of akas...
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- Transat Jacques Vabre
- 1999
- Trophée Clairefontaine : Winner
- Transat Jacques VabreTransat Jacques VabreThe Transat Jacques Vabre is a yachting race that follows the historic coffee trading route between France and Brazil.The course was drawn up back in 1993 to follow in the wake of the clippers transporting coffee from Brazil to France. The Transat Jacques Vabre is a major date on the calendar,...
: 1st on the trimaran Fujicolor II, with Franck Proffit - Course de l'Europe : 1st on trimaran Fujicolor II
- 1998
- Trophée Clairefontaine : Winner
- Route du RhumRoute du RhumThe Route du Rhum is a transatlantic single-handed yacht race, which takes places every 4 years in November. The course is between Saint Malo, Brittany, France and Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France...
: 5th on Fujicolor II - Course de Phares : Winner on Fujicolor II
- 1997
- Trophée Clairefontaine : Winner
- Course de l'Europe : Winner on Fujicolor II
- Transat Jacques VabreTransat Jacques VabreThe Transat Jacques Vabre is a yachting race that follows the historic coffee trading route between France and Brazil.The course was drawn up back in 1993 to follow in the wake of the clippers transporting coffee from Brazil to France. The Transat Jacques Vabre is a major date on the calendar,...
: 3rd on Fujicolor II
- 1996
- The Europe 1 Star (Transat)Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic RaceThe Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race, or STAR, is an east-to-west yacht race across the North Atlantic. When inaugurated in 1960, it was the first single-handed ocean yacht race; it is run from Plymouth to the USA, and is held every four years....
: Winner on Fujicolor II - Trophée Clairefontaine : Winner
- Transat Québec-Saint-Malo : Winner on Fujicolor II
- Grand prix de Fécamp : Winner on Fujicolor II
- The Europe 1 Star (Transat)
- 1995
- Trophée Clairefontaine : Winner
- Course de l'Europe : Winner on Fujicolor II
- Grand prix de Fécamp : Winner on Fujicolor II
- Grand prix de Saint Nazaire : Winner on Fujicolor II
- 1994
- Trophée des Multicoques : Winner on Fujicolor II
- Twostar : 2nd on Fujicolor II
- 1993
- Trophée des Multicoques : Winner on Fujicolor II
- Transat Jacques VabreTransat Jacques VabreThe Transat Jacques Vabre is a yachting race that follows the historic coffee trading route between France and Brazil.The course was drawn up back in 1993 to follow in the wake of the clippers transporting coffee from Brazil to France. The Transat Jacques Vabre is a major date on the calendar,...
: 3rd monohull on Fujicolor II - Course de l'Europe : Winner on Fujicolor II
- 1992
- The Europe 1 Star (Transat)Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic RaceThe Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race, or STAR, is an east-to-west yacht race across the North Atlantic. When inaugurated in 1960, it was the first single-handed ocean yacht race; it is run from Plymouth to the USA, and is held every four years....
: Winner on Fujicolor II
- The Europe 1 Star (Transat)
- 1990
- Vendée GlobeVendée GlobeThe Vendée Globe is a round-the-world single-handed yacht race, sailed non-stop and without assistance. The race was founded by Philippe Jeantot in 1989, and since 1992 has taken place every four years....
: 2nd on Lada Poch III
- Vendée Globe
- 1989
- Lorient Saint Bathélemy Lorient : Winner in the monohull category.
- 1988
- Transat Québec-Saint-Malo : 2nd on Lada Poch II
- The CSTAR (Transat)Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic RaceThe Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race, or STAR, is an east-to-west yacht race across the North Atlantic. When inaugurated in 1960, it was the first single-handed ocean yacht race; it is run from Plymouth to the USA, and is held every four years....
: 3rd on Lada Poch II
- 1987
- La Baule-Dakar : Winner on Lada Poch II with Jacques Delorme
- GP de Boulogne (Formule 40) : 4th on Lada Poch
- 1986
- Route du RhumRoute du RhumThe Route du Rhum is a transatlantic single-handed yacht race, which takes places every 4 years in November. The course is between Saint Malo, Brittany, France and Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France...
: 5th on Lada Poch I - Solitaire du FigaroSolitaire du FigaroThe Solitaire du Figaro, previously called the Course de l'Aurore, is a solo multi-stage sailing race created in 1970 by Jean-Louis Guillemard and Jean-Michel Barrault...
: 4th on Lada Poch
- Route du Rhum
- 1985
- Course de l'Europe : Winner on Lada Poch I (Class III)
- 1984
- Transat Québec-Saint-Malo : 5th, teammate of Mike Birch, on the catamaranCatamaranA catamaran is a type of multihulled boat or ship consisting of two hulls, or vakas, joined by some structure, the most basic being a frame, formed of akas...
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- Transat Québec-Saint-Malo : 5th, teammate of Mike Birch, on the catamaran
- 1983
- La Baule-Dakar : 4th on Lada Poch I
- Lorient — Les Bermudes — Lorient : 5th on Transat TAG Québec
- 1982
- Route du RhumRoute du RhumThe Route du Rhum is a transatlantic single-handed yacht race, which takes places every 4 years in November. The course is between Saint Malo, Brittany, France and Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France...
: 17th on La Baule-Teletota - La Rochelle - New-Orleans : 9th with Bruno PeyronBruno PeyronBruno Tristan Peyron is a French yachtsman who, along with his crew on the catamaran Orange II, broke the outright round-the-world sailing record in March 2005. He was the first winner of the Jules Verne Trophy in 1994, for completing a round-the-world trip in under 80 days...
on Jaz
- Route du Rhum
- 1981
- La Baule-Dakar : 21st on Acoustique HRC
- 1980
- Solitaire du FigaroSolitaire du FigaroThe Solitaire du Figaro, previously called the Course de l'Aurore, is a solo multi-stage sailing race created in 1970 by Jean-Louis Guillemard and Jean-Michel Barrault...
: Winner of the 4th stage
- Solitaire du Figaro
- 1979
- Mini Transat : 26th on Sogeport-Alcor
External links
- Loïck Peyron's official website
- Loïck Peyron International Sailing FederationInternational Sailing FederationThe International Sailing Federation is recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the world governing body for the sport of sailing....