Yves Parlier is a French sailor. He is very well known in the offshore sailing world and generally in France, where he was elected France's top sports personality in 2002.

Nicknamed "The extra-terrestrial" for his amazing exploits and capabilities, Parlier currently holds two offshore 24-hour distance sailing records, set in April and May 2006.

Career

Yves Parlier won (or participate in) the following events:

• 1985: Mini Transat 6.50
  Mini Transat 6.50
  Mini Transat 6.50 also known as Transat 650 is a solo transatlantic yacht race that starts in France and ends in Brasil covering over 4000 miles with a stop in the Madeira or the Canary Islands. The yachts are very small with respect to the race, and are sanctioned by the organization...
  
  
• 1991: Solitaire du Figaro
  Solitaire du Figaro
  The 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...
  
  
• 1992: Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race
  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....
  
  
• 1993 / 94: 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....
  
   participation
• 1993: Route du Café
  Transat Jacques Vabre
  The 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,...
  
  
• 1994: Route du Rhum
  Route du Rhum
  The 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...
  
  
• 1996 / 97: Vendée Globe participation
• 1997: Transat Jacques Vabre
  Transat Jacques Vabre
  The 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,...
  
   (with Eric Tabarly
  Éric Tabarly
  Éric Tabarly was a notable French yachtsman.A former officer in the French navy who is often considered the father of French yachting....
  
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• 1998: Route de l’Or
• 1999: Course de l’Europe
• 2000 / 01: Vendée Globe participation
• 2001: Sailings on the multihull Banque Populaire with Lalou Roucayrol

Winners of the Grand Prix of Zeebruge

External links

• Skipper Bio
• Yves Parlier New Weapon in SailHead