 Bruno Peyron in 2012 | |
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| Full name | Bruno Tristan Peyron |
| Born | (1955-11-10) November 10, 1955 (age 69) Angers, France |
Bruno Tristan Peyron (born 10 November 1955) 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 less than 80 days. Peyron was born in Angers, France and grew up in the French Atlantic coast city of La Baule. He has been one of the main organisers of the round-the-world-race, The Race.
See also
References
- ^ Sorkin, Beverly E. "Bruno Peyron (French yachtsman)". Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
- Glenday, Craig (2010-04-27). Guinness World Records 2010: Thousands of New Records in The Book of the Decade!. Random House Publishing Group. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-553-59337-2. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- Zimmermann, Tim (2004-01-01). The Race: The First Nonstop, Round-The-World, No-Holds-Barred Sailing Competition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-618-38270-5. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- "Sailing: Peyron smashes record". New York Times. 17 March 2005. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.
- Jeffery, Tim (20 October 2003). "Yachting: Storm brews over new races". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016.
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| Preceded byFirst holder Sport Elec with Olivier de Kersauson Geronimo with Olivier de Kersauson |
Jules Verne Trophy 1993–1994 2002–2004 2005–2010 |
Succeeded byENZA New Zealand with Knox-Johnston & Blake Geronimo with Olivier de Kersauson Groupama 3 with Franck Cammas |
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