Roland Jourdain
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 2003 TJV Start | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nickname | Bilou |
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 28 April 1964 Quimper |
| Sailing career | |
| Class(es) | IMOCA 60, Multis |
Roland Jourdain, often nicknamed "Bilou" is a French professional yachtsman, born on 28 April 1964 in Quimper. He has twice won the Route du Rhum transatlantic race.
Race Result Highlights
[edit]Round the World Races
[edit]DNF 2008–2009 Vendée Globe keel failure on day 85 of the race[1]
DNF 2004–2005 Vendée Globe keel problems
3rd 2000–2001 Vendée Globe (onboard Sill)
1989 Whitbread on Fazisi
1985 Whitbread with Éric Tabarly on the yacht Côte d’Or56
Other IMOCA 60 Events
[edit]6th – 2010 Transat Jacques Vabre with 
Jean-Luc Nélias (FRA) (with Veolia Environnement)
2nd – 2004 Transat Jacques Vabre with 
Ellen MacArthur (GBR) (onboard IMOCA Sill et Veolia) [2]
2nd – 2003 Transat Jacques Vabre with Alex Thomson (GBR) (onboard IMOCA Sill)
1st – 2001 Transat Jacques Vabre with Gaël Le Cléac’h (FRA) (onboard IMOCA Sill)
4th – 1999 Transat Jacques Vabre with Jean Le Cam (FRA) (onboard IMOCA Sill)
1st – 2010 Route du Rhum
1st – 2006 Route du Rhum
4th – 2002 Route du Rhum (onboard IMOCA 60 Sill)
Other Event
[edit]1st – 1995 Transat Jacques Vabre with Paul Vatine (FRA) [2]
4th – 1994 Transat Jacques Vabre with Francis Joyon (FRA) (on trimaran ORMA Banque Populaire)
6th – 1997 Solitaire du Figaro
6th – 1996 Solitaire du Figaro
3rd – 1993 Solitaire du Figaro
3rd – 1994 Solitaire du Figaro
References
[edit]- ^ "Roland Jourdain abandons Vendee Globe 1,263 miles from finish".
- ^ a b
"Ellen MacArthur in the Transat Jacques Vabre". BBC Sport. 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
External links
[edit]- Official Twitter Account
Media related to Roland Jourdain at Wikimedia Commons
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Quimper
- IMOCA 60 class sailors
- French male sailors (sport)
- Vendée Globe finishers
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