Hervé Laurent
French offshore sailor and navigator (1957–2024)
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Nationality | French |
Born | (1957-05-02)2 May 1957 Lorient, France |
Died | 29 August 2024(2024-08-29) (aged 67) |
Hervé Laurent (2 May 1957 – 29 August 2024)[1] was a French sailor from Lorient, Morbihan. He competed in the Vendee Globe round the yacht race twice in 1996[2] and 2004.
Career highlights
Year | Pos | Race | Class | Boat Name | Notes | Ref. |
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Round the World Races | ||||||
2005 | DNF | 2004-2005 Vendee Globe | IMOCA 60 | UUDS | Retired rudder problems | [3][4] |
1996 | 3 | 1996-1997 Vendee Globe | IMOCA 60 | Groupe LG-Traitmat | 114 days 16hrs 43mins | [5][6] |
Trans Oceanic Races | ||||||
2007 | 11 | Transat Jacques Vabre | Maisonneuve | |||
2005 | 7 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | UUDS | ||
2004 | 7 | Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race | IMOCA 60 | UUDS | ||
2002 | 1 | Transat AG2r | Beneteau Figaro 2 | COLBERT ORCO | with Rodolphe Jacq | [7] |
1996 | 8 | Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race | IMOCA 60 | Groupe LG1 | ||
1994 | Route du Rhum | |||||
1993 | 4 | Transat Jacques Vabre | ||||
1992 | 4 | 1992 OSTAR Race | 60 ft T | Took Took | [8] | |
Other Results | ||||||
2008 | Tour de France à la Voile | |||||
1995 | Solitaire du Figaro |
References
- ^ Le skipper Hervé Laurent, figure de la course au large, est mort dans un accident en mer (in French)
- ^ "Vendee 1996_97 Results". solocircumnavigation.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ World, Yachting (5 December 2004). "Damage affects Vendee fleet". Yachting World. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Document sans titre". www.histoiredeshalfs.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Sailing - Hervé Laurent (France)". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Document sans titre". www.histoiredeshalfs.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "2002 • Transat AG2R - SeaSailSurf®". www.seasailsurf.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "The Royal Western Yacht Club of England | OSTAR 1992". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
External links
- Official Facebook Page
- Official Webpage
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