Pascal Bidegorry

Pascal Bidégorry, born the 15th January 1968 in Bayonne^[1] (France), is a french yachtsman and sailing champion.

He entered the Team Banque Populaire in 2004 as the skipper of the trimaran Banque Populaire IV. He was, from february 2010 to april 2011, the skipper of the largest and fastest trimaran in the world, Banque Populaire V (40 m long), to attempt the great offshore records.

Sailing career

• 2000:
  • Winner of the Solitaire du Figaro
  • 2nd of the French Championship single-handed.
  • 3rd of the Transat Ag2r
• 2001:
  • 3rd of the Tour de France à la voile
• 2002:
  • 2nd of the Tour de France à la voile
• 2003:
  • 4th of the Solitaire du Figaro
  • 6th of the Transat Jacques Vabre
• 2004:
  • 2nd of the Transat Ag2r
• 2005:
  • Winner of the Transat Jacques Vabre on 60 ft (18 m) multihull.
  • Winner of the IB Group Challenge
• 2006:
  • 2nd of the Route du Rhum 2006
• 2009:
  • Transatlantic record (crewed), on Banque Populaire V, in 3 days, 15 hours, 25 minutes and 48 seconds, at an average speed of 32.94 knots (61.00 km/h).^[2]
  • 24 hours distance record on Banque Populaire V, with 908.2 nautical miles (1,682.0 km), at an average speed of 37.84 knots (70.08 km/h).^[3]

Notes and references

1. ^ Biography on biographie.tv
2. ^ WSSRC offshore records
3. ^ WSSRC 24 hours distance records

External links

• The official page of Pascal Bidegorry