Bruno Peyron

Orange II

Bruno Tristan Peyron (born 10 November 1955)[1] 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.[2] He was the first winner of the Jules Verne Trophy in 1994, for completing a round-the-world trip in under 80 days.[3] Peyron was born in Angers, France, and grew up in the French Atlantic coast city of La Baule.[1][4] He has been one of the main organisers behind the round-the-world-race The Race.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sorkin, Beverly E. "Bruno Peyron (French yachtsman)". Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Sailing: Peyron smashes record". New York Times. 17 March 2005. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011.
  5. ↑ Jeffery, Tim (20 October 2003). "Yachting: Storm brews over new races". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011.