Pascal Bidégorry
Pascal Bidegorry in 2012.
Pascal Bidégorry, born 15 January 1968 in Bayonne,[1] is a French yachtsman and sailing champion.
He joined Team Banque Populaire in 2004 as skipper of the Banque Populaire IV trimaran. From February 2010 to April 2011, he was skipper of Banque Populaire V, the world's largest oceanracing trimaran at 40 metres (130 ft) in length, and campaigned the yacht in breaking oceanracing 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, with an average speed of 32.94 knots (61.00 km/h).[2]
- 24 hours distance record on Banque Populaire V, with a day's run of 908.2 nautical miles (1,682.0 km) at an average speed of 37.84 knots (70.08 km/h).[3]