Benoît Parnaudeau

Benoît Parnaudeau
Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	14 July 1972 (age 51); Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

Benoit Parnaudeau (born 14 July 1972) is a Canadian-born French sailor.^[1]

Biography[edit]

He was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, but grow up living in La Rochelle, and has a bachelor's degree in mathematics.

He has been heavily involved in the offshore scene before getting his break as a skipper as he prepared boats of Isabelle Autissier, Christophe Auguin, Didier Munduteguy and more.

He completed in the 2004-2005 Vendee Globe.^[2]

In 2005 he built a Class 40 for the Route du Rhum called Bio-Forer planning Gardens. He finished 14th in class.^[3]

Career highlights[edit]

Year	Pos	Race	Class	Boat Name	Notes	Ref.
1997	17	Mini Transat	Mini Transat 6.50
1998	8	Triangle of the Sun
2001	2	mini Fastnet	Mini Transat 6.50	Good Foot - Good Eye
2001	2	Transgascogne
2001	8	Mini-Pavois	Mini Transat 6.50
2001	11	Transat 6.5	Mini Transat 6.50
2003	3	Mini Fastnet	Mini Transat 6.50
2003	8	Atlantic Challenge
2005	10	2004-2005 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Max Havelaar/Best Western
2006	14	Route du Rhum	Class 40	Bio-Forer planning Gardens
2007	2	Les Sables-Madeère-Les Sables		Jardins Bio-Proser	with Jean-Christophe Caso
2007	2	1000 Miles Brittany Ferries		Bio-ForecastIng Doubles Gardens	with Jean-Christophe Caso
2007	21	2007 Transat Jacques-Vabre	Class40	Jardins Bio-Proser	with Jean-Christophe Caso
2008	8	Artemis Transat	Class40	Bio-Forer planning Gardens
2008	RET	Halifax Marblehead	Class40	Bio-Forecast Gardens	with Ann Mai Do Chi, Isis Parnaudeau, Peter Dowd	^[3]
2008	5	Transat Québec-Saint-Malo	Class40	Bio-Forerate Gardens
2008	RET	1000 Miles Brittany Ferries	Class40	Bio-Foreration Gardens	with Nicolas Boidevezi
2009	9	LES SABLES - HORTA - LES SABLES	Class40	Bio-Foreration Gardens	with Jean SAUCET	^[3]
2009	ABN	LA SOLIDAIRE DU CHOCOLAT	Class40	Bio-Foreration Gardens	with Stanislas MASLARD	^[3]
2010	6	RECORD SNSM	Class40	Bio-Foreration Gardens		^[3]
2011	9	RECORD SNSM	Class40	Bio-Foreration Gardens	with Xavier HILL	^[3]
2011		ROLEX FASTNET RACE	Class40	Bio-Foreration Gardens	with Bernard AVERTY, Arthur CHABERNAUD, Ricardo DINIZ	^[3]
2012		LA SOLIDAIRE DU CHOCOLAT	Class40	Bio-Foreration Gardens	with Benoit JOUANDET	^[3]
2012		TRANSAT QUEBEC - SAINT MALO	Class40	Bio-Foreration Gardens	with Christophe LEBAS, Salvatore IANNELLO, Renaud CHAVARRIA	^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Benoit PARNAUDEAU - Class40". www.class40.com.
^ "STOP PRESS: Benoit PARNAUDEAU (FRA) On Max Havelaar Best Western Finishes Tenth". sailing.org.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Class40". www.class40.com.

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[Class40_Skipper-1] "Benoit PARNAUDEAU - Class40". www.class40.com.

[2] "STOP PRESS: Benoit PARNAUDEAU (FRA) On Max Havelaar Best Western Finishes Tenth". sailing.org.

[Class40_Boat_Profile-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Class40". www.class40.com.

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