Yannick Bestaven (born 28 December 1972 in Saint-Nazaire in the Loire-Atlantique region) is a French offshore sailor. He won the Transat 6.50 in 2001, was twice winner of the Transat Jacques-Vabre, and won the Vendée Globe in 2020-21.
Biography In January 2021, he won the 2020–2021 Vendée Globe for IMOCA 60 class yachts on board Maître CoQ IV, formerly known as Safran 3. He won despite crossing the line in third position, thanks to a time bonus received for participating in the rescue of fellow sailor Kevin Escoffier, whose yacht had sunk, earlier in the race. An engineer by training, he is the co-designer of the Watt and Sea hydrogenator designed by Eric Tabarly.
Key race results
YearPos.RaceClassBoat nameNotesRefRound the World Races2021 12020-2021 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60Maître Coq IV time of 80d 03h 44m 2008 RET 2008-2009 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Aquarelle.com - the Charente-Maritime Dismasted Transatlantic Races2021 9 Transat Jacques-Vabre IMOCA 60 Maître Coq IV with Jean-Marie Dauris 2019 11 Transat Jacques-Vabre IMOCA 60 Maître Coq IV with Roland Jourdain 2019 DNF Route du Rhum IMOCA 60 Maître Coq (PRB)2018 RET Route du RhumDestination Guadeloupe IMOCA 60 Maître Coq III retired to technical damage 2017 5 Transat Jacques-VabreLe Havre / Salvador de Bahia IMOCA 60 Bastide Otio with Kito de Pavant 2015 1Transat Jacques-VabreLe Havre / Itaja (Brazil)Class40The Conservatorwith Pierre Brasseur 2013 4 Transat Jacques-VabreLe Havre / Itaja (Brazil) Class40 no 98 "watt and sea, Poitou-Charentes Region" with Aurélien Ducroz 2011 1 Transat Jacques-VabreLe Havre / Puerto Limon (Costa Rica) Class40 No. 98 "Aquarelle.com with Éric Drouglazet 2008 2 Transat Québec-Saint-Malo FICO class "Cervin EnR" crewed 2008 6 The Artemis Transat: Plymouth / Boston IMOCA 60 "Cervin EnR" 2007 8 Transat Ecover BtoBSalvador de Bahia (Brazil)/ Port-la-Forêt IMOCA 60 "Cervin EnR" 2007 13 Transat Jacques-VabreLe Havre / Salvador de Bahia IMOCA 60 "Cervin EnR" with Ronan Guérin 2010 11 Transat AG2R La MondialeConcarneau / Saint-Barthélemy in the Lesser Antilles Bénéteau Figaro 2 with Christophe Bouvet 2006 7 Transat AG2RConcarneau / Saint-Barthélemy (Guadeloupe) Bénéteau Figaro 2 "Aquarelle.com" Other Races2020 6 Vendée-Arctic-Les Sables-d'Olonne IMOCA 60 Maître Coq IV 2019 4 Azimut Challenge IMOCA 60 Maître Coq IV with Roland Jourdain 2019 6 Rolex Fastnet IMOCA 60 Maître Coq IV with Roland Jourdain 2019 2 Bermuda 1000 Solo Race IMOCA 60 Maître CoQ IV 2019 2 Guyader Grand Prix IMOCA 60 Maître CoQ IV with Roland Jourdain 2015 1 Les Sables d'Olonne - Horta - Les Sables Class40 The Conservator with Pierre Brasseur 2015 2 The Normandy Channel Race Class40 The Conservator with Pierre Brasseur 2014 7 Route du Rhum 2014 Class40 n142 "The Conservative" (arrived 4th but penalized 24 hours) 2014 7 The Qualif' Solidaire - SNSM Class40 No. 142 "The Conservative" 2014 9 The Normandy Channel Race Class40 No. 142 "The Curator" with Pierre Brasseur.2012 3 Normandy Channel Race Class40 No. 98 "Phoenix Europe Express" with Julien Pulvé 2012 4 Transat La Solidaire du Chocolat(Nantes - Saint-Nazaire / Progreso in (Mexico) Class40 No. 98 "Aquarelle.com" with Éric Drouglazet 2011 2 Les Sables-d'Olonne / Horta (Faial in the Azores)/ Les Sables Class40 No. 98 "Aquarelle.com" (1st of the 1st stage go) with Christophe Bouvet (at 25s from 1st) 2009 1 SNSM Record IMOCA 60 Safran by Marc Guillemot 2007 7 Cape Istanbul Bénéteau Figaro 2 "Aquarelle.com" with .... 2007 14 BPE TrophyBelle-Ile-en-Mer / Marie-Galante in Guadeloupe Bénéteau Figaro 2 "Aquarelle.com" 2005 12 Ponant Road 2005 28 Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro (2nd bizuth) Bénéteau Figaro 2 "Aquarelle.com" 2005 15 Tour of Brittany sailing 2005 7 BPE Trophy: St-Nazaire / Cienfuegos de Cuba Bénéteau Figaro 2 "Aquarelle.com"
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