Sébastien Simon (born 6 May 1990) is a French professional offshore sailor.
Background He sailed throughout his youth, finishing 3rd in the 2013 420 Class World Championship. He then moved onto the French Offshore scene, winning the Solitaire du Figaro in 2018, and participated in the Vendée Globe in 2020 on the Imoca 60 Arkea-Paprec where it retired due to foil damage.
Career highlights
YearPosClassEventLocationNotesRef2024 3 / 40 IMOCA 60 2024–2025 Vendée Globe 2020 DNF IMOCA 60 2020–2021 Vendée Globe Solo Round the World onboard Arkea-Paprec 2020 6th IMOCA 60 Défi Azimut 2020 RET IMOCA 60 Vendée-Arctique-Les Sables d'Olonne 2019 8th IMOCA 60 Transat Jacques Vabre 2019 11th IMOCA 60 Défi Azimut 2019 RET IMOCA 60 Rolex Fastnet Race onboard Arkea-Paprec 2019 1st IMOCA 60 Bermudes 1000 Race 2018 1st Solitaire Urgo Figaro 2018 2nd Transat AG2R-La Mondiale 2017 4th Solitaire Urgo Le Figaro 2016 4th Transat AG2R-La Mondiale 2016 11th Solitaire Bompart Le Figaro 2013 3rd 420 420 World Championships Valencia, ESP with Pierre Rhimbault 2013 16 J/80 J/80 World Championship Marseille, FRA 2009 69 420 420 World Championships Lake Garda, ITA with Aymeric Paruit
References
External links
Team Paprec Arkéa - Site Officiel