Benoit Parnaudeau (born 14 July 1972) is a Canadian-born French sailor.
Biography 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.
In 2005 he built a Class 40 for the Route du Rhum called Bio-Forer planning Gardens. He finished 14th in class.
Career highlights YearPosRaceClassBoat nameNotesRef.199717Mini Transat Mini Transat 6.50 19988Triangle of the Sun 20012mini Fastnet Mini Transat 6.50 Good Foot - Good Eye 20012Transgascogne 20018Mini-Pavois Mini Transat 6.50 200111Transat 6.5 Mini Transat 6.50 20033Mini Fastnet Mini Transat 6.50 20038Atlantic Challenge 2005102004-2005 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60Max Havelaar/Best Western 200614Route du RhumClass 40Bio-Forer planning Gardens 20072Les Sables-Madeère-Les Sables Jardins Bio-Proser with Jean-Christophe Caso 200721000 Miles Brittany Ferries Bio-ForecastIng Doubles Gardens with Jean-Christophe Caso 200721 2007 Transat Jacques-Vabre Class40 Jardins Bio-Proser with Jean-Christophe Caso 20088Artemis Transat Class40 Bio-Forer planning Gardens 2008RETHalifax Marblehead Class40 Bio-Forecast Gardens with Ann Mai Do Chi,Isis Parnaudeau,Peter Dowd 20085Transat Québec-Saint-Malo Class40 Bio-Forerate Gardens 2008RET1000 Miles Brittany Ferries Class40 Bio-Foreration Gardens with Nicolas Boidevezi 20099 LES SABLES - HORTA - LES SABLES Class40 Bio-Foreration Gardens with Jean SAUCET 2009ABN LA SOLIDAIRE DU CHOCOLAT Class40 Bio-Foreration Gardens with Stanislas MASLARD 20106 RECORD SNSM Class40 Bio-Foreration Gardens 20119 RECORD SNSM Class40 Bio-Foreration Gardens with Xavier HILL 2011 ROLEX FASTNET RACE Class40 Bio-Foreration Gardens with Bernard AVERTY,Arthur CHABERNAUD,Ricardo DINIZ 2012 LA SOLIDAIRE DU CHOCOLAT Class40 Bio-Foreration Gardens with Benoit JOUANDET 2012 TRANSAT QUEBEC - SAINT MALO Class40 Bio-Foreration Gardens with Christophe LEBAS,Salvatore IANNELLO,Renaud CHAVARRIA
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