Yannick Bestaven

Yannick Bestaven (born 28 December 1972[1] 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 Vendee Globe in 2020-21.[2][3]

Yannick Bestaven
Yannick Bestaven in the 2014 Route du Rhum
Personal information
Nationality France
Born (1972-12-28) 28 December 1972
Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, France
Sailing career
Class(es)IMOCA 60, Class40

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, earlier in the race. An engineer by training, he is the co-designer of the Watt and Sea hydrogenator designed by Eric Tabarly.[4]

Key race results
YearPos.RaceClassBoat NameNotesRef
Round the World Races
202112020-2021 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60Maître Coq IVtime of 80d 03h 44m[2][1][5][6][7][8][9][3]
2008RET2008-2009 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60Aquarelle.com - the Charente-MaritimeDismasted[10]
Transatlantic Races
20219Transat Jacques-VabreIMOCA 60Maître Coq IVwith Jean-Marie Dauris[1][3]
201911Transat Jacques-VabreIMOCA 60Maître Coq IVwith Roland Jourdain[1][3]
2019DNFRoute du RhumIMOCA 60Maître Coq (PRB)
2018RETRoute du Rhum
Destination Guadeloupe		IMOCA 60Maître Coq IIIretired to technical damage
20175Transat Jacques-Vabre
Le Havre / Salvador de Bahia		IMOCA 60Bastide Otiowith Kito de Pavant
20151Transat Jacques-Vabre
Le Havre / Itaja (Brazil)		Class40The Conservatorwith Pierre Brasseur
20134Transat Jacques-Vabre
Le Havre / Itaja (Brazil)		Class40no 98 "watt and sea, Poitou-Charentes Region"with Aurélien Ducroz
20111Transat Jacques-Vabre
Le Havre / Puerto Limon (Costa Rica)		Class40No. 98 "Aquarelle.comwith Éric Drouglazet
20082Transat Québec-Saint-MaloFICO class"Cervin EnR"crewed
20086The Artemis Transat: Plymouth / BostonIMOCA 60"Cervin EnR"[3]
20078Transat Ecover BtoB
Salvador de Bahia (Brazil)/ Port-la-Forêt		IMOCA 60"Cervin EnR"[3][11]
200713Transat Jacques-Vabre
Le Havre / Salvador de Bahia		IMOCA 60"Cervin EnR"with Ronan Guérin[3]
201011Transat AG2R La Mondiale
Concarneau / Saint-Barthélemy in the Lesser Antilles		Bénéteau Figaro 2with Christophe Bouvet
20067Transat AG2R
Concarneau / Saint-Barthélemy (Guadeloupe)		Bénéteau Figaro 2"Aquarelle.com"[3]
Other Races
20206Vendée-Arctic-Les Sables-d'OlonneIMOCA 60Maître Coq IV[1][3]
20194Azimut ChallengeIMOCA 60Maître Coq IVwith Roland Jourdain[1][3]
20196Rolex FastnetIMOCA 60Maître Coq IVwith Roland Jourdain[1]
20192Bermuda 1000 Solo RaceIMOCA 60Maître CoQ IV[1]
20192Guyader Grand PrixIMOCA 60Maître CoQ IVwith Roland Jourdain[1]
20151Les Sables d'Olonne - Horta - Les SablesClass40The Conservatorwith Pierre Brasseur
20152The Normandy Channel RaceClass40The Conservatorwith Pierre Brasseur
20147Route du Rhum 2014Class40n142 "The Conservative"(arrived 4th but penalized 24 hours)
20147The Qualif' Solidaire - SNSMClass40No. 142 "The Conservative"
20149The Normandy Channel RaceClass40No. 142 "The Curator"with Pierre Brasseur.
20123Normandy Channel RaceClass40No. 98 "Phoenix Europe Express"with Julien Pulvé
20124Transat La Solidaire du Chocolat
(Nantes - Saint-Nazaire / Progreso in (Mexico)		Class40No. 98 "Aquarelle.com"with Éric Drouglazet
20112Les Sables-d'Olonne / Horta (Faial in the Azores)/ Les SablesClass40No. 98 "Aquarelle.com" (1st of the 1st stage go)with Christophe Bouvet (at 25s from 1st)
20091SNSM RecordIMOCA 60Safranby Marc Guillemot
20077Cape IstanbulBénéteau Figaro 2"Aquarelle.com"with ....[3]
200714BPE Trophy
Belle-Ile-en-Mer / Marie-Galante in Guadeloupe		Bénéteau Figaro 2"Aquarelle.com"[3]
200512Ponant Road[3]
200528Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro (2nd bizuth)Bénéteau Figaro 2"Aquarelle.com"[3]
200515Tour of Brittany sailing[3]
20057BPE Trophy: St-Nazaire / Cienfuegos de CubaBénéteau Figaro 2"Aquarelle.com"[3]

References
  1. "IMOCA 60 Skipper Profile". Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  2. "Vendee Globe: Yannick Bestaven wins ninth edition after time bonus". BBC Sport. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  3. "Yannick FFV Database Profile Page". Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  4. "About the Watt and Sea company". www.wattandsea.com.
  5. Ramsay, George (28 January 2021). "Yannick Bestaven wins round-the-world Vendée Globe race after helping to rescue fellow competitor". Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  6. George Ramsay, CNN (2021-01-28). "Yannick Bestaven wins round-the-world Vendée Globe race after helping to rescue fellow competitor". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2021-02-07. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  7. Gorman, Ed. "Yannick Bestaven's historic win a fitting end to greatest Vendée Globe". Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  8. "France's Yannick Bestaven wins Vendée Globe solo round-the-world sailing race". 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  9. "Yannick BESTAVEN - Vendée Globe - En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
  10. "News - Yannick Bestaven looking for revenge - Vendée Globe - En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
  11. "Transat Ecover BtoB, the Atlantic alone from Brazil to Brittany".


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