Marc Guillemot

French offshore sailor

Marc Guillemot
Personal information

Born	(1959-06-25) 25 June 1959 (age 65) Quimper, France

Sailing career
Class(es)	ORMA 60 and IMOCA 60

Marc Guillemot is a French professional offshore sailor born on 25 June 1959 in Quimper.^[1] In 2009 he was awarded knight of the order of merit.^[2]

In December 2014, during the IMOCA Ocean Masters New York to Barcelona Race, Marc Guillemot (who was sailing alongside Morgan Lagravière), was forced to retire their boat Safran, which leading the race, after Guillemot received a severe rib injury in a fall while changing sails in gale-force winds. As Guillemot was bent over with pain, Lagravière and the race organizers determined that he needed hospital treatment and Safran headed for port.^[3]

Career highlights

Pos.	Year	Event	Class	Boat Name	Notes	Ref.
6	2015	2015 Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	MACSF	with Bertrand de Broc	^[4]
3	2014	2014 Route du Rhum	IMOCA 60	SAFRAN		^[4]
2	2013	2013 Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60		with Pascal Bidégorry	^[4]
DNF	2012	2012-2013 Vendee Globe	IMOCA 60	Safran	Retired Keel Damage on Day 1
6	2011	2011 Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60		with Yann Eliès	^[4]
3	2010	2010 Route du Rhum	IMOCA 60	Safran		^[4]
1	2009	2009 Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Safran	with Charles Caudrelier	^[4]
3	2008	2008-2009 Vendee Globe	IMOCA 60	Safran		^[4]
1	2007	2007 Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Safran	with Charles Caudrelier	^[4]
7	2006	2006 Route du Rhum	IMOCA 60	Safran		^[4]
2	2002	2002 Route du Rhum	ORMA 60	Biscuiterie LA TRINITAINE		^[4]
RET	2001	2001 Transat Jacques Vabre	ORMA 60	Biscuiterie LA TRINITAINE	with Yann Guichard	^[4]
RET	1999	1999 Transat Jacques Vabre	ORMA 60	Biscuiterie LA TRINITAINE	with Jean-Luc Nélias	^[4]
4	1998	1998 Route du Rhum	ORMA 60	Biscuiterie LA TRINITAINE		^[4]
	1995	1995 Transat Jacques Vabre	ORMA 50	Groupe Larzul	with G. Chapelain	^[4]
2	1994	1994 Transat AG2R		La dairies Le Gall	with Bertrand de Broc	^[4]

References

^ "Marc Guillemot, horoscope for birth date 25 June 1959, born in Quimper, with Astrodatabank biography - Astro-Databank". www.astro.com. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
^ "News - Marc Guillemot, Knight of the Order of Merit - Vendée Globe - En". www.vendeeglobe.org. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
^ "Marc Guillemot safe, but Safran retires". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Sailor Campaign Website Profile". Retrieved 2021-01-29.