Bertrand de Broc

Bertrand de Broc (born 23 September, 1960) is a French professional sailor. He has long resided in Combrit in the Finistère.^[1] He has competed in four Vendee Globe's completing the 2012-2013 Vendée Globe in 9th place.

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Bertrand de Broc

Personal information
Born	(1960-09-23) 23 September 1960 (age 64) Quimper, France

Incidents at sea

1992-1993 Vendée Globe: abandoned in New Zealand due to structural problem of his keel, while he is in third position. During this solo race, he had to sew his tongue.^[2]
1996-1997 Vendée Globe: capsizing three hundred miles from the finish, in the Bay of Biscay, while he was out of the race following a stop in Ushuaia to solve technical problems.
2002 Route du Rhum: abandonment off Brest, decision to stop solo sailing on trimaran following not feeling comfortable with two competitors capsizing.^[3]
2012-2013 Vendée Globe: When leaving port, a collision with a boat accompanying his team causes a waterway. He is forced to turn around to repair a few minutes before departure. He left the following night and finished 9th in this race.^[4]
2016-2017 Vendée Globe: Retires following a collision following a hull inspection.^[5]

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Year	Pos	Event Name	Class	Boat Name	Notes	Ref
Round the World Races
2016	RET	2016-2017 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	MACSF	Day 14: Damaged keel - South Atlantic near Fernando de Noronha	^[6]^[5]^[7]
2013	9	2012-2013 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Votre Nom autour du Monde avec EDM Projets	Elapsed 92d 05h 10' 14" Corrected 92d 17h 10' 14"	^[8]
1997	RET	1996-1997 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Votre Nom autour du Monde - Pommes Rhône Alpes	capsized
Transatlantic Races
2018	10	2018 Route du Rhum	catamaran TS 52.8	Pampéro Evasion		^[7]
2015	6	2015 Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60		with Marc Guillemot
2013	6	2013 Transat Jacques-Vabre	IMOCA 60		with Arnaud Boissières
2010	3	Transat AG2R	Beneteau Figaro 2	Green Circle	with Gildas Morvan
2005	3	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60
2000	2	Transat AG2R
1994	2	Transat AG2R		La dairies Le Gall	with Marc Guillemot
1981	1	Transat doubles
Other Races
2007	6	BPE Trophy
2004	20	Solitaire du Figaro
2004	1	Tour de France à la voile	Farr 30
2003	1	BPE Trophy
2000	15	Solitaire du Figaro
1999	26	Solitaire du Figaro
1998	9	Solitaire du Figaro
1998	1	Tour de France à la voile	JOD 35
1991	21	Solitaire du Figaro
1990	5	Solitaire du Figaro
1989	6	Solitaire du Figaro
1988	5	Solitaire du Figaro
1984	10	Solitaire du Figaro
1982	28	Solitaire du Figaro
1979	9	Solitaire du Figaro

Personal life

Incidents at sea

Sailing highlights

References

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