Michel Desjoyeaux

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Michel Desjoyeaux (born 16 July 1965, in Concarneau) is a French sailor, known for competing successfully in several long-distance single-handed races. He won the Vendée Globe race in 2000-01 and 2008–09,^[1] making him the only person to win that race more than once.

Géant Michel Desjoyeaux's multihulled boat, at the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre, Le Havre, 6 November 2005

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Winner of Vendée Globe 2000-01 and 2008–09
Winner of Solitaire du Figaro in 1992, 1998, and 2007
Winner of the Route du Rhum in 2002
Winner of the Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race in 2004

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^ Guillaume Loisy (13/05/2009). "Desjoyeaux, ce héros" (in French). Le Figaro. http://www.lefigaro.fr/sport/2009/02/01/02001-20090201ARTSPO00111-desjoyeaux-ce-heros.php.

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[0] Guillaume Loisy (13/05/2009). "Desjoyeaux, ce héros" (in French). Le Figaro. http://www.lefigaro.fr/sport/2009/02/01/02001-20090201ARTSPO00111-desjoyeaux-ce-heros.php.

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