Philippe Poupon, is a French professional offshore yachtsman, born on 23 October 1954 in Quimper, France. He competed 1989–1990 Vendée Globe where he was rescued by Loick Peyron[1] he then went on to finish 3rd in the 1992–1993 Vendée Globe which is the pinnacle solo round the world race. He is one of the most successful sailors with three Figaro wins to his credit, winner of the Ostar, the Route du Rhum, the Route of Discovery, the record of the Atlantic. His early experienced was a crew for Eric Tabarly onboard Pen Duick VI for the 1977–1978 Whitbread Round the World Race.[2] Since 2009 he has embarked on his boat Fleur Australe on an expeditions aimed at raising public awareness of the protection of the oceans.
philippe, poupon, french, professional, offshore, yachtsman, born, october, 1954, quimper, france, competed, 1989, 1990, vendée, globe, where, rescued, loick, peyron, then, went, finish, 1992, 1993, vendée, globe, which, pinnacle, solo, round, world, race, mos. Philippe Poupon is a French professional offshore yachtsman born on 23 October 1954 in Quimper France He competed 1989 1990 Vendee Globe where he was rescued by Loick Peyron 1 he then went on to finish 3rd in the 1992 1993 Vendee Globe which is the pinnacle solo round the world race He is one of the most successful sailors with three Figaro wins to his credit winner of the Ostar the Route du Rhum the Route of Discovery the record of the Atlantic His early experienced was a crew for Eric Tabarly onboard Pen Duick VI for the 1977 1978 Whitbread Round the World Race 2 Since 2009 he has embarked on his boat Fleur Australe on an expeditions aimed at raising public awareness of the protection of the oceans Philippe PouponPersonal informationNationalityFrenchBorn 1954 10 23 23 October 1954 age 68 Sailing careerClass es IMOCA 60References Edit rescue video from onboard 2021 Retrieved 2021 01 27 French yachtsman ends visit with trip to Musandam 2017 05 15 Retrieved 2021 01 27 External links EditPhilippe Expedition Website This biographical article related to yacht racing in France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philippe Poupon amp oldid 1095827291, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
