Guy Bernardin was a French sailor born in 1945 in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, Ille-et-Vilaine, and disappeared at sea in August 2017, is a French skipper. He has participated in several offshore races, including two BOC Challenges, the

1989–1990 Vendée Globe The 1989–1990 Vendée Globe Challenge, which later became the first edition of the Vendee Globe, Vendée Globe, was a non-stop round the world sailing race, sailed west to east. The start was 26 November 1989 from Les Sables-d'Olonne. Thirteen b ...

and the 1990 Route du Rhum. On 2 October 2017 his 15-metre sailboat ''Crazy Horse'', which he had just acquired, was found empty off Cape Codin the United States. He had left Southporton the East Coast of the United States on 9 August for La Turballe and had not given any sign of life since 15 August.

Key results

* 1980: 44th of the English Transat, on the 38 feet Rasto * 1981: Twostar, on the 38-foot Rasto * 1983: 4th in the

BOC Challenge The Velux 5 Oceans Race was a round-the-world single-handed sailing, single-handed yacht racing, yacht race, sailed in Race stage, stages, managed by Clipper Ventures since 2000. Its most recent name comes from its main sponsor Velux. Originally kno ...

(Class 2), on the 38-foot Rasto * 1984: 2nd in the English Transat (class 2 monohull), on the 44-foot Biscuits LU * 1985: 2nd of the Twostar, on the IMOCA 60 Biscuits LU 2 * 1987: 4th in the BOC Challenge, on the IMOCA 60 Biscuits LU 2 * 1990: Abandoned in the

, on the 60 feet O-KAY * 1990: 16th of the Route du Rhum, on the 60 feet Rancagua

References

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