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Jean-Jacques Provoyeur, aka "JJ", (born November 1950) is a South African sailor and yacht constructor. He competed in the BOC Challenge 1994-95 single single-handed round-the-world yacht race, which he completed in 133 days.
Provoyeur has built numerous monohulls and
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Racing
* Fireball (dinghy) championships *BOC Challenge 1994-95 (now the Velux 5 Oceans Race) *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 ...
Boatbuilding
Provoyeur has built numerous monohulls and catamaran
A Formula 16 beachable catamaran
Powered catamaran passenger ferry at Salem, Massachusetts, United States
A catamaran () (informally, a "cat") is a multi-hulled watercraft featuring two parallel hulls of equal size. It is a geometry-stab ...
s, principally employing the cold-moulding and Dudley Dix
Dudley Dix is a yacht designer, of South African origin, now based in Virginia Beach, US. He graduated from the Westlawn School of Yacht Design. He is notable for having developed the "radius chine plywood" method as a basis for boat constructi ...
"radius chine plywood" techniques, using plywood and epoxy. Such vessels range from small sailing dinghies to large 60' racing yachts and 55' cruising catamarans such as the Dudley Dix DH550. DH550 websit/ref>
Personal life
Provoyeur is based in the Algarve, Portugal, and is married to Esther Provoyeur.See also
*Dominique Provoyeur
Dominique Provoyeur (born 3 March 1977) is a South African sailor. She competed in the Yngling event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Personal life
Dominique Provoyeur is the daughter of round-the-world yachtsman and boatbuilder, Jean-Jacques Pro ...
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1950 births Living people South African male sailors (sport) Sportspeople from Cape Town {{SouthAfrica-yachtracing-bio-stub