Jean-Pierre Dick (born 8 October 1965 in

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) is a French professional

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Biography

Jean-Pierre Dick is the third of four children, his father ( Pierre-Richard Dick, founder of Virbac Laboratories). He is trained as a veterinary doctor but his passion is for the sea and he has been offshore racing since 1989.

Sailing career

His professional sailing career has been focused on Offshore sailing. He has had most success double handed sailing including wins int Transat Jacques-Vabre in 2003, 2005, 2011 and 2017 and the Barcelona World Race in 2008 and 2011. He has competed in the solo round the world

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, four times finish three of them with a best position of 4th after. It was the in 2012 Vendee Globe having long been in the top three that he lost the keel between the Cape Verde Islands and the Azores caused him to lose all hope of a podium, but he managed the by a feat of seamanship to finish the race by covering 2,643 miles without a keel. In 2014 he embarked on a new world tour project: St Michel-Virbac, the name of the new boat of the Azure skipper designed by Verdier /

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. St Michel-Virbac competed in the IMOCA Ocean Masters Championships from 2015 to 2017, culminating in the

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, of which he takes fourth place, before following a fourth victory at the end of 2017 on the Transat Jacques Vabre, with Yann Eliès, who became the helm of virbac, confident his desire to "move on". With his company Absolute Dreamer, he is developing a new flying boat the ETF26, creating a new circuit. He also campaigned a MOD 70 trimaran which he capsized during training.

Race Result Highlights

Round the World Races

4th

4th 2012–2013 Vendée Globe
RET 2008–2009 Vendée Globe following a collision with a growler off the coast of New Zealand.
6th 2004–2005 Vendée Globe
1st 2011

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with

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on Virbac Paprec 3
1st 2008

with Damian Foxall

Other IMOCA 60 Events

1st – 2017 Transat Jacques Vabre with (onboard

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– st Michel-Virbac)
1st – 2011 Transat Jacques Vabre with (onboard

– Paprec Virbac 3)
1st – 2005 Transat Jacques Vabre with (onboard

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1st – 2003 Transat Jacques Vabre with (onboard

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3rd – 2005 Calais Round Britain Race

Other Event

1st 2020 Atlantic Rally for Cruiser – Racing Division done two handed with Fabrice Renouard
1st 2019 Atlantic Rally for Cruiser – Racing Division
1st 2018 Atlantic Rally for Cruiser – Racing Division
1st 2001

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– Farr 30
1st 1992

with Jimmy Pahun – JOD 35 1st 2001 Spi Ouest France
1st 1995 Spi Ouest France
1st 1994 Spi Ouest France
1st 1992 Spi Ouest France
1st 1989 Spi Ouest France

Gallery

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References

External links

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