José Luis Ugarte was born Guecho, Spain on the 6 November 1928 and died on the 27 July 2008 was a Spanish sailor he compete is the second

Vendée Globe --> The Vendée Globe is a single-handed (solo) non-stop round the world yacht race. The race was founded by Philippe Jeantot in 1989, and since 1992 has taken place every four years. It is named after the Département of Vendée, in France, w ...

Race finishing 6th

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at 64 he was oldest competitor at that time a fact broken by Rich Wilson (USA) in the 2016 race at the age of 66.

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1928 births 2008 deaths IMOCA 60 class sailors Spanish male sailors (sport) Vendée Globe finishers 1992 Vendee Globe sailors Spanish Vendee Globe sailors Single-handed circumnavigating sailors Sportspeople from Biscay Sportspeople from Getxo Sailors (sport) from the Basque Country (autonomous community) {{Spain-yachtracing-bio-stub