Marc Guillemot is a French professional offshore

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

born on 25 June 1959 in

Quimper Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department. Geography The ...

. In 2009 he was awarded knight of the order of merit.

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1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Quimper French male sailors (sport) IMOCA 60 class sailors French Vendee Globe sailors 2008 Vendee Globe sailors 2012 Vendee Globe sailors Vendée Globe finishers Single-handed circumnavigating sailors Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite {{France-yachtracing-bio-stub