Jérémie Beyou is a French professional offshore sailor born on 27 June 1976 in
Landivisiau
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Finistère
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He won the
Solitaire du Figaro
The Solitaire du Figaro, previously called the Course de l'Aurore, is a solo multi-stage sailing race created in 1970 by Jean-Louis Guillemard and . The unique character of the race, the presence of great solo sailors and its being open to amateu ...
three times, in 2005, 2011 and 2014, and was crowned French champion in solo offshore racing in 2002 and 2005. He also won the
Volvo Ocean Race
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onboard DongFeng and competed in four
Vendée Globe
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The Vendée Globe is a single-handed (solo) non-stop, unassisted 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 Vendé ...