Patrice Carpentier is a French professional sailor born on 10 January 1950 in Falaise, Calvados.[1][better source needed]

Patrice Carpentier
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1950-01-10) 10 January 1950 (age 74)
Falaise, Calvados

He holds a BA in letters. Married with four children, he lives in La Trinidad-sur-Mer.

He writes for Race Au Large and SeaHorse Magazine. He became race director for the 2018 Golden Globe race.[2]

Career highlights

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Year Pos Events Class Boat Name Note Ref.
Round the World Races
1973 3 1973–1974 Whitbread Round the World Race Maxi Grand Louis Skippered by André Viant [2]
1977 6 1977–1978 Whitbread Round the World Race Maxi Gauloises 2 Skippered by Eric Loizeau [2]
1989 RET 1989-1990 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Le Nouvel Observateur Completed the course after autopilot issues so stopped in the Falklands
2001 11 2000-2001 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 VM Matériaux 116d 00h 32'
2005 RET 2004-2005 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 VM Matériaux broken boom
Transoceanic Races
1982 1 Route du Rhum
1991 2 Mini Transat Race Mini Transat 6.50
1992 6 Transat AG2R
2005 RET OSTAR Open 40s VM Materiaux [3]
2008 ABD TRANSAT QUEBEC SAINT MALO Class40 22 - Les Entreprises Lorraines Luc LAJOYE,
Jean-Philippe TOTOT,
Cora ZIMMERMAN
[4]
2009 12 LA SOLIDAIRE DU CHOCOLAT Class40 22 - Group 5 Crew Victor MALDONADO
32d 19h 24m 00s
[4]
Other Races
1981 1 Solitaire du Figaro l'Auto-Journal
2007 7 MORBIHAN MONDIAL CLASS40 Class40 22 - Groupe 5 [4]
2007 4 MATONDO CONGO Class40 22 - Centre D'accueil des Mineurs de Mvoumvou Crew Adrien MONSEMPES,
Benoit LENGLET
[4]
2009 RET 1000 MILLES BRITTANY FERRIES Class40 22 - Group 5 Crew Rune AASBERG [4]
2010 2 HAPPY BAIE! A LA TRINITE SUR MER Class40 85 - Groupe Picoty Jacques FOURNIER,
Jean-Edouard CRIQUIOCHE,
Jean-Christophe CASO,

Nicolas CHARMET
[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Patrice Carpentier, horoscope for birth date 10 January 1950, born in Falaise, with Astrodatabank biography - Astro-Databank". www.astro.com.
  2. ^ a b c "GGR Race Director Appointment". 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  3. ^ World, Yachting (June 6, 2005). "Patrice Carpentier retires from OSTAR". Yachting World.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Class 40 Skipper Profile Page". Retrieved 2021-01-31.