Yannick Bestaven

Yannick Bestaven (born 28 December 1972 in Saint-Nazaire in the Loire-Atlantique region) is a French offshore sailor. He won the Transat 6.50 in 2001, was twice winner of the Transat Jacques-Vabre, and won the Vendee Globe in 2020-21.

Biography

In January 2021, he won the 2020–2021 Vendée Globe for IMOCA 60 class yachts on board Maître CoQ IV, formerly known as Safran 3. He won despite crossing the line in third position, thanks to a time bonus received for participating in the rescue of fellow sailor Kevin Escoffier, earlier in the race. An engineer by training, he is the co-designer of the Watt and Sea hydrogenator designed by Eric Tabarly.

Key race results

References

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Yannick Bestaven on Facebook (in French)
• Yannick Bestaven at the Fédération Française de Voile (in French)

1. Vendée Globe
2. IMOCA 60 Safran 3
3. Aquarelle.com Group
4. IMOCA 60 Maitre Coq 5
5. 2020–2021 Vendée Globe
6. 2024–2025 Vendée Globe
7. VPLP design
8. Neel Trimarans
9. Retour à la base
10. IMOCA 60 PRB 3
11. International Monohull Open Classes Association
12. The Transat
13. 2023 Transat Jacques Vabre
14. 2008–2009 Vendée Globe
15. Transat New York Vendée
16. Mini Transat Race
17. Transat Jacques Vabre
18. Transat Québec–Saint-Malo
19. 2019 Transat Jacques Vabre
20. 2021 Transat Jacques Vabre