Michel Desjoyeaux

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Michel Desjoyeaux (born 16 July 1965 in Concarneau, is a French sailor, and one of the world's most successful solo sailors. He is seen as Ellen MacArthur's biggest rival in the world of long-distance solo yacht racing.

Géant, the multihulled boat of Michel Desjoyeaux, le jour du départ de la Transat Jacques Vabre, Le Havre, 6 November 2005

[edit] Honours

• Winner of Solitaire du Figaro in 1992, 1998 and 2007
• Winner of Vendée Globe 2000-2001
• Winner of the Route du Rhum in 2002
• Winner of the Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race in 2004

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