Jean-Baptiste Dejeanty, born 13 February 1978 is a French professional sailor born in Paimpol in Brittany[1] but now living in Port-Louis.

Biography

He studied Naval Architecture at University of Southampton. In 2001, he opened his own construction site, Artech, and built a Mini 6.50 with which he took part in the Transat 6.50 in 2003. He then moved to the IMOCA class and in 2008 he was the youngest competitor to start the Vendée Globe in Maisonneuve - Lower Normandy Region although he retired due to structural failure.[2] He tried to have a campaign for the 2012 edition but had funding issues caused by the sponsor not putting forwards the agreed funds.[3]

Key Results

Year Pos. Event Class Boat Name Notes Ref.
2008 RET 2008-2009 Vendée Globe 60 foot Maisonneuve
2007 11/17 2007 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 with Hervé Laurent
2005 10/12 2005 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 with Alexandre Toulorge
2007 7/14 Rolex Fastnet Race IMOCA 60
2006 9/12 Route du Rhum IMOCA 60
2005 RET Calais Round Britain and Ireland Race [4]
2004 25/31 Transat AG2R with Barnabas Chivot
2004 3 Mini-Fastnet Mini Transat 6.50
2003 RET Transat 6.50 Mini Transat 6.50
2003 4 Open semi-key 6.50 Mini Transat 6.50

References

  1. ^ "2012 Vendee Globe Announcement". Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  2. ^ "Yachting World - Vendée Globe: change of pace for fleet". 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  3. ^ "Dejeanty parts with sponsor, still has Vendée Globe hopes". Retrieved 2021-02-01.s
  4. ^ "Yachting World - Two more retirements in Round Britain". 2005-05-24. Retrieved 2021-02-01.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Dejeanty
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