Bruno Peyron
Aktuell:
- Jules Verne Trophy 2005 - Orange II and Bruno Peyrons crew have just set a new round the world record in 50 days, 16 hours, 20 minutes and 4 seconds, achieving an average speed of 22.2 knots.
Ahead of Cheyenne (Steve Fossett), the previous outright record holder by 7 days 17h 12 41.
Ahead of Geronimo (Olivier de Kersauson), the previous Jules Verne Trophy holder by 12 days 21h 39 42.
Karriere:
Pioneer of ocean multihull racing since the early 80s, Bruno Peyron has taken part in almost all of the major sailing events, both single-handed events and with a crew.
He has 37 Atlantic crossings under his belt, 12 of which were single-handed.
Twice record holder of the single-handed crossing (1987 & 1992).
Twice record holder of the Pacific crossing with a crew (1997 & 1998),
one major victory sums up his racing career: he was in 1993, the first sailor to go around the world in less than 80 days, thus winning the first Jules Verne Trophy.
He created The Race, which began at the end of 2000, then repeated his exploit around the world in 2002, becoming the holder of the Jules Verne Trophy for a second time.
Bruno Peyron is today the record holder of the greatest number of miles covered in a maxi-catamaran (295,000 miles).
He has beaten the 24 hour record on four occasions (1982 / 1995 / 2000/ 2004).
He is the only skipper to have covered more than 700 miles in 24 h, and since last summer, has been the holder of the Mediterranean crossing record.
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