Marc Guillemot - A born competitor
Born in Quimper (Finistère region of Brittany) on June 25, 1959, Marc Guillemot now lives in Saint-Philibert (Morbihan region of Brittany, near La Trinité-sur-Mer) with his wife Christine Vannier, an artist and photographer, and their two children. Marc Guillemot grew up in the traditional maritime atmosphere of Brittany, where he quickly caught the ocean racing fever. It didn’t matter if he sailed monohulls, catamarans or trimarans: as long as there was the headiness of speed under sail and the spice of competition. In 1979 Marc entered his first solo race.
Competition in his blood
In 1981, Marc won his class in the Twostar multihull race. At that time he met Nigel Irens and Patrick Morvan, who asked him to take part in the construction of Jet Services II. Marc, Jean Le Cam and Serge Madec formed a dynamic 3-man crew who pulverized the Atlantic crossing record in 1984, in 8 days and 16 hours. But during another transatlantic crossing, he would experience the worst night of his life. In 1985, Jet Services IV, a powerful 25-meter catamaran, plunged into the water and rolled over. Jean Castenet lost his life, while Patrick Morvan and Marc Guillemot were severely injured.
High-profile return
After two years of rehabilitation Marc returned to competitive racing. In 1988, he won a number of races on Jet Services V, and set a new Atlantic crossing record of 7 days, 6 hours, 32 minutes. Starting in 1996, at the helm of his ocean-going La Trinitaine I trimaran, he would chalk up a number of prestigious podium finishes, from the Québec-Saint Malo to the Route du Rhum.
Marc Guillemot would return to monohull boats in 2005 with the Safran project. With the boat designed by the team of Verdier-Lauriot Prévost having proven its speed and overall performance, plus an exceptional first Vendée Globe, finishing third against all odds, Marc Guillemot is more than ever ready to exercise his talents. Marc has now sailed more than 50,000 nautical miles on Safran, and Marc is kicking off a new phase in the program - with some very ambitious goals indeed. That he would realize the same year with the victory in the Transat Jacques Vabre 2009, with his co-skipper, Charles Caudrelier Benac.
Safran race results
05/12/2011 - 15/12/2011 BtoB Transat, 5th (finishing line the safety gate between the Azores and Portugal)
_
30/10 - 19/11/2011 Arrival in Puerto Limon , 6th in the Transat Jacques Vabre (with Yann Eliès)
10/31/2010 – 11/15/2010: La Route du Rhum – La Banque Postale | Saint-Malo – Pointe-à Pitre (La Guadeloupe) - Finished 3rd in 14 days, 12 hours and 28 minutes of sailing.
06/12 – 07/01/2010: Around Spain Race, crewed / Hondarribia-Barcelona in six stages: 1st with 11.5 points.
11/08/2009 - 11/24/2009: Transat Jacques Vabre/Le Havre – Puerto Lemon, Costa Rica, two-handed with Charles Caudrelier Benac. Finished 1st in 15 days, 19 hours, 22 minutes and 10 seconds of sailing.
11/09/2008 - 02/16/2009: Vendée Globe, solo, unassisted, around the world. Finished 3rd in 95 days, 3 hours.
05/11/2008 - 05/26/2008: The Artemis Transat/Plymouth – Boston. Finished 4th in 14 days, 21 hours.
11/11/2007 - 12/15/2007: Transat Ecover BtoB/Boston – Port la Forêt. Finished 5th in 15 days, 8 hours, qualifying for the Vendée Globe.
11/03/2007 - 11/20/2007: Transat Jacques Vabre/Le Havre – Salvador de Bahia, two-handed race with Charles Caudrelier Benac. Finished 2nd in 17 days, 3 hours, 31 minutes.
Marc Guillemot’s career highlights
2011
5th in the Transat Jacques Vabre with Yann Eliès
5th in the BtoB Transat (solo)
1st in the Round Britain and Ireland Record
2010
3rd in La Route du Rhum - La Banque Postale
1st in the crewed race around Spain
2009
IMOCA 2009 World Championship
1st in the Transat Jacques Vabre with Charles Caudrelier-Benac
3rd in the Rolex Fastnet Race, duo with César Dohy
1st in the Record SNSM
3rd in the Vendée Globe
2008
2nd in the Imoca championship
4th in the Artemis Transat
2007
2nd in the Transat Jacques Vabre with Charles Caudrelier Benac
2nd in the Imoca championship
5th in the Transat Ecover B to B
2006
7th in the Route du Rhum
2002
2nd in the Route du Rhum
2000
2nd in Europe 1 Star (solo English transat)
2nd in Québec – St-Malo
1998
4th in the Route du Rhum
1996
4th in Québec – Saint-Malo
1995
4th in Open UAP
1994
2nd in Lorient Saint-Barth duo transat
1993
Tour de l’Europe
1st in Open UAP
1991
2nd in Open UAP
1989
1st in Multihull Trophy
1988
1st in Québec – Saint-Malo and “Route de la Découverte”
Record Atlantic crossing in 7 days 6 hours 32 minutes
1985
3rd in Tour de l’Europe
1984
Record Atlantic crossing in 8 days 16 hours 36 minutes
Sitemap
