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Sébastien Josse

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Born on 31st March 1975 in Montereau-Fault-Yonne (Île-de-France, France)
Lives in Concarneau (Brittany, France)
IMOCA Skipper since 2008

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  Sébastien Josse already has a very impressive track record and a real international stature. A product of the famous Figaro single-handed class, he quickly moved into the world of IMOCA 60s and threatened the “rock stars” in the 2004 Vendée Globe before hitting a growler (part of a broken iceberg), an incident that compromised his chances of stepping on the podium.


Nevertheless, it is a determined and happy sailor who crossed the finish line in 5th position of what was his first solo non-stop round-the-world race. In 2002, Sébastien had been part of Bruno Peyron’s crew, capturing the Jules Verne Trophy in 64 days. The young man’s third round-the-world journey was to be a major step in his career, since he had been appointed skipper of ABN AMRO 2 for the 2005-2006 Volvo Ocean Race.


Being in charge of the Dutch team’s “young” crew as all members were 30 years of age or less, Sébastien went on to challenge the race’s favorites, among which one could find legendary names such as Paul Cayard or Bouwe Bekking, and broke the 24-hour monohull record with an impressive 562.96 mile run that still holds today. In November 2007 he set out on the double-handed, non-stop round the world race called the Barcelona World Race with previous Vendée Globe winner, Vincent Riou, and were leading the race off South Africa when the boat lost the top of the mast forcing a retirement.


Results

- 2007: Barcelona World Race with Vincent Riou – Had to retire from the race when top of the mast broke, Winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race with Vincent Riou, Winner of the Calais Round Britain Race with Vincent Riou
- 2006: 4th of the Volvo Ocean Race
- 2005: Winner of the Route de l'Equateur, 5th of the Vendée Globe 2004-2005
- 2004: 8th of The Transat
- 2003: Winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race, 5th of theTransat Jacques Vabre with Isabelle Autissier, 6th of the Calais Round Britain Race, 4th of the Défi Atlantique
- 2002: Member of the crew that broke the Trophée Jules Verne record onboard Maxi Catamaran Orange
- 2001: Winner of the Tour de Corse with Erwan Tabarly, 2nd of the Solitaire du Figaro, 3rd of the Tour de Bretagne, 3rd of the Générali Méditerranée, 4th of the Trophée Banque Privée Européenne, 2nd of the France Solitaire Championship
- 2000: Winner Route du Ponant, 3rd Grand Prix Route du Ponant, 5th of the France Solitaire Championship, 5th Grand Prix Solo Porquerolles, 10th Transat AG2R with Eric Drouglazet (won the prologue race), 14th Solitaire du Figaro (3rd of the prologue race)
- 1999: 20th Solitaire du Figaro, 12th Tour de Bretagne
- 1998: 1st France Champion Espoir Solitaire, 1st Télégramme Tresco in Figaro, 1st Porquerolles Figaro Solo first timers, 1st Grand Prix Figaro of Dunkerque first timers, 1st Tour de France à la voile amateur, 2nd of the Solitaire du Figaro first-timers, 2nd Transmanche double-handed, 3rd 110 solo miles of Concarneau
- 1997: 1st Challenge Espoir Crédit Agricole, 2nd Primo Cup, 2nd Obélix Trophy, 3rd Snim, 7th National Surprise, 14th Tour de Bretagne double-handed
- 1996: 1st série Transat des Alizés, 2nd Tour de France à la Voile amateur, 3rd Challenge Espoir Crédit Agricole, 6th National First Class 8, 9th Offshore France Championship
- 1995: 1st Antigua Week on a Swann 46, 2nd Tour de France à la Voile amateur


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