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CHAMPIONSHIP SKIPPERS

2009 Imoca World Championship
1.   Marc Guillemot 362pts
2.   Michel Desjoyeaux 357pts
3.   Armel Le Cleach 338pts
4.   Samantha Davies 321pts
5.   Vincent Riou 304pts
6.   Dee Caffari 295pts
7.   Arnaud Boissières 292pts
8.   Brian Thompson 281pts
9.   Steve White 250pts
10.   Richard Wilson 220pts
11.   Raphaël Dinelli 210pts
12.   Norbert Sedlacek 200pts
13.   Kito De Pavant 59pts
14.   Loïck Peyron 52pts
15.   Yann Eliès 44pts
16.   Roland Jourdain 39pts
17.   Mike Golding 36pts
18.   Jérémie Beyou 33pts
19.   Yannick Bestaven 32pts
20.   Alex Pella 30pts
21.   Pachi Rivero 18pts
22.   Guillermo Altadill 16pts
23.   Jean-Pierre Dick 8pts
24.   Marc Thiercelin 4pts
25.   Unai Basurko 0pts
26.   Jean-Baptiste Dejeanty 0pts
27.   Derek Hatfield 0pts
28.   Sébastien Josse 0pts
29.   Jean Le Cam 0pts
30.   Jonathan Malbon 0pts
31.   Bernard Stamm 0pts
32.   Alex Thomson 0pts
33.   Dominique Wavre 0pts
France

Kito de Pavant

Groupe Bel

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Born on 23rd February 1961 in St-Pardoux-la-Rivière (Aquitaine, France)
Lives in Montferrier-sur-Lez (Languedoc-Roussillon, France)
IMOCA Skipper since 2007

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Nothing marked out Kito de Pavant to become a professional racer since his passion as a youth was instead geared towards the countryside and horse-riding… But when you have a father who builds small cruising yachts like the Cap Corse, the Dordogne river smacks of horizons faraway!Initially it was dinghy sailing that initiated him to the particularities of sailing and he gained success near La Rochelle, prior to moving on to competitive sailing in small habitable craft (Micro, Mini Tonner, Quarter…).



When his parents moved to Grau du Roi, Christophe was able to spend an increasing amount of time on the water to the point where he worked as the boss of a charter yacht in the Mediterranean and then the West Indies... Ten years later, the competitive bug took hold of him again whilst he was developing his marine activities. The year 2000 was the turning point in his career since it was then that he got into the Figaro circuit, which is one of the most highly demanding for a solo sailor: two editions later, he had shown great flair and was able to open up to other disciplines like the ORMA trimaran with Jean Le Cam, followed by the IMOCA monohull.


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During this time he was a member of the Port La Forêt Sail Training Centre, as well as the Port Camargue Training Centre, the latter set up in order to train and bring out young Mediterranean talent. 2005 was another high point, when Groupe Bel decided to back him in the Figaro circuit. This engaging character with the air of a buccaneer, then convinced the cheese manufacturer to step up a gear with their support: the Vendée Globe. For the past year, Kito de Pavant has been devoted to the fine tuning of this Italian built sistership to Safran, and the Transat Ecover-BtoB will be its first outing in solo configuration.

 

Results

2009

2nd in the Transat Jacques Vabre with François Gabart / 2nd in the Istanbul Europa Race (victory in the Nice - Barcelona leg) / 7th in the Giraglia Rolex Cup / Marseille - Carthage record

2008

Withdrawal from the Vendée Globe (dismasting) / Winner of the 1000 Milles Brittany Ferries / 6th in the Grand Prix Petit Navire

2007

2nd in the Ecover B to B Transat / 6th in the Transat Jacques Vabre with Sebastien Col / 2nd in the Tour de France à la Voile / 6th in the Cap Istanbul with Thierry Duprey du Vorsent

2006

10th in La Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro, 2nd in the Vakko Odyssée Cannes-Istanbul with Alberto Spina, Winner of the Solo Méditerranée, Winner of the Transat Ag2r with Pietro d’Ali

2005

3rd in the Transat Jacques Vabre with Jean Le Cam, 3rd in the Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro, 5th in the Generali Méditerranée, Groupe Bel sponsors Kito de Pavant on the Figaro circuit

2004

8th in La Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro, 7th in the Generali Méditerranée, 6th in the Transat Ag2r with Jérémie Beyou

2003

11th in the Transat Jacques Vabre with Jean Le Cam, 18th in La Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro, Winner of the Tour de France à la Voile (Cap Sport)

2002

Winner of La Solitaire du Figaro (Malice / Vivendi)

2001

5th in the Transat Jacques Vabre with Bernard Gallay, 9th in La Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro

2000

12th in La Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro (2nd rookie), Winner of the Championnat de France (crewed), 4th in Championnat de France (Surprise), National Champion (France – Surprise), 11th in the Transat Ag2r with Gilles Rabaud

1990

European Champion (Hobie Cat 16)

 
Press Contact: Julia Huvé at jh@windreport.com