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Jérémie Beyou

Born on 26th June 1976 in Landivisiau (Brittany, France)
Lives in Loctudy (Brittany, France)
Skipper of Delta Dore from 2006 to 2009

www.jeremie-beyou.com


  After spending his entire childhood in the region of Morlaix, Jérémie Beyou now lives in Loctudy with Anna and Achille. The sea is a family affair for the Beyous. Jeremy learned his trade on optimist class boats and took part from an early age in his first optimist competitions followed by European competitions. At 18 years of age, he finished on the podium at the French Espoir de dériveur championship (Centerboard dinghy class competition). A member of the French Moth Europe team, he perfected his skills at the Pôle France de Brest up to the age of 20. It was in 1995, at the age of 19, that Jérémie Beyou discovered the Figaro Bénéteau. In addition to his business studies at the ESC Brest, Jérémie Beyou trained at the Pôle France Finistère Course au Large in Port La Forêt. From his first year, when still only 20, he started taking part in the Solitaire du Figaro single-handed challenge. He was ranked, and has remained, among the top ten in the French Single-handed Championship since 1998.


In 2000, he took part in the AG2R Transat with Pascal Bidegorry. The two friends came 3rd and Jeremy worked his way up to 4th place in the French Single-handed Championship. 2002 saw recognition and success. DELTA DORE chose Jérémie Beyou to lead its sailing sponsorship campaigns. The new DELTA DORE skipper won the Mediterranean Generali and became the French Champion for single-handed offshore racing. Jérémie experienced other craft in the 2003 season. He had still not tried his hand at the open 60-foot monohull. This experience was realized along with Vincent Riou who took him on board in the Transat Jacques Vabre on a PRB. He was one of the pillars of the series and monopolized the podium. Third in the Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro, he rounded off the 2004 season by winning the title of French vice-champion for single-handed offshore racing.


2005 was a decisive year. While working on a 60-foot monohull project, Jeremy served as crewman and route planner for the Banque Populaire trimaran and also prepared for the Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro. His victories in the Spi Ouest-France and the Generali Solo made him one of the favourites for the Single-handed challenge. This he duly won, together with the final single-handed challenge of the year, the Route du Ponant. He achieved the grand slam and won the title of French Champion for Single-handed Offshore racing for the second time. In addition to winning the Championship, Jérémie achieved what no other skipper had achieved before him: victory within a single year in all the single-handed challenges counting towards the French Championship. Jeremy’s perfect performance in the Figaro earned him the status of a capable sailor on the way to success. In addition he became Orma Champion on the Banque Populaire trimaran. The future looks rosy for Jérémie at 29 years of age. After nine seasons on the Figaro Bénéteau circuit, Jérémie Beyou is now preparing a project tailor-made to his abilities in the hope of finding a larger stage, that of the round-the-world Vendée Globe in 2008.


Results  

- 2008: 4th of the Record SNSM
- 2007: 2nd of the Calais Round Britain Race aboard Delta Dore, in crew, 2nd of the AS Lease Challenge aboard Pascal Bidegorry's trimaran Banque Populaire, Withdrawal in the Barcelona World race
- 2006: 2nd of the Trophée Clairefontaine, 8th of the Transat AG2R aboard DELTA DORE with Vincent Riou, Withdrawal in the Route du Rhum
- 2005: Skipper of the Figaro bénéteau 2 DELTA DORE: French Single-handed Offshore Champion, 1st in the Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro race and 1st in the 4th leg, 1st in the Generali Solo, 1st in the Route du Ponant, 1st in the Spi Ouest France, 2nd in the National Figaro
Crewman on Pascal Bidegorry’s Banque Populaire trimaran: 1st in the IB Group Challenge, 2nd in the Vigo Grand Prix, Route planner on the Transat Jacques Vabre Orma Champion 2005
- 2004: Skipper of Figaro Bénéteau 2 DELTA DORE: 1st in the National Figaro, French Single-handed Offshore vice-champion, 3rd in the Afflelou Le Figaro single-handed race, 3rd in the Generali Solo, 2nd in the Course des Falaises, 6th in the AG2R Transat on Delta Dore with Kito de Pavant, 3rd in the Tour de France à la Voile aboard Groovederci
- 2003: Skipper of Figaro Bénéteau 2 Delta Dore: 1st in the National Equipage, 1st in the Route du Ponant, 3rd in the Mediterranean Generali, 2nd in the Tour de Bretagne double-handed race
Crewman on board the PRB with Vincent Riou: 4th in the Transat Jacques Vabre, 1st in the Tour des îles Britanniques
- 2002: Skipper of Figaro Bénéteau 1 Delta Dore: French Single-handed Offshore champion, 1st in the Mediterranean Generali, 1st in the National Equipage, 1st in the Spi Ouest France, 5th in the Figaro single-handed race, 2nd in the Tour de France à la Voile in the Ile-de-France region
- 2001: 3rd in the French Single-handed Offshore Championship, 4th in the Solitaire du Figaro single-handed race, 2nd in the Mediterranean Generali, 5th in the Trophée Banque Privée Européenne Saint-Nazaire – Dakar with Gilles Chiorri, 3rd in the Tour de France à la Voile in the Ile-de-France region
- 2000: 3rd in the AG2R Transat with Pascal Bidégorry – 1st in the 1st leg, 4th in the French Single-handed Offshore Championship, 4th in the Solitaire du Figaro single-handed race
- 1999: 7th in the French Single-handed Offshore Championship, 10th in the Solitaire du Figaro Single-handed race
- 1997: 1st participation in the Solitaire du Figaro Single-handed race at the age of 20.


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