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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 |
Richard Wilson
Great American III
Born on 19th April 1950 in the USA
Lives in Marblehead (USA)
IMOCA Skipper since 2006
www.sitesalive.com
This highly qualified Harvard graduate will probably be the elder statesman in this Vendée Globe. However, do not think that he will make any mistakes in calculating his route : this gifted maths prof from Boston is a high flyer, as his incredible list of achievements shows; defence analyst in Washington to business angel in Massachusetts, not forgetting construction work in Saudi Arabia.
As for his nautical career, it was in 1980 that Rich Wilson got people talking by becoming the youngest winner of the Newport-Bermuda Race. After that, Rich Wilson sailed aboard Great American II, a 50- foot trimaran that was the sistership of the Irens designs Nootka and CLM. With this multihull, the American yachtsman set records such as the Hong Kong-New York, New York-Melbourne and San Francisco-Boston, the town where he grew up. In 2004, he finished second in his class in The Transat.
For the great adventure of the Vendée Globe, Rich Wilson will be sailing aboard Thierry Dubois’s Nivelt designed boat. Mathematically, he is not up there amongst the favourites, but wants to enjoy the great adventure that is the Vendée Globe. And you always have to keep an eye on the resources of the maths prof...
Results
- 2006: France - USA, singlehanded, Great American III (ex-Solidaires), 13 days 14 hours
- 2004: The Transat, UK-USA, singlehanded, Great American II, Class II, 2nd place
- 2003: Hong Kong - New York, doublehanded, Great American II, 72 days 23 hours, World Record, Skipper/Navigator
- 2002: Sydney - Cairns - Hong Kong, crew, delivery, Great American II, 25 days
- 2001: New York - Melbourne, doublehanded, Great American II, 68 days 10 hours, World Record, Skipper/Navigator
- 1993: San Francisco - Boston, doublehanded, Great American II, 69 days 20 hours, World Record, Skipper/Navigator
- 1990: San Francisco - Boston, doublehanded, Great American, vessel capsized off Cape Horn
- 1988: C-STAR, UK-USA, singlehanded, Curtana, 21 days 17 hours, Class V, 1st place
- 1987: Bermuda 2-1, Curtana, 1st place
- 1986: SORC, Advantage, Navigator
- 1985: SORC, Drumbeat, Navigator
- 1984: Newport-Bermuda Race, Holger Danske, Skipper/Navigator
- 1983: Miami-Nassau Race, Migizi, Navigator, Overall Winner
- 1982: Newport-Bermuda Race, Holger Danske, Skipper/Navigator
- 1980: Newport-Bermuda Race, Holger Danske, Skipper Navigator, Overall Winner
- 1978: Sardinia – Gibraltar – Canary Islands – Barbados delivery, Holger Danske, Skipper/Navigator, Newport-Bermuda Race, Merrythought, Crew
- 1975: IOD World Championships, Crew, 1st place
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