| Age | 44 (12/26/75) |
|---|---|
| Top performance | 1st of the Transat Jacques Vabre in 2015 (Multi50) |
| Joined Imoca on | 2019 |
| Team | Prysmian Group |
| Base | LORIENT |
| Partners | Prysmian Group, Electriciens sans frontières., PARTENAIRES TECHNIQUES : Helly Hansen, Gottifredi Maffioli |
Winner of the Transat Jacques Vabre in Multi 50 in 2015; 2 times Champion de France Promotion Course au Large en Solitaire; 2 times Mini World Champion 6.50; 2nd at the Minitransat 2013; Italian Sailor of the Year 2013 and 2015: Giancarlo Pedote is an atypical sailor: graduated in Philosophy at the University of Florence, has a very methodical approach to the discipline of sailing.
In his past also boxing and full contact. Author of two Technical books on sailing, began his career in Mini 6.50 in 2008 together with Prysmian, sponsor that will continue to follow him year after year. In 2014 he won all the races of the Mini circuit in the Atlantic: 5 races won in 5 played. In 2015 he joined Erwan Le Roux for a season in Multi 50, and won 6 out of 6 races including the Transat Jaques Vabre on the route France (Le Havre) – Brazil (Itajai).
In 2017 he joined the Imoca project by Fabrice AMEDEO and then worked hard to launch their own Vendée Globe project.
Today, Giancarlo Pedote launches the Vendée Globe 2020 project with Prysmian Groupand Electriciens sans frontières,NGO also present in Italy. A25
2019: Défi Azimut - 13th
2019: Rolex Fastnet Race - 9th
2019: Bermudes 1000 Race - 3rd
2017: Transat Jacques Vabre - 12th
2017: Défi Azimut - 8th
2016: Marin de l’année en Italie
2015: Transat Jacques Vabre - 1er (Multi 50)
2015 : Grand Prix Guyader - 1er (Multi 50)
2015: Tour de Belle Ile - 1er (Multi 50)
2015: Armen Race - 1er (Multi 50)
2015: Grand Prix Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - 1er (Multi 50)
2015: Trofeo Prince de Bretagne Sud Goëlo - 1er (Multi 50)
2014: Champion de France Promotion Course au Large en Solitaire
2014: Marin de l’année en Italie
2014: Lorient-Bretagne Sud Mini 2014 - 1st (Classe Mini 6.50)
2014: Les Sables Les Açores Les Sables 2014 - 1st (Classe Mini 6.50)
2014: Pornichet Select - 1st (Class Mini 6.50)
2014: Mini en Mai - 1st (Class Mini 6.50)
2014: Trophée Marie-Agnès Péron - 1st (Class Mini 6.50)
2014: Armen Race - 3rd (Class 40)
2014: Route du Rhum - 10th (Class 40)
2013: Champion de France Promotion Course au Large en Solitaire
2013: Transat 6.50 - 2nd (Classe Mini 6.50)
2013: Trophée Marie-Agnès Péron - 1st (Class Mini 6.50)
2013: Trinité Plymouth - 1st (Class Mini 6.50)
© Prysmian group
| Name | PRYSMIAN GROUP |
|---|---|
| Sail number | ITA 34 |
| Architect | VPLP/ Verdier |
| Construction | 2015, Vannes |
| Former names | St-Michel - Virbac |
| Length | 18,28 m |
| Beam | 5,80 m |
| Draught | 4,50 m |
| Weight | 8 tonnes |
| Mast height | 29 m |
| Mast type | Mat Aile |
| Foils | Yes |
| Surface voile max. | |
| Près | 300 m2 |
| Portant | 600 m2 |
Already armed with two previous participations in the race, one of which culminated in success in the Multi50 category back in 2015, Giancarlo Pedote is preparing to take part in the famous Transat Jacques Vabre for the …
•••With Wednesday fast approaching and with it the start of the delivery trip to Le Havre for Giancarlo Pedote and his co-skipper Anthony Marchand aboard Prysmian Group in readiness for the start of the Transat Jacques Vabr…
•••The week kicked off with some very good news thanks to the announcement made by Yves Auvinet, President of the Vendée Globe, with regards the extension of the number of competitors from 30 to 34 for the next edition of t…
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