YANN GUICHARD

Name
YANN GUICHARD
Nationality
fra France
Current Team
SPINDRIFT RACING
Birthday
May 23, 1974
Age
50
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SKIPPER

YANN GUICHARD

After a childhood in Brittany, Yann studied sport in La Rochelle sailing Optimists and 420’s. He was twenty when he discovered the Tornado catamaran and this was to be the start of his passion for multihulls. He just missed out on a medal at the Sydney Olympics, with a fourth place.

Yann became a sought after helm and crewmember in the world of multihulls. Racing on 60’ yachts such La Trinitaine, and Gitana 11, as well as the maxis Orange II and Groupama 3. As skipper of Gitana 11 he competed in the 2010 Route du Rhum, before founding Spindrift racing with Dona Bertarelli in 2011.

Relishing a challenge, Yann decided to race the 2015 Route du Rhum, solo onboard the maxi trimaran. An incredible feat, that saw him complete this classic offshore regatta in a triumphant second place. Yann and his crew attempted their first Jules Verne Trophy race in 2015/16, achieving the third best time in history: 47 days 10 hours 59 minutes 2 seconds.

In 2016, Yann was only Frenchman to be invited to take part in the World Match Racing Tour. Despite never having match raced before, Yann and his crew caught their competitor’s attention, showing themselves to be highly experienced multihull sailors.

With several podium positions, Yann secured himself a place amongst the talented international elite in match racing finishing third in the 2017 Match Racing World Championship in Shenzhen, China.

Yann and the Spindrift Racing team return to the World Match Racing Tour in 2018-2019 with their sights firmly set on clinching the Match Racing World Championship title.

Team Gallery

MATCH RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

2017 – 3rd (4th on WMRT Leaderboard)

2016 – 6th (4th on WMRT Leaderboard)

RESULTS

REGATTA EVENT EVENT DATE GRADE POSITION
WMRT Finals – GKSS Match Cup Sweden Open 03-Jul-19 W 5
WMT – Regata De Portugal Open 03-Oct-18 W 4
WMT – Match Cup Norway Open 26-Jul-18 W 7
WMRT – GKSS Match Cup Sweden Open 04-Jul-18 W 1
WMT World Championship – Shenzhen Match Cup Open 24-Oct-17 W 3
WMRT Chicago Match Cup Open 27-Sep-17 W 5
WMRT Match Cup Russia Open 01-Aug-17 W 7
2017 World Match Tour – GKSS Match Cup Sweden Open 04-Jul-17 W 6
2017 World Match Tour – Match Cup Australia Open 20-Mar-17 W 8
WMRT Finals Open 04-Jul-16 W 6
WMRT Newport Open 30-May-16 W 4
WMRT Copenhagen Open 09-May-16 W 4
2016 World Match Tour – Fremantle Open 02-Mar-16 W 3
Championnat De France Promotion Match Racing Open 13-Mar-13 3 6
Tornado European Championship Tornado Open 12-Jun-08 200 2
Tornado World Championship Tornado Open 22-Feb-08 W 3
ISAF Sailing World Championships Tornado Open 28-Jun-07 9
Breitling Regatta Tornado Open 23-May-07 1 3
Semaine Olympique Française Tornado Open 19-Apr-07 1 3
Tornado European Championship Tornado Open 30-Mar-07 200 31
Tornado North American Championship & Rowland Smith Trophy Tornado Open 29-Jan-07 200 7
Rolex Miami OCR Tornado Open 21-Jan-07 1 8
Tornado World Championship Tornado Open 01-Dec-06 W 5
Tornado European Championship Tornado Open 22-Jul-06 200 5
Kiel Week Tornado Open 17-Jun-06 1 6
Holland Regatta Tornado Open 24-May-06 1 3
ISAF World Sailing Games Hobie Tiger Open 10-May-06 4
Semaine Olympique Française Tornado Open 22-Apr-06 1 9
HRH Princess Sofia Trophy Tornado Open 08-Apr-06 2 5
Tornado North American Championship Tornado Open 30-Jan-06 200 11
Rolex Miami OCR Tornado Open 23-Jan-06 1 11
Tornado European Championship Tornado Open 06-Aug-05 200 32
Tornado World Championship Tornado Open 12-Jun-05 W 5
Holland Regatta Tornado Open 26-May-05 1 13
Semaine Olympique Francaise Tornado Open 22-Apr-05 1 19
HRH Princess Sofia Trophy Tornado Open 21-Mar-05 2 5
SPA Regatta Tornado Open 26-May-04 1 6
Tornado World Championship (Olympic Qualifier) Tornado Open 10-Apr-04 W 23
XXXV Princess Sofia Trophy Tornado Open 03-Apr-04 2 3
Tornado European Championship Tornado Open 06-Mar-04 200 4
ISAF Sailing World Championships Tornado Open 11-Sep-03 7
Kieler Woche Tornado Open 21-Jun-03 1 6
Tornado European Championship Tornado Open 06-Jun-03 200 15
Semaine Olympique Francaise Tornado Open 24-Apr-03 1 4
XXXIV Princess Sofia Trophy Tornado Open 12-Apr-03 2 9
IX Barcelona Olympic Sailing Week Tornado Open 05-Apr-03 2 9
Rolex Miami OCR Tornado Open 28-Jan-03 1 7
Tornado World Championship Tornado Open 21-Sep-02 W 9
Athens 2002 Regatta (Test Event) Tornado Open 12-Aug-02 2 14
Kieler Woche Tornado Open 22-Jun-02 1 5
Tornado European Championship Tornado Open 04-May-02 200 8
Semaine Olympique Francaise Tornado Open 18-Apr-02 1 15
XXXIII Princess Sofia Trophy Tornado Open 25-Mar-02 2 14
VIII Barcelona Olympic Sailing Week – Trofeu Ciutat Barcelona Tornado Open 16-Mar-02 2 17
Tornado European Championship Tornado Open 18-Aug-01 200 7
Formula 18 World Championship Formula 18 Open 14-Jul-01 8
Kieler Woche Tornado Open 16-Jun-01 1 15
2000 Sydney Olympic Games Sailing Competition Tornado Open 15-Sep-00 4
Subaru – Tornado World Championship Tornado Open 08-Jan-00 W 5
Tornado World Championship Tornado Open 02-Jul-99 W 7
Tornado World Championship Tornado Open 20-Nov-98 W 5

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