Roland Jourdain
2003 TJV Start  | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Bilou | 
| Nationality | French | 
| Born | 28 April 1964 Quimper  | 
| Sailing career | |
| Class(es) | IMOCA 60, Multis | 
Roland Jourdain, often nicknamed "Bilou" is a French professional yachtsman, born on 28 April 1964 in Quimper. He has twice won the Route du Rhum transatlantic race.
Race Result Highlights
Round the World Races
DNF 2008–2009 Vendée Globe keel failure on day 85 of the race[1]
 DNF 2004–2005 Vendée Globe keel problems
 3rd 2000–2001 Vendée Globe (onboard Sill)
 1989 Whitbread on Fazisi
 1985 Whitbread with Éric Tabarly on the yacht Côte d’Or56 
Other IMOCA 60 Events
6th – 2010 Transat Jacques Vabre with 
 Jean-Luc Nélias (FRA) (with Veolia Environnement)
 2nd – 2004 Transat Jacques Vabre with 
 Ellen MacArthur (GBR) (onboard IMOCA Sill et Veolia) [2]
 2nd – 2003 Transat Jacques Vabre with 
 Alex Thomson (GBR) (onboard IMOCA Sill)
 1st – 2001 Transat Jacques Vabre with 
 Gaël Le Cléac’h (FRA) (onboard IMOCA Sill)
 4th – 1999 Transat Jacques Vabre with 
 Jean Le Cam (FRA) (onboard IMOCA Sill) 
1st – 2010 Route du Rhum 
 1st – 2006 Route du Rhum 
 4th – 2002 Route du Rhum (onboard IMOCA 60 Sill) 
Other Event
1st – 1995 Transat Jacques Vabre with 
 Paul Vatine (FRA) [2]
 4th – 1994 Transat Jacques Vabre with 
 Francis Joyon (FRA) (on trimaran ORMA Banque Populaire) 
6th – 1997 Solitaire du Figaro
 6th – 1996 Solitaire du Figaro
 3rd – 1993 Solitaire du Figaro
 3rd – 1994 Solitaire du Figaro 
References
- ^ "Roland Jourdain abandons Vendee Globe 1,263 miles from finish".
 - ^ a b 
"Ellen MacArthur in the Transat Jacques Vabre". BBC Sport. 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2021-01-24. 
External links
- Official Twitter Account
 
 Media related to Roland Jourdain at Wikimedia Commons