Bruno Tristan Peyron (born 10 November 1955)[1] is a French yachtsman who, along with his crew on the catamaran Orange II, broke the outright round-the-world sailing record in March 2005.[2] He was the first winner of the Jules Verne Trophy in 1994, for completing a round-the-world trip in less than 80 days.[3] Peyron was born in Angers, France and grew up in the French Atlantic coast city of La Baule.[1][4] He has been one of the main organisers of the round-the-world-race, The Race.[5]

Bruno Peyron
Bruno Peyron in 2012
Personal information
Full nameBruno Tristan Peyron
Born (1955-11-10) November 10, 1955 (age 69)
Angers, France
Orange II, Peyron's former yatch

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References

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  1. ^ a b Sorkin, Beverly E. "Bruno Peyron (French yachtsman)". Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
  2. ^ Glenday, Craig (2010-04-27). Guinness World Records 2010: Thousands of New Records in The Book of the Decade!. Random House Publishing Group. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-553-59337-2. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  3. ^ Zimmermann, Tim (2004-01-01). The Race: The First Nonstop, Round-The-World, No-Holds-Barred Sailing Competition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-618-38270-5. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Sailing: Peyron smashes record". New York Times. 17 March 2005. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.
  5. ^ Jeffery, Tim (20 October 2003). "Yachting: Storm brews over new races". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016.
Records
Preceded by Jules Verne Trophy
1993–1994
2002–2004
2005–2010
Succeeded by