Kito de Pavant
Full nameChristophe Fourcault de Pavant
NationalityFrench
Birth date23 February 1961 (age 65)
Birth placeSaint-Pardoux-la-Rivière
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Christophe Fourcault de Pavant (born 23 February 1961 in Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière in the Dordogne region), also known as Kito de Pavant, is a French sailor.[1][2]

Vendee Globe attempts

He has not been lucky in the Vendee Globe having started three times and never finishing.

In the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe the day after the start (28 hours),[3] his mast was broken in a storm in the Bay of Biscay and he abandoned the race.

In the 2012-2013 Vendée Globe on the same boat he hit a trawler on the third day (43 hours) of the race and retired unaided to the Cascais.[3]

Thing got even worse in 2016-2017 Vendée Globe when he was forced to abandon his boat Bastide Otio following a collision with a sperm whale.[4][5][6][7][8]

Key results

YearPos.EventClassBoat nameNotesRef.
Round the world races
2016RET2016-2017 Vendee GlobeIMOCA 60Bastide Otio (1) / FRA 17Day 30: Damaged keel – North of Crozet Islands
2012RET2012-2013 Vendee GlobeIMOCA 60Groupe BelDay 3 Collision with a fishing boat[3]
2008RET2008-2009 Vendee GlobeIMOCA 60Groupe BelDay 2 Mast Failure
Trans-Oceanic Races
20197Transat Jacques VabreClass40Made In Midiwith Achille NEBOUT
18d 22h 56mn 52sec		[1]
20185Route du RhumClass40Made In Midi17d 4h 49m 47s[1]
20175Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60Bastide Otio (2) / FRA 17with Yannick Bestaven
2015RETTransat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60Bastide Otio (1) / FRA 30with Yann Regniau
20143Route du RhumClass40Otio-Bastide Medical17d 5h 7m 3s[1]
201412Transat AG2RBeneteau FigaroMADE IN MIDIwith Gwenael Gbick
20132Transat Jacques VabreMulti 50Actualwith Yves Le Blevec
20115Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60Groupe Belwith Yann Regniau[2]
201024Transat AG2RBeneteau FigaroGroupe Belwith Sébastien AUDIGANE
20092Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60Groupe Belwith François Gabart[2]
20076Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60Groupe Belwith Sébastien Col[2]
20061Transat AG2RBeneteau FigaroGroupe Belwith Pietro d'Ali
20053Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60Bonduellewith Jean Le Cam[2]
20046Transat AG2RBeneteau FigaroDELTA DOREwith Jérémie Beyou
20015Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60voila.frwith Bernard Gallay
20001Transat AG2RBeneteau FigaroLES TORTUES A CARAPACES MOLLESwith G. RABAUD
Other Races
20134Rolex Fastnet RaceClass40Lord Jiminywith Bruno Jourdren,
Jacques Caras,
Thomas Ruyant		[1]
20109Solitaire du FigaroBénéteau FigaroGroup Bel
200841000 MILLES BRITTANY FERRIES
(Saint Malo - Plymouth - Santander - Roscoff - Saint Malo)		Class40Lord Jiminy - Lepal.comwith Bruno Jourdren[1]
20072Tour de France à la voileFarr 30Crewed Event[2]
200610Solitaire du FigaroBénéteau FigaroGroupe Bel
20053Solitaire du FigaroBénéteau FigaroGroup Bel
20031Tour de France à la voileFarr 30CapSportCrewed Event[2]
20021Solitaire du FigaroBénéteau Figaro[2]

References

  1. ^ "Class 40 Association Skipper Profile". class40.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  2. ^ "IMOCA Skippers Profile". imoca.org. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  3. ^ "News - Kito de Pavant officially retires - Vendée Globe - en"
  4. ^ L'OFNI identifié. Southern / Indian Ocean: Kito. 2017-03-27. pp. 3:22. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  5. ^ "VIDEO. VENDÉE GLOBE. WHAT SANK KITO DE PAVANT WAS A SPERM WALE". 17 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  6. ^ "News - Rescue plan for stricken de Pavant is in operation - Vendée Globe - en"
  7. ^ "Christophe de Pavant". members.sailing.org. World Sailing. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Fiche régatier". ffvoile.fr