Benoît Parnaudeau

Correction21 Oct 2026

• bioFrench-Canadian skipper born in Sherbrooke and based in La Rochelle, a former boat preparer, who finished 10th in the 2004-2005 Vendée Globe. French-Canadian skipper born in Sherbrooke, 10th in the 2004-2005 Vendée Globe and a Class40 regular since 2006.
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• Biography— Born in 1972 in Sherbrooke, Canada, and based in La Rochelle, Benoit Parnaudeau long worked on preparing boats for sailors such as Isabelle Autissier, Christophe Auguin and Didier Munduteguy. He began racing with the 1997 Mini Transat (17th), then sailed 6.50 boats, including a second place in the 2001 Mini Fastnet. In 2003 he delivered Didier Munduteguy's boat after the Transat Jacques-Vabre, bought it and renamed it Max Havelaar. He started the 2004-2005 Vendée Globe and finished tenth. In 2005 he had a Class40 built for the 2006 Route du Rhum, finishing 14th. He then raced it under various sponsor names: second in the Sables-Madère-Les Sables and the 1000 Milles Brittany Ferries in 2007 with Jean-Christophe Caso, 5th in the 2008 Transat Québec-Saint-Malo, and kept racing it until 2012.
• birth_date14 July 1972 14 July 1972