Patrick Tabarly, born in 1944, is the youngest of four siblings and the younger brother of Éric Tabarly. He is the father of Erwan Tabarly and the uncle of Marie Tabarly.
He worked at a boatyard, then as a salesman and storekeeper, before founding his own boat maintenance and preparation business. He also sailed, spending eight years cruising the world with his wife Marie.
He sailed with his brother, whose boats he often prepared, from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. In racing, he finished 9th in the 1994 Route du Rhum, 19th in the 2000 Transat AG2R in monohulls, and took part in the Transat Jacques-Vabre in 1997 (multihulls) and 2001 (IMOCA). He wrote the book 'Frères de mer' (Stock, 2018).
