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'''Michel Desjoyeaux''' (born 16 July 1965 in [[Concarneau]]) is a French sailor, known for competing successfully in several long-distance single-handed races. He won the [[Vendée Globe]] race in 2000-01 and 2008–09,<ref>{{cite news |title=Desjoyeaux, ce héros |author=Guillaume Loisy |date=2009-05-13 |work=[[Le Figaro]] |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/sport/2009/02/01/02001-20090201ARTSPO00111-desjoyeaux-ce-heros.php |language=French}}</ref> making him the only person to win that race more than once. In 2014–15, he was watch captain, on leg 1 on Mapfre in the Volvo Ocean Race.<ref>[[Mapfre (yacht)|Mapfre article on Wikipedia]]{{circular reference|date=May 2024}}</ref>

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File:TransatJ.Vabre6 11 2005Geant2.jpg|''[[Géant (trimaran)|Géant]]'' at the start of the [[Transat Jacques Vabre]], [[Le Havre]], 6 November 2005
File:Route-du-Rhum-2010-Foncia-II.jpg|''Foncia'', [[IMOCA 60]], 24th Oct 2010
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==Race Results Highlights==

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year!!Pos!!Event!!Class!!Boat Name!!Notes!!Ref.
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|colspan=7 | Round the World Races
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|'''2008'''|| '''1''' || '''[[2008-2009 Vendee Globe]]''' || [[IMOCA 60]] || Foncia || 84d 03hrs 9min || <ref name="FFV Database">{{cite web |url=https://www.ffvoile.fr/ffv/sportif/cif/cif_detail.aspx?NoLicence=0017286G&AnneeSportive= |title=FFV Results Database |date= |access-date=2021-02-22}}</ref>
|-
|'''2001'''|| '''1''' || '''[[2000-2001 Vendee Globe]]''' || [[IMOCA 60]] || PRB || 93d 3hrs 57mins ||
|-
| 2011 || DNF || Barcelona World Race || [[IMOCA 60]] || || with [[FRANCOIS GABART]] due to a broken mast || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sail-world.com/UK/Barcelona-World-Race-Foncia-breaks-Mast-top/-79654?source=bing|title = Barcelona World Race - Foncia breaks Mast top}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=7 | Transatlantic Races
|-
| 2014 || 10 || [[Transat AG2r]] || [[Bénéteau Figaro 2]] || BRETAGNE CREDIT MUTUEL PERFORMANCE || with HOREAU CORENTIN ||
|-
|'''2007'''||'''1'''||'''[[Transat Jacques Vabre]]''' || [[IMOCA 60]] || || with [[Emmanuel Le Borgne]] ||
|-
|'''2004'''||'''1'''||'''[[Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race]]''' || ORMA 60 || Giant || ||
|-
|'''2002'''||'''1'''||'''[[Route du Rhum]]''' || ORMA 60 || Giant || ||
|-
| 2001 || 5 || [[Transat Jacques Vabre]] || || ||
|-
|'''1992'''||'''1'''||'''[[Transat AG2r]]'''|| [[Bénéteau Figaro]] || Sill || with Jacques Caraës || <ref name="RORC Interview">{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwsaOyYDV3c&list=PLaDY-bl-fbDmPtmsswp68HyxHZR9zb2yQ&index=6 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/HwsaOyYDV3c |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|title=RORC Time Over Distance Volume 15 - Michel Desjoyeaux Interview |publisher=Royal Ocean Racing Club |date=2020-07-13 |access-date=2021-02-22}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| 1991 || - || [[Mini Transat Race]] || [[Mini Transat 6.50]] || || ||
|-
|colspan=7 | Other Events
|-
| 2019 || 12 || La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro || [[Bénéteau Figaro 2]] || Lumibird || ||
|-
| 2016 || || RORC Caribbean 600 || Multihull || MOD 70 - Team Concise || Crew || <ref name="RORC Interview" />
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| 2015 || || RORC Caribbean 600 || Multihull || MOD 70 - Phoedo3 || Crew || <ref name="RORC Interview" />
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| 2013 || 7 || La [[Solitaire du Figaro]] || [[Bénéteau Figaro 2]] || TBS || || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ffvoile.fr/ffv/sportif/ClmtCompetDet.asp?clid=91707|title=Détail résultat}}</ref>
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| 2009 || 5 || La [[Solitaire du Figaro]] || [[Bénéteau Figaro 2]] || Foncia || ||
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|'''2007'''||'''1'''||'''La [[Solitaire du Figaro]]'''|| [[Bénéteau Figaro 2]] || || ||
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| 2005 || 2 || La [[Solitaire du Figaro]] || [[Bénéteau Figaro 2]] || || ||
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| 2003 || 3 || La [[Solitaire du Figaro]] || [[Bénéteau Figaro 2]] || || ||
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|'''1998'''||'''1'''||'''La [[Solitaire du Figaro]]'''|| [[Bénéteau Figaro]] || || ||
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| 1997 || 5 || La [[Solitaire du Figaro]] || [[Bénéteau Figaro]] || || ||
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| 1996 || 2 || La [[Solitaire du Figaro]] || [[Bénéteau Figaro]] || || ||
|-
| 1995 || 12 || La [[Solitaire du Figaro]] || [[Bénéteau Figaro]] || || ||
|-
|'''1992'''||'''1'''||'''La [[Solitaire du Figaro]]'''|| [[Bénéteau Figaro]] || || ||
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| 1991 || 2 || La [[Solitaire du Figaro]] || [[Bénéteau Figaro]] || || ||
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| 1990 || 4 || La [[Solitaire du Figaro]] || [[Bénéteau Figaro]] || || ||
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|1980s|| - || [[Tour de France à la Voile]] || Selection 37 || || ||
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|'''2009'''||'''1'''|| Istanbul Europa Race || || || with [[Jérémie Beyou]], Marc Liardet, Gildas Mahé and Julien Marcelet) ||
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|'''2009'''||'''1'''|| Bol d'Or Mirabaud || || || with [[Alain Gautier]] ||
|}

==See also==
* [[Mini Transat 6.50]]
* [[Scow]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{World Sailing|id=FRAMD78|www=michel-desjoyeaux}}
* {{FFV}}
* [http://www.meragitee.com/ Official Mer agitée]
* {{webarchive |url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090217073120/http%3A//www.teamfoncia.com// |title=Official team Foncia |date=2009-02-17}}

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[[Category:People from Concarneau]]
[[Category:French male sailors (sport)]]
[[Category:Volvo Ocean Race sailors]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Finistère]]
[[Category:French Vendee Globe sailors]]
[[Category:2000 Vendee Globe sailors]]
[[Category:2008 Vendee Globe sailors]]
[[Category:Vendée Globe finishers]]
[[Category:Single-handed circumnavigating sailors]]
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