Gerry Roufs
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Gerry Roufs (1953 – January, 1997),[1] was a Canadian competitive sailor.
Sailing career[]
Born in Montreal, Canada. In 1978, Gerry Roufs, along with crew placed second at the 470 class World Championships held in Marstrand, Sweden.[2]
Death[]
He disappeared at sea in his boat, Groupe LG 2 in January 1997,[3] in the South Pacific Ocean, while taking part in the 1996–1997 edition of the Vendée Globe, the round-the-world, single-handed, non-stop yacht race. Roufs was in second place in the race when his Argos position-indicating beacon ceased to transmit. His boat, Groupe LG 2, was found on the coast of Chile in July 1997. His last known position was 55°S 124°W / 55°S 124°W, 369 nm south of Point Nemo, the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility.[citation needed]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Gerry Roufs (1953-1997) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "Sports 123: Sailing: World Championships: 470)". 25 June 2009. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009.
- ^ "News - Gerry Roufs lost at sea twenty years ago - Vendée Globe - En". www.vendeeglobe.org. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
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- 1953 births
- 1990s missing person cases
- 1996 Vendee Globe sailors
- 1997 deaths
- 470 class sailors
- Canadian male sailors (sport)
- Canadian sailors
- Canadian Vendee Globe sailors
- IMOCA 60 class sailors
- People lost at sea
- Single-handed sailors
- Sportspeople from Montreal
- Canadian yacht racing biography stubs