Thomas Ruyant

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Thomas Ruyant
Vendée Globe 2016 - Thomas Ruyant (30791595011).jpg
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1981-05-24) 24 May 1981 (age 40)
Dunkirk

Thomas Ruyant (born 24 May 1981) is a French sailor who was born in Dunkirk in the Nord region.

He is an offshore sailor and competed in the 2020–2021 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 onboard LinkedOut, named after a French employment charity.[1] Ruyant started the Vendée Globe 2020 on 8 November 2020 and crossed the finish line on 28 January 2021 at 05:42:01 UTC+1 in 4th place with an elapsed time of 80d 15h 22m 01s. Due to the time credits of Jean Le Cam and Boris Herrmann he was officially ranked in 6th place.[2]

Ruyant onboard his Mini Transat

References[]

  1. ^ "Thomas RUYANT". Vendée Globe.
  2. ^ "Ranking". Vendée Globe. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

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