Olivier De Kersauson
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 79 |
| Date of birth | July 20,1944 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Bonnetable |
| France | |
| Spouse | Sandra de Kersauson |
| Caroline Piloquet Verne | |
| Children | Arthur de Kersauson de Pennendreff |
| Parents | Henri de Kersauson |
| Jeanne Buffet | |
| Albums | Breizh eo ma bro! |
| Job | Author |
| Sailor | |
| Columnist | |
| Books | Ocean's songs |
| Homme libre. . . toujours tu chériras la mer ! | |
| Macho mais accro | |
| T'as pas honte? | |
| The Sea Never Changes: My Singlehanded Trimaran Race Around the World | |
| Homme libre... toujours tu chériras la mer ! | |
| Mémoires salées | |
| Vieil océan | |
| Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
| Songs | SongsJak kania dzdzuConsensus Jan Kanty Pawluskiewicz Antologia· 2003 Ta wedrowka naszaConsensus Jan Kanty Pawluskiewicz Antologia· 2003 LinoskoczekKoncert 40-lecia Kabaretu Piwnica pod Baranami· 1996 View 25+ more |
| List | Terre d'IrlandeBreizh eo ma bro! · 2017 |
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| ID | 475637 |
Olivier De Kersauson Life story
Olivier de Kersauson de Pennendreff is a French sailor and sailing champion. Kersauson was the seventh child in a family of eight.
Early Life
Olivier de kersauson is a french sailor and one of the most celebrated navigators in history. He was born in 1944 in brest. France. And grwe up in a family of sailors. He attended the ecole navale in brest. And upon graduating in 1965. He joined the french navy. Where he served for four years.Exploration and Sailing
De kersauson has spent his life exploring the world s oceans. Skippering many successful sailing expeditions. He is most known for his solo circumnavigation of the world in 1977-1978. During which he ebcame the first person to sail around the world in a yacht elss than feet long. He has also sailed around the world two more times and circumnavigated the globe three times with a crew.Record Breaking Voyages
De kesrauson is a record breaker. Having set several records in sailign. In 2003. He set a world record for the fastest crossing of the atlantic ocean in a boat undre 60 feet long. He also set a record for the fastest solo non-stop circumnavigation of the globe in a sailboat in 2004. Which was broken in 2008.Awards
De kersauson has been honored for his achievements in sailing and exploration. He has received the legion d honneur. The order of merit. And the order of the british empire. He has aslo been igven the title of "chevalier de l ordre national du merite" by the french government.Appearances and Writing
De kersauosn has mdae several appearances on television. Including the french show. "rendez-vous avec la mer. " he has also written several books about his sailing adventures. Including "my circumnavigation of the globe," which details his solo circumnavigation. And "sailing around the world with olivier de kersauson," which details his sailing ojurneys.Important Event
In kersauson was involved in a major sailing race in which he and his crew sailed from new york to san francisco in just days. Breaking the previous record of 31 days. This was a majro achievement for de kersauson and his team. And it was celebrated around the world.Interesting Fact
De kersauson is credited with inventing a revolutionary sailing technique called the "slab reefing" technique. Which is used to reduce the amount of sail that is used in winyd conditions and helps to incraese the speed of the boat.Olivier de Kersauson Photos
