Loïck Peyron

Loïck Peyron

Loïck Peyron (born 1 December 1959 in Nantes) is a French yachtsman, younger brother of the yachtsman Bruno Peyron. He is particularly famous for winning many races in the 1990s on board his trimaran Fujicolor. Among his notable achievements, he won the ORMA Championship four times in 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2002, the STAR transatlantic race three times, the transat Jacques Vabre twice and won the Jules Verne Trophy in 2012. After Benjamin de Rothschild gave him control of the Gitana Team in April 2006, the team built Gitana Eighty, a 60 feet monohull, launched in July 2007 with which Loick Peyron won the Transat. On 9 December 2008, he began his participation in the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe with Gitana Eighty. After having led the race for 16 days, Gitana Eighty's mast broke. In 2010, Peyron sailed in the 33rd America's Cup as part of the Alinghi Team, in the roles of 'floater' in race 1 and relief helmsman in race 2. Alinghi were defeated by the American challenger BMW Oracle Racing. In early 2012 he won the Jules Verne Trophy in a time of 45 days 13 hours 42 minutes 53 seconds, breaking Franck Cammas previous record by 2 days. In late 2012 he was asked to join Artemis Racing, Challenger of Record for the 34th America's Cup, as one of the helmsmen. He brings a great amount of knowledge and expertise of multihulls to the campaign. In November 2014, he won the Route du Rhum single-handed transat on Banque Populaire VII maxi trimaran. He set the new record, travelling from Brittany to Guadeloupe in 7 days 15 hours 8 minutes and 32 seconds (22.93 kts average speed) and beating Lionel Lemonchois 2006 record by 2h 10mn 34s. In May 2016, he entered the Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race aboard Pen Duick II, the boat sailed by Éric Tabarly to win this very race in 1964. Source: Article "Loïck Peyron" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Loïck Peyron
  • Popularity: 0.0239
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1959-12-01
  • Place of Birth: Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
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Loïck Peyron Movies

  • 2018
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    Oil Spill of The Century
    Oil Spill of The Century

    6.8 2018 HD

    In 1978, the Amoco Cadiz, a supertanker loaded with 220,000 tons of petrol, ran aground in Brittany, France. The accident caused the biggest oil spill France has ever known and is still today known as one of the 20th century’s biggest ecological catastrophes. Forty years later, Loïck Peyron tries to understand how nature recovered from the disaster and what lessons were learned from it.

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  • 1990
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    Fort Boyard
    Fort Boyard

    7.286 1990 HD

    A game show set and filmed on the real Fort Boyard in France. The contestants have to complete in physical and endurance challenges to win prize money.

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées
    Champs-Elysées

    6.3 1982 HD

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  • 1987
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    40° à l'ombre
    40° à l'ombre

    6 1987 HD

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  • 1990
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    Stars 90
    Stars 90

    6.2 1990 HD

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  • 1987
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    Sacrée Soirée
    Sacrée Soirée

    5.1 1987 HD

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  • 2022
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    The Unexpected Getaway
    The Unexpected Getaway

    9 2022 HD

    In each episode, 3 celebrities who have never met go on a 24-hour break in the countryside. A moment out of time to meet and talk about love, friendship, life with its obstacles and surprises.

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