Dominique Wavre
Appearance
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Nationality | Swiss |
Born | Geneva | 4 July 1955
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Class | IMOCA 60 |
Dominique Wavre, is a Swiss professional yachtsman, born on 4 July 1955 in Geneva, Switzerland. Having sailed over 360,000 nautical miles, Dominique now ranks among the most experienced ocean sailors[1]
Biography
[edit]Son of tennis player Alice Charbonnier he started on the courts before discovering sailing at the age of 13. He began sailing on Lake Geneva but continued his studies and became an art teacher. Then he sailed with Pierre Fehlmann in 1981 in the Whitbread onboard Disc d'Or III. Since then, he'll keep accumulating miles. He met his partner Michèle Paret during the 1989-90 Whitebread as she was sailing with Tracy Edwards onboard Maiden
Race result highlights
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dominique Wavre : Site officiel de Dominique Wavre – Team
- ^ "7th place and 10th lap of the planet for Wavre". 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ a b c d e f "IMOCA Skipper Profile". Retrieved 2021-01-24.
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Categories:
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- Sportspeople from Geneva
- Swiss male sailors (sport)
- Volvo Ocean Race sailors
- IMOCA 60 class sailors
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- 2004 Vendee Globe sailors
- 2008 Vendee Globe sailors
- 2012 Vendee Globe sailors
- Swiss Vendee Globe sailors
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