Sébastien Simon

Sébastien Simon

Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1990-05-06) 6 May 1990 (age 34) La Roche-sur-Yon
Sailing career
Class	IMOCA 60

Sébastien Simon (born 6 May 1990) is a French professional offshore sailor.^[1]

Background

He sailed throughout his youth, finishing 3rd in the 2013 420 Class World Championship. He then moved onto the French Offshore scene, winning the Solitaire du Figaro in 2018, and participated in the Vendée Globe in 2020 on the Imoca 60 Arkea-Paprec^[2] where it retired due to foil damage.

Career highlinght

Year	Pos	Class	Event	Location	Notes	Ref
2020	DNF	IMOCA 60	2020–2021 Vendée Globe	Solo Round the World	onboard Arkea-Paprec
2020	6th	IMOCA 60	Défi Azimut			[1]
2020	RET	IMOCA 60	Vendée-Arctique-Les Sables d'Olonne			[3][1]
2019	8th	IMOCA 60	Transat Jacques Vabre			[1]
2019	11th	IMOCA 60	Défi Azimut			[1]
2019	RET	IMOCA 60	Rolex Fastnet Race		onboard Arkea-Paprec	[4]
2019	1st	IMOCA 60	Bermudes 1000 Race			[1]
2018	1st		Solitaire Urgo Figaro			[1]
2018	2nd		Transat AG2R-La Mondiale			[1]
2017	4th		Solitaire Urgo Le Figaro			[1]
2016	4th		Transat AG2R-La Mondiale			[1]
2016	11th		Solitaire Bompart Le Figaro			[1]
2013	3rd	420	420 World Championships	Valencia, ESP	with Pierre Rhimbault	[5]
2013	16	J/80	J/80 World Championship	Marseille, FRA		[6]
2009	69	420	420 World Championships	Lake Garda, ITA	with Aymeric Paruit	[7]

References

1. "Sébastien SIMON". www.imoca.org.
2. "Sébastien SIMON – Vendée Globe – En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
3. "Sébastien Simon has taken the decision to retire from the race". www.imoca.org.
4. "Sailing Results". www.rolexfastnetrace.com.
5. "Regatta Information: 420 World Championships (2013)". sailing.org.
6. "Regatta Information: J/80 World Championship (2013)". sailing.org.
7. "Regatta Information: 420 World Championships (2009)". sailing.org.

External links

• Sébastien Simon at World Sailing
• Sébastien Simon at the Fédération Française de Voile (in French)
• Team Paprec Arkéa - Site Officiel (in French)