Kito de Pavant

Kito de Pavant
Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	23 February 1961; Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière

Kito de Pavant whose whole name is Christophe Fourcault de Pavant is a is a French sailor born on 23 February 1961 in Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière in the Dordogne region.[1][2]

Vendee Globe attempts

In 2008-2009 Vendée Globe on a boat sponsored by the Bel group, the day after the start, his mast was broken by the storm in the Bay of Biscay and he abandoned the race. In 2012 he participated in the 2012-2013 Vendée Globe on the same boat unlucky, he was hit by a trawler on the third day of the race and retires to the Cascais.[3] Thing got even worse in 2016-2017 Vendée Globe when he was forced to abandon his boat Bastide Otio following a collision with a sperm whale.[4][5][6]

Key results

Year	Pos.	Event	Class	Boat Name	Notes	Ref.
2002	1	Solitaire du Figaro	Bénéteau Figaro			[2]
2005	3	Solitaire du Figaro	Bénéteau Figaro	Group Bel
2006	10	Solitaire du Figaro	Bénéteau Figaro	Groupe Bel
2010	9	Solitaire du Figaro	Bénéteau Figaro	Group Bel
2001	5	2001 Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	voila.fr	with Bernard Gallay
2005	3	2005 Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Bonduelle	with Jean Le Cam	[2]
2007	6	2007 Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Groupe Bel	with Sébastien Col	[2]
2009	2	2009 Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Groupe Bel	with François Gabart	[2]
2011	5	2011 Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Groupe Bel	with Yann Regniau	[2]
2013	2	2013 Transat Jacques Vabre	Multi 50	Actual	with Yves Le Blevec
2015	RET	2015 Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Bastide Otio	with Yann Regniau
2017	5	2017 Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Bastide Otio	with Yannick Bestaven
2019	7	2019 Transat Jacques Vabre	Class40	Made In Midi	with Achille NEBOUT 18d 22h 56mn 52sec	[1]
2008	RET	2008-2009 Vendee Globe	IMOCA 60		Day 2 the mast failed
2012	RET	2012-2013 Vendee Globe	IMOCA 60		retired unaided to Cascais following hit by a trawler.
2016	RET	2016-2017 Vendee Globe	IMOCA 60		Abandoned boat having hit whale due to keel damage
2003	1	Tour de France à la voile	Farr 30	CapSport	Crewed Event	[2]
2003	2	Tour de France à la voile	Farr 30		Crewed Event	[2]
2006	1	Transat AG2R	IMOCA 60	Groupe Bel	with Pietro d'Ali
2014	3	Route du Rhum	Class40	Otio-Bastide Medical	17d 5h 7m 3s	[1]
2018	5	Route du Rhum	Class40	Made In Midi	17d 4h 49m 47s	[1]
2013	4	Rolex Fastnet Race	Class40	Lord Jiminy	with Bruno Jourdren, Jacques Caras, Thomas Ruyant	[1]
2008	4	1000 MILLES BRITTANY FERRIES (Saint Malo - Plymouth - Santander - Roscoff - Saint Malo)	Class40	Lord Jiminy - Lepal.com	with Bruno Jourdren	[1]

Gallery

References

"Class 40 Association Skipper Profile". Retrieved 2021-02-01.
"IMOCA Skippers Profile". Retrieved 2021-02-01.
https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/2937/kito-de-pavant-officially-retires
L'OFNI identifié. Southern / Indian Ocean: Kito. 2017-03-27. Event occurs at 3:22. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
"VIDEO. VENDÉE GLOBE. WHAT SANK KITO DE PAVANT WAS A SPERM WALE". Retrieved 2017-03-17.
https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/16901/rescue-plan-for-stricken-de-pavant-is-in-operation

External links

[ Official Website]
[ Official Instagram Page]
Official Facebook Page
[ Official Twitter Page]
Official YouTube Page

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[C40_Skipper-1] "Class 40 Association Skipper Profile". Retrieved 2021-02-01.

[IMOCA_Skipper_Profile-2] "IMOCA Skippers Profile". Retrieved 2021-02-01.

[3] ttps://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/2937/kito-de-pavant-officially-retires

[4] L'OFNI identifié. Southern / Indian Ocean: Kito. 2017-03-27. Event occurs at 3:22. Retrieved 2021-02-01.

[5] "VIDEO. VENDÉE GLOBE. WHAT SANK KITO DE PAVANT WAS A SPERM WALE". Retrieved 2017-03-17.

[6] ttps://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/16901/rescue-plan-for-stricken-de-pavant-is-in-operation