Thomas Ruyant
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1981-05-24) 24 May 1981
Dunkirk

Thomas Ruyant (born 24 May 1981) is a French sailor who was born in Dunkirk in the Nord region.

He is an offshore sailor and competed in the 2020–2021 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 onboard LinkedOut, named after a French employment charity.[1] Ruyant started the Vendée Globe 2020 on 8 November 2020 and crossed the finish line on 28 January 2021 at 05:42:01 UTC+1 in 4th place with an elapsed time of 80d 15h 22m 01s. Due to the time credits of Jean Le Cam and Boris Herrmann he was officially ranked in 6th place.[2] In 2021 he proved the potential of his boat winning the Transat Jacques Vabre together with Morgan Lagravière.[3]

Ruyant onboard his Mini Transat

References

  1. ↑ "Thomas RUYANT". Vendée Globe.
  2. ↑ "Ranking". Vendée Globe. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "News - LinkedOut winner of the Transat Jacques Vabre in Imoca! - Transat Jacques Vabre 2021 - Official website". 25 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.


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