Philippe Monnet

Philippe Monnet is a single-handed sailor from France, born in La Clusaz. He is the brother in law of French singer Julien Clerc.

Biography

Originally from La Clusaz, he is a pioneer of maritime routes and a single-handed and crewed sailing record holder. He has accumulated more 250 000 nautical miles in single-handed or crewed races. He set a new record during his first solo round the world trip.
He sailed the 1981–82 Whitbread Round the World Race on board Vivanapoli.

Records

1988: World record - solo sail on "Kriter" .
1989: Record New York City - San Francisco, multihull and solo.
1990: Record Hong-Kong - London, multihull and solo.
1998: 6th place in the Route du Rhum, aboard a monohull
2000: Record for non-stop reverse circumnavigation on "Uunet", monohull .
Paris-Dakar

Monnet won the Paris-Dakar twice: as co-driver alongside Hubert Auriol in 1992, and with Jean-Louis Schlesser in 1999. He holds a total of 5 rally wins (two in the rallye de Tunisie, and one in the.