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Born | Florence, Italy | 26 December 1975
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Class | IMOCA 60 |
Giancarlo Pedote is an Italian professional sailor born on 26 December 1975 in Florence, Italy. [1]
At the age of 14, he discovered windsurfing, then moved onto dinghy sailing starting in Hobie 16 catamaran he was also heavily into boxing. In 2001, he graduated in philosophy from the University of Florence. He is an instructor in windsurfing, dinghy sailing and catamaran sailing before he moved onto offshore sailing. [2]
Reference [3]
Year | Pos | Event | Class | Boat Name | Notes | Ref. |
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2020 | 8 | 2020-2021 Vendee Globe | IMOCA 60 | PRYSMIAN GROUP | Race time: 80d 22h 42m 20s | [4] |
2020 | 8 | Vendée-Arctique-Les Sables d'Olonne | IMOCA 60 | PRYSMIAN GROUP | ||
2019 | 13 | Défi Azimut | IMOCA 60 | PRYSMIAN GROUP | with Anthony Marchand | |
2019 | 9 | Rolex Fastnet Race | IMOCA 60 | PRYSMIAN GROUP | [5] | |
2019 | 3 | Bermudes 1000 Race | IMOCA 60 | PRYSMIAN GROUP | [6] | |
2018 | 8 | Azimut Trophy | IMOCA 60 | Newrest Brioche Pasquier | with Fabrice Amedeo | [7] |
2017 | 12 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Newrest Brioche Pasquier | with Fabrice Amedeo | [8] |
2017 | 8 | Défi Azimut | IMOCA 60 | Newrest Brioche Pasquier | with Fabrice Amedeo | |
2016 | Marin de l’année en Italie | |||||
2015 | 1 | Transat Jacques Vabre | Multi 50 | FENETREA PRYSMIAN | with Erwan Le Roux | [9] |
2015 | 1 | Grand Prix Guyader | Multi 50 | FENETREA PRYSMIAN | ||
2015 | 1 | Tour de Belle Ile | Multi 50 | FENETREA PRYSMIAN | ||
2015 | 1 | Armen Race | Multi 50 | FENETREA PRYSMIAN | ||
2015 | 1 | Grand Prix Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | (Multi 50) | FENETREA PRYSMIAN | ||
2015 | 1 | Trofeo Prince de Bretagne Sud Goëlo | (Multi 50) | FENETREA PRYSMIAN | ||
2014 | 1 | Champion de France Promotion Course au Large en Solitaire | ||||
2014 | Marin de l’année en Italie | |||||
2014 | 1 | Lorient-Bretagne Sud Mini 2014 | Mini Transat 6.50 | PRYSMIAN | ||
2014 | 1 | Les Sables Les Açores Les Sables 2014 | Mini Transat 6.50 | PRYSMIAN | ||
2014 | 1 | Pornichet Select | Mini Transat 6.50 | PRYSMIAN | ||
2014 | 1 | Mini en Mai | Mini Transat 6.50 | PRYSMIAN | ||
2014 | 1 | Trophée Marie-Agnès Péron | Mini Transat 6.50 | PRYSMIAN | ||
2014 | 3 | Armen Race | Class40 | FANTASTICA | with AMAURY FRANCOIS | |
2014 | 10 | Route du Rhum | Class40 | FANTASTICA | ||
2013 | Champion de France Promotion Course au Large en Solitaire | |||||
2013 | 2 | Mini Transat Race | Mini Transat 6.50 | PRYSMIAN | ||
2013 | 1 | Trophée Marie-Agnès Péron - | Mini Transat 6.50 | PRYSMIAN | ||
2013 | 1 | Trinité Plymouth | Mini Transat 6.50 | PRYSMIAN |
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