Barcelona World Race Sailor Info: Roland Jourdain

There are 9 boats starting the Barcelona World Race. As this is the first non stop double handed circumnavigation race there are 18 sailors. Generally there is a skipper and co-skipper. It is the skippers program and in a years time the skipper, such as J.P. Dick, will sail the boat in the Vendee Globe. The co-skipper then was selected just for this race.

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Roland Jourdain is the 43 year old skipper of Veolia Environment. Known as 'Bilou' Jourdain has a long record of Open 60 success. He was 3rd in the 2000-2001 Vendee Globe on his 1st Open 60 won the 2001 Jacques Vabre double handed transat and won the 2006 Route Du Rhum. He will sail with a French co-skipper in this race but past racing companions have included Brits Ellen Macarthur and Alex Thomson.