Barcelona World Race Sailor Info: Vincent Riou

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 Alex Thomson, will sail the boat in the Vendee Globe. The co-skipper then was selected just for this race.

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Vincent Riou the 35 year old skipper of PRB may not be the most decorated as far as # of round the world voyages but he holds the decoration of most merit as winner of the 2004-2005 Vendee Globe. He has a diverse background including match racing and serving on Vendee Glober winner Michel Desjoyeaux's shore crew. In 2007 Riou has won the Fastnet and Round Britain race making PRB the favorite entering his 2nd planetary lap.