Hervé Laurent

Hervé Laurent (2 May 1957 – 29 August 2024) was a French sailor from Lorient, Morbihan. He competed in the Vendee Globe round the yacht race twice in 1996 and 2004. Laurent died on 29 August 2024, at the age of 67.

Career highlights

YearPosRaceClassBoat name Notes Ref.Round the world races2005 DNF 2004-2005 Vendee Globe IMOCA 60 UUDS Retired rudder problems 1996 3 1996-1997 Vendee Globe IMOCA 60 Groupe LG-Traitmat 114 days 16hrs 43mins Trans Oceanic Races 2007 11 Transat Jacques Vabre Maisonneuve 2005 7 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 UUDS 2004 7 Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race IMOCA 60 UUDS 2002 1 Transat AG2r Beneteau Figaro 2 COLBERT ORCO with Rodolphe Jacq 1996 8 Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race IMOCA 60 Groupe LG1 1994 Route du Rhum 1993 4 Transat Jacques Vabre 1992 4 1992 OSTAR Race 60 ft T Took Took Other Results 2008 Tour de France à la Voile 1995 Solitaire du Figaro