Vincent Riou

Vincent Riou (born 9 January 1972, Pont-l'Abbé, France) is a French sailor. He is the skipper of PRB, a 60-foot monohull. He won the 2004 edition of the Vendée Globe.

Recent events As part of his introduction to solo racing he helped, prepare Michel Desjoyeaux’s 60-foot PRB for the 2000 edition of the Vendée Globe.

In the 2008 Vendée Globe, he lost his mast the day after a collision that occurred during the rescue of Jean Le Cam, whose boat had capsized.

In the 2016 Vendée Globe, he sailed at a decent speed, competing with front boats fitted with hydrofoils, but after 15 days 11 hours 58 minutes of racing and completing 27% of the whole race, he was forced to retire after another collision with a UFO. The almost exact same incident had happened to Vincent in the 2012–2013 Vendée Globe, making him among the most unfortunate sailors of the Vendée Globe.

Honours

2nd 1992 Challenge Credit Agricole 1st 2003 Calais Round Britain Race 1st 2004 Vendée Globe 1st 2007 Calais Round Britain Race 1st 2007 Rolex RORC Fastnet Race 3rd 2008 Vendée Globe DNF 2012 Vendée Globe DNF 2016 Vendée Globe