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title: "Yannick Bestaven: offshore racing wins and records"
description: "Yannick Bestaven's wins and records in the great offshore sailing races, race by race: the years, the boats and the classes they sailed."
url: "https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/skippers/yannick-bestaven"
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# Yannick Bestaven: offshore racing wins and records

Yannick Bestaven has 4 wins in the great offshore races covered here, from 2001 to 2020, sailing Maître CoQ IV, Le Conservateur, and Aquarelle.com.

- 2020 · [Vendée Globe](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/vendee-globe) · win · *Maître CoQ IV*
- 2015 · [Transat Café L'Or](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/transat-cafe-lor) · win · *Le Conservateur* (Class40)
- 2011 · [Transat Café L'Or](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/transat-cafe-lor) · win · *Aquarelle.com* (Class40)
- 2001 · [Mini Transat](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/mini-transat) · win · *Aquarelle.com* (Proto)

## Races

- **[Vendée Globe](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/vendee-globe)**
  The solo, non-stop, unassisted race around the world.
  Start: Les Sables-d'Olonne · Finish: Les Sables-d'Olonne · 24,300 nm · Next start: November 12, 2028
  [IMOCA](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/classes/imoca)
- **[Transat Café L'Or](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/transat-cafe-lor)**
  The double-handed transatlantic race, formerly the Transat Jacques Vabre, starting from Le Havre.
  Start: Le Havre · Finish: Fort-de-France · Next start: October 31, 2027 (to be confirmed)
  [Ultim](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/classes/ultim) [IMOCA](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/classes/imoca) [Ocean Fifty](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/classes/ocean-fifty) [Class40](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/classes/class40)
- **[Mini Transat](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/mini-transat)**
  The solo transatlantic race on 6.5-metre boats.
  Start: La Rochelle · Finish: Salvador de Bahia (Brazil) · Next start: September 12, 2027 (to be confirmed)
  Mini 6.50

## In our articles

- [Vendée Globe record: from 109 days to 64](https://www.offshoreraces.app/en/blog/vendee-globe-record-history)