Gerry Roufs

Gerry Roufs (1953 – January 1997)[1] was a Canadian competitive sailor.

In 1978, along with crewman Charles Robitaille, he placed second at the 470 class World Championships held in Marstrand, Sweden.

[2] He disappeared at sea in his boat, Groupe LG 2 in January 1997,[3] in the South Pacific Ocean, while taking part in the 1996–1997 edition of the Vendée Globe, the round-the-world, single-handed, non-stop yacht race.

Roufs was in second place in the race when his Argos position-indicating beacon ceased to transmit.

His boat, Groupe LG 2, was found on the coast of Chile in July 1997.