(Lionel Péan had previously won the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1986, aged 29).
The boat, formerly known as Telefónica Blue in the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race, has been plagued with instrument and hull failures.
[6] As of 30 March 2012 the boat is currently being shipped to Miami to be repaired so it can rejoin the race in Leg 7.
[7] In 2006, he married British round-the-world yachtswoman Emma Richards in Cowes, UK.
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