In 2002 he was part of Bruno Peyron crew setting a new none stop round the world sailing record on the maxi catamaran Orange II.
The time taken was 64 days 8 hours 37 minutes beating the previous record by more than a week and also claiming the Jules Verne Trophy.
[1] In 2004 he started the 2004–2005 Vendée Globe on the IMOCA 60 called Skandia which previously completed the race under the name Kingfisher with Ellen MacArthur.
He struggled with various technical issues culminating on 28 January 2005 having completed the majority of the race his keel fell off and he was forced to retire.
He directed a documentary Wild Colonial Boy released in Australia on 10 March 2000, which was filmed in Brittany and Gijon, Spain, recounting preparations for a crossing of the Atlantic.