He competed in high-level offshore solo races, including two unsuccessful attempts to complete the Vendee Globe in 1996 and 2000.

In the 1996–1997 race, he and fellow competitor Tony Bullimore were dramatically rescued by the Australian Navy.

They first dropped Dubois a liferaft from an aircraft before sending in a helicopter to rescue him deep into the southern ocean.

It was launched in 2010 and Thierry Dubois now offers his clients to sail with him in Greenland or Iceland on La Louise.

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