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THE DEFENDING CHAMPION - THE DYNAMO FROM BRITTANY IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND FIGHTING TO RETAIN HIS TITLE
“Born to be Sailor”
Bernard Stamm's life has been linked with the sea since the age of two, lake-sailing with his parents in Switzerland, then a brief career in the Swiss merchant navy followed by a period as boatbuilder and cruising boat skipper. A conviction that he "was born to be at sea" was confirmed during a spectacular and successful, singlehanded racing debut in the Mini class during the mid-1990's.
In 1997 he began building his own boat with his own hands, creating the Open 60 yacht that saw him win the last edition of the VELUX 5 OCEANS and develop a career as one of the world’s top off shore sailors.
In the last edition of the VELUX 5 OCEANS, Stamm stormed around the planet winning four of the five legs in Class 1, gaining immense respect from fellow competitors through his fearless ability to sail on the absolute limit of endurance for an entire circumnavigation. Powering his Open 60 around the planet exacted a heavy toll and Stamm was forced to make a swift pit stop in the Falkland Islands during Leg 4 when critical canting keel problems struck shortly after rounding Cape Horn: a brief diversion that would not rob the unstoppable skipper from taking line honours at the end of the leg in Brazil.
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Born
29 November 1963
Nationality
Swiss
Career highlights
Transatlantic Record with Bruno Peyron on Orange II
2005
- 1st FastNet
- Trophee Jules Verne Record with Bruno Peyron on Orange II
2002-2003
2002
2001
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8th Transat Jacques Vabre
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3rd Grand Prix de Quiberon en monocoque
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Holder of the Transatlantic Record for crewed Monohull (8 days, 20 hours, 55 min, 35 sec.)
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Visit Bernard Stamms sponsor
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Ocean Miles Clocked:
+ 200,000
Sponsor:
Cheminées Poujoulat Landolt
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