Jean Le Cam

Jean Le Cam is a navigator French born with Quimper (Finistere) the April 27th 1959.

It is one of three victorious triple (with Philippe Poupon and Michel Desjoyeaux) of the Solitaire of the Barber, whom it gains in 1994, 1996 and 1999.

Very small already, it sails with his father with the Glénan where it finds Jean Kerloc' H, guard of the headlight of Penfret, who takes it along to fish on his prame , and in bay of Concarneau, with Hubert Desjoyeaux in 420, then in Armagnac.

Jean Le Cam will be later team-member of Eric Tabarly with Michel Desjoyeaux. It often takes part in the Solitaire of the Barber whom it gains three times, before starting the revolution of the Multicoque S (“Formula 40” with Cookies-Cantreau ).

In the Vendée Globe 2004/2005 it arrives in second position behind Vincent Riou. At the head very a long time on its boat Bonduelle , it was made go up in the last part of the race and only arrived 7 hours after the first, at the end of a tour around the world of: 41000 km.

Prize list

Calais Round Britain Race 2007: 3rd
World champion FICO 2006
Road of Rum 2006: 2nd
Vendée Globe 2004-2005: 2nd
Deckchair Jacques Vabre 2005: 3rd
1000 Miles of Calais 2004 (60' Imoca): 1st
World Challenge Assistance (trimaran 60') 2003: 3rd
Road of the Headlights 2002 (trimaran 60): 2nd
Deckchair Jacques Vabre 2001 (trimaran 60): 4th
Solitary of the Barber 1999: 1st
Solo the Mediterranean (ex Porquerolles Solo) 1999: 1st
Deckchair AG 2R 1996 (with Florence Arthaud): 2nd
Solitary of the Barber 1996: 1st
Deckchair AG 2R 1994 (with Roland Jourdain): 1st
Solitary of the Barber 1994: 1st
Race of Europe 1991 (with Laurent Bourgnon): 1st
World champion of Formula 40 1988 and 1989
Road of the discovery 1984 (with Philippe Baby in-arms): 1st
Record of the Atlantic, Jet Services II, team-member of Patrick Morvan, 1982

External bonds

Site of Jean Le Cam

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