Jean Maurel

Jean Maurel, born the November 10th 1960 with Nantes, is a French skipper.

The October 21st 1999, at the time of the Deckchair Jacques Vabre (the Harbor-Carthagène), the sailing ship of Paul Vatine and Jean Maurel, " Group André" capsize off the Azores. Arrived first on the spot, the navigators Marc Guillemot and Jean-Luc Nélais, on board their trimaran " Trinitaine" inform the PC Race of the Jacques Vabre Transatlantic race, that the trimaran " Group André" capsized and that the skipper of the boat, Paul Vatine, is not any more on board. Jean Maurel, his team-member will be recovered by a cargo liner.

1989 : 1st Lorient deckchair - Holy Barth on Elf Aquitaine with Jean-Luc Nélias.
1990: 1st Two-STAR with Michel Desjoyeaux
1995: 1st Deckchair Jacques Vabre (out of monoshell)

It was Project Manager for the group Bayer of 2001 to 2004. He is director of race of the Transat Jacques Vabre since the edition 2005.

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