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Éric Tabarly
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Fransız denizci (1931 – 1998)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1931
- Died
- 1998
- Works
- 14
Top works
- Eric Tabarly
- De Pen Duick en Pen Duick
- Du tour du monde à la transat
- Guide pratique de manœuvre
- Histoire d'un record
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Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
Éric Marcel Guy Tabarly was a French Navy officer and yachtsman, born 24 July 1931 in Nantes and died 13 June 1998 of drowning in the Irish Sea. He developed a passion for offshore racing very early on and won several ocean races such as the Ostar in 1964 and 1976, ending English domination in this specialty. Several of his wins broke long standing records. He owed his successes to his…
Known for
- Tabarly — Self (archive footage)2008
- Sacrée soirée — Self1987
- Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Éric
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Nantes
- Place of death
- Irish Sea
- Languages spoken
- French
- Sport
- sailing
- Conflict
- First Indochina War
- Military branch
- French Navy
- Image
- Eric Tabarly en 1975.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1931-07-24
- date of death
- 1998-06-13
- cause of death
- drowning
- Commons category
- Éric Tabarly
- manner of death
- accidental death
- competition won
- Transat Café L'Or
- allegiance
- France
- birth name
- Éric Marcel Guy Tabarly
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