Bertrand Pacé, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Bertrand Pacé

French skipper

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1961

Place of Birth: Dunkirk, Hauts-de-France, France

Profession: skipper

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Bertrand Pacé

  • Bertrand Pacé (born 15 August 1961 in Petite-Synthe) is a French sailor competing in match racing.
  • He won the 1994 World Match Racing Championships in La Rochelle, France.Pacé was a navigator for the Challenge Kis France at the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup and a backup helmsman and navigator at the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup.
  • At the 1995 Louis Vuitton Cup, Pacé was again part of the French challenge.
  • He was promoted to skipper for the team's challenge at the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup.
  • Pacé joined Team New Zealand for the unsuccessful defence of the 2003 America's Cup.
  • Originally hired to be the backup helmsman to Dean Barker, Pace replaced Hamish Pepper as tactician for races 4 and 5.Pacé then became a team member of BMW Oracle Racing for the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup.
  • He joined Aleph Sailing Team for the Louis Vuitton Trophy in 2009 and 2010.
  • The team competed in the 2011–13 America's Cup World Series, but withdrew before the start of the 2013 America's Cup.
  • He was Groupama Sailing Team's coach for the 35th America's Cup.He has also won the World Match Racing Tour, Stena Match Cup Sweden, One Ton Cup and the Tour de France à la voile.

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