Pierre-Yves Jorand, Date of Birth

Pierre-Yves Jorand

Swiss navigator

Date of Birth: 20-May-1963

Profession: navigator, alpine skier

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Pierre-Yves Jorand (born 20 May 1963) is a Swiss speed skier and sailor who has competed at multiple America's Cups. Jorand joined North Sails Switzerland in 1984.
Jorand was also a speed skier and was European champion.
In 1984, he was the first skier to go faster than 200 km/h.
He then represented Switzerland at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where he competed in the speed skiing event, which was a demonstration sport.
On the morning of the finals, Jorand was warming up with a fellow competitor, Nicolas Bochatay, when Bochatay crashed into a snowmobile and died instantly.He joined Alinghi and was their technical coach at the 2003 and 2007 America's Cups.
He was then a main trimmer on the catamaran Alinghi 5 during the 2010 America's Cup.
Since then, he has sailed with Alinghi in the Extreme Sailing Series.In 2014 he joined the sailing selection committee for the Swiss Olympic Association.