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Place of Birth: Amiens, Hauts-de-France, France
About Jean-Luc Van Den Heede
- Jean-Luc Van Den Heede (born 8 June 1945 in Amiens) is a French sailor.
- He is best known for his achievements in single-handed sailing and set the current world-record for the westabout circumnavigation (he holds the overall record, i.e.
- although he sailed solo, nobody was faster on this route with a crewed boat). He started sailing at the age of 17.
- In the Breton port city of Lorient he worked as a mathematics teacher.
- After 1989 he became a full-time sailor.
- Among sailors, he is also known by his initials VDH.
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