Bernard Moitessier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bernard Moitessier

french boat navigator and writer

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1925

Place of Birth: Hanoi, Vietnam

Date of Death: 16-Jun-1994

Profession: writer, explorer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Bernard Moitessier (April 10, 1925 – June 16, 1994) was a French sailor, most notable for his participation in the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, the first non-stop, singlehanded, round the world yacht race.
With the fastest circumnavigation time towards the end of the race, Moitessier was the likely winner for the fastest voyage, but he elected to continue on to Tahiti and not return to the start line in England, rejecting the idea of the commercialization of long distance sailing.
He was a French national born and raised in Vietnam, then part of French Indochina.