{"id":5854,"date":"2024-09-25T15:16:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T15:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.virtualregatta.com\/?page_id=5854"},"modified":"2024-10-11T14:23:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T14:23:53","slug":"story-of-the-week-39","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.virtualregatta.com\/en\/story-of-the-week\/story-of-the-week-39\/","title":{"rendered":"Story of the Week 39"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-colibri-id=\"5854-c1\" class=\"style-4543 style-local-5854-c1 position-relative\">\r\n  <!---->\r\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"5854-c2\" id=\"reusable-sections\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-4544 style-local-5854-c2 position-relative\">\r\n    <!---->\r\n    <!---->\r\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\r\n      <!---->\r\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"5854-c3\" class=\"h-row-container 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h-text-component style-4554 style-local-5854-c12 position-relative h-element\">\r\n                  <!---->\r\n                  <!---->\r\n                  <div class=\"\">\r\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Gerry Roufs was a Canadian sailor who disappeared at sea on January 6, 1997 during the Vend\u00e9e Globe, a solo sailing race around the world. He was in second place in the race at the time of his death.<\/span><\/p>\r\n                  <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"5854-c13\" id=\"reusable-sections-3\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-4555 style-local-5854-c13 position-relative\">\r\n    <!---->\r\n    <!---->\r\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\r\n      <!---->\r\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"5854-c14\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-4556 style-local-5854-c14 position-relative\">\r\n        <!---->\r\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\r\n          <!---->\r\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-4557-outer style-local-5854-c15-outer\">\r\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"5854-c15\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-0 h-px-md-0 h-px-0 v-inner-lg-0 v-inner-md-0 v-inner-0 style-4557 style-local-5854-c15 position-relative\">\r\n              <!---->\r\n              <!---->\r\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\r\n                <!---->\r\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"5854-c16\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-4558 style-local-5854-c16 position-relative h-element\">\r\n                  <!---->\r\n                  <!---->\r\n                  <div class=\"\">\r\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Roufs was born in Montreal in 1953. He began sailing at the age of 12 and quickly gained a reputation as a talented navigator. He has won numerous races, including the English Transat in 1996.<\/span><\/p>\r\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">In 1996, Roufs decided to take part in the Vend\u00e9e Globe. He built a new boat, Groupe LG 2, especially for the race.<\/span><\/p>\r\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The race began on November 29, 1996. Roufs quickly took second place, behind Christophe Auguin. However, the race was marked by extreme weather conditions. On January 5, 1997, Thierry Dubois and Tony Bullimore capsized and had to be rescued.<\/span><\/p>\r\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">On January 6, 1997, Roufs transmitted his last radio message. It described terrible weather conditions, with 15-metre waves and winds of over 80 knots. The Groupe LG 2 Argos beacon stopped transmitting on January 7, 1997.<\/span><\/p>\r\n                    <p>\r\n                      <br>\r\n                    <\/p>\r\n                  <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-4557-outer style-local-5854-c17-outer\">\r\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"5854-c17\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-0 h-px-md-0 h-px-0 v-inner-lg-0 v-inner-md-0 v-inner-0 style-4557 style-local-5854-c17 position-relative\">\r\n              <!---->\r\n              <!---->\r\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\r\n                <!---->\r\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"5854-c18\" class=\"d-block style-4559 style-local-5854-c18 position-relative h-element\">\r\n                  <!---->\r\n                  <div class=\"h-image__frame-container-outer\">\r\n                    <div class=\"h-image__frame-container\">\r\n                      <!---->\r\n                      <!---->\r\n                      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.virtualregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gerry_Roufs_c_Cartier_Roufs.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-5857 style-4559-image style-local-5854-c18-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n                      <div class=\"h-image__frame h-hide-lg h-hide-md h-hide-sm style-4559-frameImage style-local-5854-c18-frameImage\"><\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                  <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"5854-c19\" id=\"reusable-sections-5\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-4566 style-local-5854-c19 position-relative\">\r\n    <!---->\r\n    <!---->\r\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\r\n      <!---->\r\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"5854-c20\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-4567 style-local-5854-c20 position-relative\">\r\n        <!---->\r\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\r\n          <!---->\r\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-4568-outer style-local-5854-c21-outer\">\r\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"5854-c21\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-4568 style-local-5854-c21 position-relative\">\r\n              <!---->\r\n              <!---->\r\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\r\n                <!---->\r\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"5854-c22\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-4569 style-local-5854-c22 position-relative h-element\">\r\n                  <!---->\r\n                  <!---->\r\n                  <div class=\"\">\r\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Roufs was never found. Roufs' disappearance was a tragedy for the sailing community. He was a talented sailor and a beloved man. His disappearance also highlighted the dangers of single-handed sailing races.<\/span><\/p>\r\n                  <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Story of the Week #39 Gerry Roufs Vendredi 05 janvier 2023 Gerry Roufs \u00e9tait un navigateur canadien qui a disparu en mer le 6 janvier 1997 lors du Vend\u00e9e Globe, une course de voile en solitaire autour du monde. Il \u00e9tait en deuxi\u00e8me position de la course \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9poque de sa disparition. 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