Any sailor to cross the ocean or sailing around the world is impressive, especially if you do solo but between est @ s always exploits immortalized them as myths of navigation.
An example is the French navigator Yves Parlier, a more water than land, hence its nickname "The Extraterrestrial."
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Your resume is great, but it was his participation in the edition 2000 - 2001 from around the world solo no stops and no assistance, the Vendée Globe, which endorsed it as a myth, returning home as an ancient hero, crippled and starving, but with the conviction that defeated destination. had participated in the 1992 edition, which broke the stick right out, returned to port and sail back to almost three weeks late. In the 1996 edition had to leave to hit a "growler" in the South Seas. In 1997 he won the Transat Jacques Vabre double next to the now legendary Eric Tabarly (this and 66 years), first and last time I sailed on a IMOCA Tabarly 60.
On December 18, 2000, in the Vendee Globe, Yves Parlier aboard their 60 foot 'Aquitaine Innovations' led the fleet of 24 boats for the South Pacific when he broke the mast of 25 meters high made of carbon. One of the most isolated land on the planet, with waves over 15 meters and winds of 50 to 60 knots, drifting ice and freezing temperatures, where even the mildest kind lose your cool. Parlier, no. " I'm fine. not need help, "said the skipper radioed to Philippe Jeantot, organizer of the Vendee Globe. Engineer composites, Parlier managed to recover a few pieces of stick of carbon, came aboard and began to ruminate a solution. Among
mariners, Parlier is also known as "Mac Gyver", you know, that guy on TV who improvised a hang glider with a coat hanger and a packet of Kleenex. On this occasion Parlier would do honor to the nickname, being implemented every sailor's maxim that claims to be able to solve any problem by yourself, without assistance, with the means available on board.
With a provisional fortune rig consisting of a piece of wood to hoist the mainsail with four locks and storm jib, sailed to Stewart Island, south of New Zealand, sailing at 7 knots, far from the planned to 30 knots of the previous days, the ship arrived battered and depleted Bay North Arm, on 8 January. A protected cove with a sandy bottom where they dropped anchor, but anchor might move and the boat ran aground. Parlier
built a small dinghy with two plastic drawers lashing the fuel tanks (race rules allow any arrangement that does not always accept foreign aid or landing on land beyond the high tide line) and wearing his survival suit, anchored the other anchor, he started to land some ropes and winches succeeded in helping to refloat the boat and started work to repair the rig with the intention to continue racing. 
Serra and polished fragments, designed a carbon fiber clamp for joining two pieces of wood and resin prepared that would stiffen the joint. 
gathered the fragments in a plastic, heat was applied five bulbs and their camping cooking gas and got a new suit of 18 meters high, placed on the help of the boom town in the guise leverage, and its outriggers, a job that usually requires a crane. 
did several tests. The invention worked! The boat sailed well and fast. 
With the boat seaworthy again returned to the race one month after the accident. Of course, no camping gas to prepare freeze-dried food. And worst, as the days passed, we were becoming less food. Weight limitations on these racing yachts are so stringent that they embark rations are designed to detail. Just for 115 days of racing, 10% longer employed by Christophe Auguin, the winner of the previous 105 days. " I eat like a baby " Parlier would joke soon after. Reduced his diet to 800 calories a day (very little, taking into account the wear is a ship manning and solo). Requested permission to open Jeantot the liferaft and survival rations drawn, hooks and nylon line. Ran off a troll in the stern, but the fish rarely come to a lure that moves more than 10 knots.
Rounding Cape Horn, the situation was dramatic. Parlier had ended up with chocolate (with what you like!) And began to feel the bite of hunger. Tablets savored the last of their rations for survival and re-launch their ingenuity. With a bag of candles prepared to bow to catch wit 'krill' which shipped with the spray. And every morning, walked forward to the boat to collect the tiny flying fish that jumped on the roof. He also began to collect algae and hanging on the lifelines to eat them once dry.
Meanwhile, aware of their hardships, their fans and supporters began to bringing the Internet for cooking recipes. Oriental cuisine, Thai cooking recipes with sea water the fruits of their harvest. "I keep a regime drastically. Fish and algae. Algae and fish, "smiled the Gallic ocean.
"Dr. Chauve tells me that the algae are good, which contain calcium, potassium, protein and vitamin B12, which are rich in iodine. But I warn Parlier -informed on one occasion that if I large quantities, can cause disruption in the thyroid gland '.
Hungry, lonely and ailing as a result of a paragliding accident that miraculously survived and he broke a leg, Parlier-esteem grew, day by day, in the eyes of the world. Marine had made him reach the position of banks in the Atlantic Dorados you caught, slowing their march. " I've got a fine specimen of four kilos! I made steaks and I made the shrouds to dry ... Now I'm going to make a skin-breeches and a wig of golden algae. And, if I find a good sponsor will organize stays for obese people in the boat. With guaranteed results. I have a fixation these days -stated in a radio link- going to remove the word my dictionary algae. "
Finally, the ocean off the charts, arrived in Les Sables d'Olonne on board his boat blue as a new Ulysses, gaunt and hungry, he hugged and kissed her neck that had stood perfectly dwindled all the way home, with conviction of the heroes who defeated the destination.
It mattered little that it took a month longer than the winner Desjoyeaux. From that moment the name of Yves Parlier remain sewn in memory of the sailors as a true "alien." 
Vendée Globe 2000-2001
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