Bernard Moitessier

Bernard Moitessier (April 10, 1925 – June 16, 1994) was a Frenchsailor, most notable for his participation in the 1968Sunday 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,^[1] but he elected to continue on toTahiti and not return to the start line inEngland, rejecting the idea of the commercialization of long distance sailing. He was aFrench national born and raised inVietnam, then part of FrenchIndochina.