Gerry Roufs
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Gerry Roufs (1953 – January 1997)[1] was a Canadian competitive sailor.
Sailing career
[edit]Roufs was born in Montreal, Canada. In 1978, along with crewman Charles Robitaille, he placed second at the 470 class World Championships held in Marstrand, Sweden.[2]
Death
[edit]He disappeared at sea in his boat, Groupe LG 2 in January 1997,[3] in the South Pacific Ocean, while taking part in the 1996–1997 edition of the Vendée Globe, the round-the-world, single-handed, non-stop yacht race. Roufs was in second place in the race when his Argos position-indicating beacon ceased to transmit. His boat, Groupe LG 2, was found on the coast of Chile in July 1997. His last known position was 55°S 124°W / 55°S 124°W, 369 nm south of Point Nemo, the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Gerry Roufs (1953-1997) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "Sports 123: Sailing: World Championships: 470)". Sports123.com. 25 June 2009. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009.
- ^ "News - Gerry Roufs lost at sea twenty years ago - Vendée Globe - En". www.vendeeglobe.org. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
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