Gerry Roufs

Gerry Roufs (1953 – January, 1997), was a Canadian competitive sailor.

Sailing career

Born in Montreal, Canada. In 1978, Gerry Roufs, along with crew Charles Robitaille placed second at the 470 class World Championships held in Marstrand, Sweden.[1]

Death

He disappeared at sea in his boat, Groupe LG 2 in January 1997, 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 / -55; -124 (Roufs' last known position), 369 nm south[2] of Point Nemo, the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility.

References

  1. ↑ "Sports 123: Sailing: World Championships: 470)". 25 June 2009.
  2. ↑ Swartz, Swartz. Great Circle Mapper http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=55%B00%270%22S+124%B00%270%22W+-+48%B052%2736%22S++123%B023%2736%22W%0D%0A&RANGE=&PATH-COLOR=red&PATH-UNITS=nm&PATH-MINIMUM=&SPEED-GROUND=&SPEED-UNITS=kts&RANGE-STYLE=best&RANGE-COLOR=navy&MAP-STYLE=. Retrieved 5 November 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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