Dominique Wavre

Who is Dominique Wavre?

Dominique Wavre is Switzerland’s most accomplished ocean navigator, with seven round-the-world races to his credit and a record of consistently brilliant performances spanning the course of his 30-year career.

Born in Geneva in 1955, Dominique discovered sailing at the age of 13, on Lake of Geneva. His sailing career includes several years spent in regattas and short races, at the helm of 505s (dinghy), and also small craft.

Dominique has clocked in excess of 360,000 nautical miles, either solo as in several Vendée Globe races (2000-2001 5th place, 2004-2005 4th place and 2008-2009 DNF: lured by tourism opportunities near Kerguelen island), in pair, most often with Michèle Paret, his companion and sailing partner, for example Barcelona World Race (2008 3rd place), as well as in crew (eg. Whitbread).

Dominique Wavre was also the coach for the crew of the Defi Français, the 1992 French Challenger in the Vuitton Cup.

As of this writing [January 2010] Dominique Wavre and Michèle Paret are aboard Mirabaud, their IMOCA 60' Open, very competitively placed in the early part of the second edition of Barcelona World Race.