Boris Herrmann was born on 28 May 1981 and is a German yachtsman and author competing mostly in offshore races in the IMOCA 60 class.
12 Facts About Boris Herrmann
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Boris Herrmann was born on 28 May 1981 in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony where he grew up in a household enthusiastic towards sailing.
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In 2001 Boris Herrmann was the youngest participant in the Mini Transat race, a single-handed yacht race across the Atlantic.
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Boris Herrmann came to finish eleventh which earned him his first larger appearance in the yachting press.
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In 2006 Herrmann finished second in the European Championship as well as in the German Championship in the 505 class.
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Boris Herrmann competed in the 505 World Championships finishing 17th in 2005,7th in 2006 and 9th in 2007 in highly competitive 100+ boat fleets.
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Boris Herrmann won the Portimao Global Ocean Race in 2008, a five leg regatta around the world for Class 40 boats.
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Boris Herrmann made a second attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy in 2016 again with Francis Joyon as a skipper and on the trimaran IDEC Sport.
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Boris Herrmann crossed the finish line in 5th place with an elapsed time of 80d 20h 59m 45s.
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In total Boris Herrmann achieved 5th place between Jean Le Cam on 4th and Thomas Ruyant on 6th place.
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In 2023 Boris Herrmann competed in the 14th edition of The Ocean Race, sailing around the world in the toughest crewed race in the world over with co-skippers Will Harris, Rosalin Kuiper, Nicolas Lunven and Antoine Auriol.
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On 29 July 2019, it was announced that Boris Herrmann was to sail climate activist Greta Thunberg from Plymouth to New York City in mid-late August 2019 on his emission-free racing yacht Malizia II.