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Sep 16, 1943 Clamecy, Bourgogne Franche Comté, France Died on 16 Nov 1978 (aged 35)
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About Alain Colas
- Alain Colas (16 September 1943 – 16 November 1978) was a French sailor, the first to complete a solitary round-the-world race in a multihull.
- He met Éric Tabarly in Sydney in 1967, and bought Pen Duick IV from him in 1970, and won the "Transat" in 1972.
- In 1972, he started the construction of a 72m (236 feet) 4 masted monohull for the 1976 "Transat".
- He broke his right ankle, underwent 22 surgeries, and got back on his feet for the solitary transatlantic race.
- Éric Tabarly won, and Alain Colas arrived 2nd but was classed 5th.
- On 5 November 1978, he took part in his last race, the first Route du Rhum.
- On 16 November 1978, as he passed the Azores, he sent his last radio message saying that everything was alright and sailing well.
- Neither his boat Manureva nor his body were ever found.
