(1981-03-08) 8 March 1981 (age 43) Papeete, French Polynesia
Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight
70 kg (154 lb)
Medal record
Sailing
Representing France
World Championships
2014 Santander
Nacra 17
Billy Besson (born 8 March 1981) is a French competitive sailor.
Besson was born in Papeete, French Polynesia where multihulls are central to the sailing culture. A child of Tahiti, he lived there with his family and learned to sail there.
World champion on the Dart 18 and F18, Besson has also amassed four world championship titles in the Nacra 17, forming a dynamic duo with Marie Riou. The skipper's serious back injury deprived the pair of their chance to vie for the Olympic title in Rio 2016 but, with unfinished business, the pair went back campaigning for Tokyo 2020.
In 2018, whilst Riou was taking part in the Volvo Ocean Race, Besson was discovering offshore sailing for himself competing with two of France's most prestigious maxi-trimaran campaigns. (Sodebo with Thomas Coville / Banque Populaire with Armel le Cleac'h)
From 2018 to October 2021, Billy was part of SailGP, as the French skipper of Sail GP.
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