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Alain Colas was a French sailor, the first to complete a solitary round-the-world race in a multihull. He met �ric Tabarly in Sydney in 1967, and bought Pen Duick IV from him in 1970, and won the "Transat" in 1972. The same year, he started the... Wikipedia

Born: September 16, 1943, Clamecy, France

Died: November 16, 1978 (age 35�years), Azores

Spouse: Teura Colas (m. ?–1978)

Books: Around the World Alone

Parents: Fernande Colas and Roger Colas

Movies: Tabarly and Eric Tabarly et les autres