Career
He is very well known in the offshore sailing world and generally in France, where he was elected France"s top sports personality in 2002. Nicknamed "The extra-terrestrial" for his amazing exploits and capabilities, Parlier currently holds two offshore 24-hour distance sailing records, set in April and May 2006. 1985: Mini Transat 6.50
1991: Solitaire du Figaro
1992: Single-Handed Transport-Atlantic Race
1993 / 94: Vendée Globe participation
1993: Route du Café
1994: Route du Rhum
1996 / 97: Vendée Globe participation
1997: Transat Jacques Vabre (with Eric Tabarly)
1998: Route de l’Or
1999: Course de l’Europe
2000 / 01: Vendée Globe participation
2001: Sailings on the multihull Banque Populaire with Lalou Roucayrol
Winners of the Grand Prix of Zeebruge.