Éric Dumont is a former French offshore professional sailor who participated in the 1996–1997 Vendée Globe in the yacht Café Legal-Le Goût and again in 2000–2001 Vendée Globe onboard Euroka Services where he retired due to rudder damage. Dumont announced his retirement from the sport in 2003 after a minor collision with another yacht result in the breaking of his thigh bone. References External links Éric Dumont Home Page French male sailors (sport) 1996 Vendee Globe sailors 2000 Vendee Globe sailors French Vendee Globe sailors Vendée Globe finishers Single-handed circumnavigating sailors Living people Year of birth missing (living people)