▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁named ▁his ▁giant ▁trim aran ▁Ger on imo , ▁" because ▁Ger on imo ▁never ▁gave ▁up ." ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁hel m ▁of ▁this ▁boat ▁that ▁Oliv ier ▁de ▁K ers aus on ▁took ▁the ▁Jules ▁Ver ne ▁Tro phy ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁( 6 3 ▁days , ▁ 1 3 ▁hours , ▁ 5 9 ▁minutes ). ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁K ers aus on ▁claimed ▁that ▁his ▁boat ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁a ▁giant ▁squ id . ▁ ▁Radio ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁: ▁Les ▁pied s ▁dans ▁le ▁plat ▁on ▁Europe ▁ 1 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : F rench ▁male ▁sail ors ▁( s port ) ▁Category : Single - hand ed ▁circ umn avig ating ▁sail ors ▁Category : Bre ton ▁people ▁Category : Vol vo ▁Ocean ▁Race ▁sail ors <0x0A> </s> ▁ Ç uk ur pin ar ▁( former ▁Kü ç ük se vin ) ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁K ah ram an mar as ▁Province , ▁ ▁Af ş in ▁District ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁The ▁local ▁culture ▁is ▁traditional ▁Turkish ▁culture ▁and ▁the ▁population ▁in ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁was ▁ 2 9 6 . ▁The ▁climate ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁pre domin antly ▁contin ental ▁climate ▁as ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁near ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Sea