The sailor with the most technical data concerning circumnavigation After 5 successful single-handed round the world voyages, all the races ending in a medal (2nd and 3rd in the BOC Challenge, 3rd and 2nd in the Vendée Globe), his monohull experience is one of the richest in the sailing world and was a precious ally for his Global Challenge venture.

	His awards in single-handed races :
	2004 New Record ! This time it is done ! On Tuesday March, 9, Jean-Luc VAN DEN HEEDE crossed the finishing line located between Lizard and Ushant at 5h 34’ 16’’. He succeeded and achieved his exploit by bringing the Global Challenge record down to 122 days 14 hours, 3 minutes and 49 seconds. 2002 Global Challenge Third attempt to beat the record for sailing around the world against the winds and currents. This time Adrien was in the Southern Ocean and significantly ahead of the record time when she lost her mast. VDH succeeded in setting up a jury rig which allowed him to get his boat back to Tasmania. From there, Jean-Luc brought his boat back to Les Sables d’Olonne with a substitute mast. 2001 Global Challenge Second attempt to beat the record for sailing around the world against the winds and currents. There was a problem with the attachment of Adrien's keel such that her skipper was forced to give up after rounding the Horn. VDH plugged the cracks as best he could and brought his boat back to harbour. 1999 Global Challenge 1st attempt at the record around the world against winds and currents. His boat hit an unidentified floating object and took in water, so that VDH had to give up in the southern oceans and return with the "Algimouss" to Valparaiso. 1998 2nd in the Route du Rhum in the "Algimouss" St Malo - Point à Pitre single handed without stopover 1995 3rd in the BOC Challenge in the "VENDEE ENTREPRISES" Round the world without stopovers 1994 3rd in the BOC Transatlantic in the "VENDEE ENTREPRISES" Transat between Plymouth and Charleston (USA), starting point of the BOC 1993 44th in the Jacques Vabre Transat in the "CITADINES" Single-handed Transat at the time between Le Havre and Cartagena (Colombia) 1992/93 2nd in the VENDEE Globe Challenge in the "SOFAP HELVIM" Single-handed round the world without stopovers 1989/90 3rd in the VENDEE Globe Challenge in the "3615 MET" Single-handed round the world without stopovers 1986 2nd in the BOC Challenge in the "LET'S GO" Single-handed round the world with stopovers 1979 2nd in the MINI TRANSAT Transat between Great Britain and Antigua, single-handed in a 6.5 m monohull 1977 2nd in the MINI TRANSAT Transat between Great Britain and Antigua, single-handed in a 6.5 m monohull De 1992 à 1996 Winner of the World Open 60 ft Monohull