Éric Dumont (sailor)

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.