1st participation in 2024
French
Age:44
Antoine Cornic started ocean racing in 2001 at only 21, but then stepped back to open his first restaurant on the Ile de Ré. Several years later, after starting a family, the skipper from La Rochelle decided to return to his first love, with the Vendée Globe in his sights!
Architect : Owen Clarke
Construction : Chris Prior
Launch date : 23 August 2005
Former names : Spirit of Canada, ALGIMOUSS Spirit of Canada, O Canada, ebac
Length : 18.28 m
Beam : 5.50 m
Draught : 4.5 m
Weight : 8.8 metric tons
Mast height : 29 m
Foils : No
Upwind sail area: : 270 m2
Downwind sail area : 540 m2
To meet this challenge, sailors need a lot of support.
Meet all the team assisting the skipper on this round-the-world voyage.
Designed to withstand all weathers and break speed records...
Find out more about the Vendée Globe yachts
The Vendée Globe race is not without danger!
Find out more about the measures taken to ensure skippers' safety.
