The skippers :
Benjamin DUTREUX

Benjamin DUTREUX

GUYOT ENVIRONNEMENT - WATER FAMILY

Vendée Globe track record:

2nd participation in 2024

French

Age:34

A determined and ambitious Benjamin Dutreux was already talking about the Vendée Globe as a lycée student. Several years later, the skipper from Île d'Yeu will be setting off on his second big race. A man of action he wants to continue using sport to educate young people about the importance of water, health and biodiversity through a unique project called the Water Forest School.

Discover his boat

IMOCA monohull
GUYOT ENVIRONNEMENT - WATER FAMILY

Architect : VPLP/Verdier

Construction : Green Marine, Southampton

Launch date : 1 September 2015

Former names : Hugo Boss, 11TH HOUR RACING – ALAKA'I

Length : 18.28 m

Beam : 5.50 m

Draught : 4.50 m

Displacement (weight) : 7.5 metric tons

Mast height : 29 m

Foils : Yes

Upwind sail area : 340 m2

Downwind sail area : 570 m2

More info on the Vendée Globe website