1st participation in 2024
French
Age:32
A true adventurer, Guirec Soudée is about to set out on his first Vendée Globe, but not his first voyage around the world. The Breton skipper has already sailed most of the world's oceans in the company of a hen called Monique, who saved his bacon by laying over 100 eggs when he was in a tricky situation in Greenland!
Architect : Bruce Farr Yacht Design
Construction : 2007, Offshore Challenges Sailing Team, Cowes, Royaume-Uni
Launch date : 25 June 2007
Former names : ESTRELLA DAMM, BT, Veolia Environnement, Hugo BOSS, Neutrogena, Adopteunskipper.net, Safran, Spirit of Yukoh IV, Water Family, OMIA - Water Family
Length : 18.28 m
Beam : 5.85 m
Weight: 8.4 metric tons
Draught : 4.5 m
Mast height : 29 m
Foils : No
Upwind sail area : 296 m2
Downwind sail area : 700 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.
