The skippers :
Louis BURTON

Louis BURTON

BUREAU VALLÉE

Vendée Globe track record:

4th participation in 2024

French

Age:39

Taking part for the fourth time (at only 39!), Louis Burton is back with big ambitions. After dismasting twice, in the Transat Jacques Vabre in 2021 and the Route du Rhum in 2022, the skipper picked up where he left off with a string of fine results in the latest qualifying races. A good omen before his return to the Everest of the Seas.

Discover his boat

IMOCA monohull
BUREAU VALLÉE

Architect : Sam Manuard

Construction : Black Pepper Yachts

Launch date : 31 January 2020

Former names : L'Occitane en Provence

Length : 18.28 m

Beam : 5.50 m

Draught : 4.50 m

Displacement (weight) : 7.8 metric tons

Mast height : 28 m

Foils : Yes

Upwind sail area : 270 m2

Downwind sail area : 535 m2

More info on the Vendée Globe website