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.
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
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.
