1st participation in 2024
Swiss
Age:36
After taking part in Alex Thomson's campaign as team manager in 2020, the Swiss sailor is setting off on the race in turn. The voyage will enable him to collect scientific data and give real meaning to his project. He can count on a reliable boat that has been through three Vendée Globe races (with Jean Le Cam in 2013, Fabrice Amedeo in 2017 and Romain Attanasio in 2020).
Architect : Farr Yacht Design
Construction : 2007, New Zealand
Launch date : 19 August 2008
Former names : Gitana Eighty, 1876, W Hotels, Renault Z.E., Synerciel, GAES Centros Auditivos, Newrest-Matmut, Newrest-Brioches Pasquier, Family Mary-Etamine du Lys, Pure-Family Mary, Pure - Best Western
Length : 18.28 m
Beam : 5.80 m
Draught : 4.5 m
Foils : No
Upwind sail area : 270 m2
Downwind sail area : 560 m2
To meet this challenge, sailors need a lot of support.
Meet all the team assisting the skipper on this round-the-world voyage.
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