After his dazzling victory in the Charente Maritime-Bahia 2001 transatlantic race on Aquarelle.com, this ‘old master’ of the Ponts et Chaussées Engineering School was one of the rare, habitual protagonists in the Mini Transat

The ex-Aquitaine Innovations is probably one of the IMOCA monohulls, which has clocked up the most number of miles! Initially the boat was sailed by Yves Parlier from 1996, then with the Belgian, De Radiguès…