‘JB’ and his friends got to know each other at the Naval Architecture college in Southampton and had already designed an original 60 footer together in 2000. From a family of fishermen who used to sail up to Iceland, Jean-Baptiste grew up on the pink granite coastline of Paimpol in Northern France. Initially he designed a Mini Transat, a 6.50 metre craft with which he finished thirteenth in the first solo leg in 2003, prior to gearing himself up for the Figaro circuit, followed by the IMOCA monohulls. A naval architect and ocean racer, Jean-Baptiste Dejeanty is already preparing for the Vendée Globe on a boat, which he now knows very well having sailed 15,000 miles on it.
About the race
“I have a little bit of tidying up and cleaning to do but nothing major to prepare. I just have to resolve a few electronic problems because I got struck by lightening in the doldrums… I also have an issue with the local customs since a package has been blocked there with some spares in it...
The course of the Transat Ecover-BtoB suits me as without the hindrance of a mark the fastest boats and particularly those going to the right place will be favoured. Maisonneuve is a boat which sails very well against the wind, but it is a little less at ease downwind in light conditions, like those we had coming to Brazil. It's a intermediary boat between the last generation Vendée Globe boats and the new prototypes.
“I have a little bit of tidying up and cleaning to do but nothing major to prepare. I just have to resolve a few electronic problems because I got struck by lightening in the doldrums… I also have an issue with the local customs since a package has been blocked there with some spares in it...
The course of the Transat Ecover-BtoB suits me as without the hindrance of a mark the fastest boats and particularly those going to the right place will be favoured. Maisonneuve is a boat which sails very well against the wind, but it is a little less at ease downwind in light conditions, like those we had coming to Brazil. It's a intermediary boat between the last generation Vendée Globe boats and the new prototypes.
I am already qualified for the round the world 2008 since I did the Route du Rhum 2006 with the same boat: this transatlantic race is really an important race for me to better define my technical level.”
Track record
Born on 13th February 1978 (France)
Transat Jacques Vabre 2007: 11th on Groupe Maisonneuve
Rolex Fastnet Race 2007: 7th on Groupe Maisonneuve
Route du Rhum 2006: 9th on Maisonneuve
Transat Jacques Vabre 2005: 10th
Rolex Fastnet Race 2005: 3rd
Transat AG2R 2004: 23rd
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