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Marc Guillemot
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Quiet force
You will never hear him bragging about his exploits. And yet…Marc Guillemot from La Trinité in Southern Brittany represents that quiet force that can be found between Bénodet and Quiberon Bay and that goes on to sail the seven seas. From short sailing trips with Bertrand de Broc, to following in the wake of the Poupon brothers, via the construction of the legendary Jet Services with Nigel Irens, Marc has been through the best there is, as far as ocean racing is concerned over the last twenty years. We can also mention his successful voyages with Jean Le Cam and Serge Madec (Atlantic record in 1984), multihull racing with Loick Peyron, Mike Birch and Paul Vatine, his role with the La Poste monohull alongside Eric Tabarly in the crewed race around the world… And then of course there were his multihull seasons on his own trimaran: La Trinitaine.
Miraculously surviving Jet Services IV’s tragic accident in 1985, which saw the disappearance of Jean Castenet, once again Atlantic record-holder in 1988 within two years of the accident after a period of therapy, second in the 2002 Route du Rhum, Marc Guillemot will also have a new machine at his disposal when he tackles the Sailing Everest. When a lad from La Trinité sur Mer sets out to go around the world, it’s not to be bringing up the rear and finishing as last man home…
Press Contact : Soazig GUEHO
+33 (0)6 62 08 75 44 / gueho-soazig@wanadoo.fr
You will never hear him bragging about his exploits. And yet…Marc Guillemot from La Trinité in Southern Brittany represents that quiet force that can be found between Bénodet and Quiberon Bay and that goes on to sail the seven seas. From short sailing trips with Bertrand de Broc, to following in the wake of the Poupon brothers, via the construction of the legendary Jet Services with Nigel Irens, Marc has been through the best there is, as far as ocean racing is concerned over the last twenty years. We can also mention his successful voyages with Jean Le Cam and Serge Madec (Atlantic record in 1984), multihull racing with Loick Peyron, Mike Birch and Paul Vatine, his role with the La Poste monohull alongside Eric Tabarly in the crewed race around the world… And then of course there were his multihull seasons on his own trimaran: La Trinitaine.
Miraculously surviving Jet Services IV’s tragic accident in 1985, which saw the disappearance of Jean Castenet, once again Atlantic record-holder in 1988 within two years of the accident after a period of therapy, second in the 2002 Route du Rhum, Marc Guillemot will also have a new machine at his disposal when he tackles the Sailing Everest. When a lad from La Trinité sur Mer sets out to go around the world, it’s not to be bringing up the rear and finishing as last man home…
Press Contact : Soazig GUEHO
+33 (0)6 62 08 75 44 / gueho-soazig@wanadoo.fr
Achievements
• 3 Route du Rhum races (2nd in 2002),
• 2 Whitbreads (1989 and 1994)
• 3 transatlantic races from Quebec – St Malo with a crew (1st in 1988, 4th in 1996, 2nd in 2000),
• 2nd in the British transatlantic race in 2000
• 2nd in the two-handed transatlantic race (Lorient – St Barth) 1994
• 2 Atlantic records
On the 60’ « Safran »
• 2nd in the 2007 Transat Jacques Vabre
• 5th in the 2007 Transat Ecover B to B
• 4th in the 2008 Artemis Transat
• 2 Whitbreads (1989 and 1994)
• 3 transatlantic races from Quebec – St Malo with a crew (1st in 1988, 4th in 1996, 2nd in 2000),
• 2nd in the British transatlantic race in 2000
• 2nd in the two-handed transatlantic race (Lorient – St Barth) 1994
• 2 Atlantic records
On the 60’ « Safran »
• 2nd in the 2007 Transat Jacques Vabre
• 5th in the 2007 Transat Ecover B to B
• 4th in the 2008 Artemis Transat
Boat
Safran, Marc Guillemot’s new boat has impressed everyone, who has seen her, as she is so at ease in all types of weather. Designed jointly by Guillaume Verdier and Vincent Lauriot-Prévost, this boat that is particularly lightweight has benefited from work carried out by engineers in the Safran Group to ensure she is in the best of shape. Does Marc maybe have the fatal weapon?
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Boat - Designer: VPLP-Verdier - Boatyard: Larros - Launch date: August 2007 - Length: 18.28 m (60’) - Beam: 5.60 m (18’4’’) - Draught: 4.50 m (14’9’’) - Laden displacement (weight) at the start of the Vendée : 9000 kg - Number of daggerboards: 2 - Keel blade: carbon - Upwind sail surface : 300 m2 - Downwind sail surface : 570 m2 |
© François Chevalier
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