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Exceptional awards ceremony

Last night evening, on the main beach in Les Sables d’Olonne, François Gabart, the skipper of MACIF received his trophy from the President of the General Council, Bruno Retailleau. As for the ten other skippers who have finished the race,… 

The skipper of MACIF, François Gabart, 2012 IMOCA World Champion

François Gabart received on Friday, April 26, the IMOCA World Champion title in Lausanne, Switzerland.  

IMOCA chooses the boat for the future

  The Skippers and Members of IMOCA met in Paris on Thursday 18 and Friday 19 April 2013 at the IMOCA Annual General Meeting to decide the future direction of their class, and in particular to discuss two major subjects: the design of the… 

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Sunday 27 January 2013, 16:40

François Gabart in english on the pontoon

Tuesday 08 January 2013, 14:53

Vendee Globe live in english with François Gabart

Friday 28 December 2012, 14:20

Vendee Globe live in english with François Gabart

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François Gabart, 29, is seen as one of the most gifted yachtsmen of his generation. He is a friendly and methodical skipper with a rigorous and scientific approach to his job, which does not prevent him from enjoying offshore racing with an enthusiastic freshness. Coming from Charente - a French department - he went sailing for over a year with his family when he was 7. It is a slice of his life which has left its mark on him. François started to build his career through Optimist races, Moth races and Olympics series. During 12 years, he successfully combined studies and sailing and received an engineering degree from INSA (a French engineering school) in Lyon and won several international races, including two sailing Tour de France for students.

Single-handed offshore racing French national champion in 2010

From 2008, he performed well in the Figaro Bénéteau II class. Voted « Most talented young skipper in Brittany », he also finished forst in the « rookie » ranking of the Solitaire du Figaro. The following year, he won the 2010 Macif skipper trial and became the single-handed offshore racing French national champion under the colours of the insurance company. In December 2010, he moved from a Class to another since he won the 2011 B to B Transat and finished second in the 2012 Europa Warm’Up on the MACIF 60-foot yacht competing in the IMOCA tour.

 

Wins and Performances

2012    
2nd in the Europa Warm Up

2011     
Winner of the B to B Transat
4th Transat Jacques Vabre (S.Col)
Participated in Barcelona World Race (M.Desjoyeaux)

2010     
Single-handed offshore racing French national champion
Winner of the Istanbul Cape
2nd in the Solitaire du Figaro

2009     
2nd in the Transat Jacques Vabre (K.de Pavant)
3rd in the single-handed offshore racing French national championship
3rd in the Transat BPE

2008     
3rd in the Istanbul Cape
Best « rookie » in the Solitaire du Figaro
 

Sponsor

  For over 40 years, the MACIF group has been involved in the maritime field with boating insurances, prevention of risks at sea, navigation and security training as well as environment protection. These initiatives are part of the Macif Solidarité Mer approach whose symbols are the company’s two offshore racing programmes: Macif Skipper and MACIF 60’.

Press contact

Agence Windreport’ (pour toutes les demandes concernant François Gabart et l’aspect sportif)

Aline BOURGEOIS
+33 (0)6 86 44 27 46
ab@windreport.com

Macif (pour toutes les demandes de sujets liés au sponsoring, itw de dirigeants ou responsables de projet à la Macif)

Julie TERZULLI
+33 (0)6 25 93 24 43
jterzulli@macif.fr