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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,… 

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… 

Reception of the Vendée Globe skippers at the Elysée

Monday, April 8 at 12:30 pm, the President of the French Republic received all of the Vendée Globe skippers and handed on this occasion the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur insignia to François Gabart, winner of this year edition.… 

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By taking the helm of Safran, Marc Guillemot has returned to offshore racing with a bang. Marc, a discreet and self-willed man, is known by his peers for his pugnacity, his courage and his seamanship. Marc grew up amongst skippers and sailors and he is one of the few yachtsmen to have mastered an innate seamanship which allows him to be one with his boat when at sea. Marc Guillemot is not only a sailor but also a sea lover: the skipper from La Trinité engages in as many ocean-related activities as he can, exploring shipyards, regularly training on his Open 7.50 boat or sailing his Guépard ship with his family.

Sailor and sea lover

Marc Guillemot belongs to a generation of skippers that has greatly contributed to the evolution of offshore racing. Starting as a regatta team-mate before moving on to bigger round-the-world races, Marc became a multihull skipper in 1998, with a 4th place in his very first Route du Rhum.
2006 was a key year in his career as the Safran Group chose him to design an innovative and powerful 60-foot race yacht for the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe. Building a team around yacht designers Vincent Lauriot Prévost and Guillaume Verdier as well as Safran engineers, he has changed the IMOCA class with a boat that is light, powerful and efficient whatever the speed. Successes came very soon and others competitors quickly followed, getting inspiration for their own news plans.
To bring this project to fruition, Marc has gathered a strong and efficient team around him, tightly knit together by a strong team spirit – a value that is very close to his heart – and constantly seeking innovation and performance.
 

Wins and Performances

2012
Winner of the ArMen Race

2011
6th place in the Transat Jacques Vabre
Round Britain and Ireland Record

2010
Winner of the Tour of Spain
3rd place in the Route du Rhum


2009
Winner of the Transat Jacques Vabre
3rd place in the Vendée Globe


2008
4th place in the Artemis Transat

2007
2nd place in the Transat Jacques Vabre

Others
Record SNSM 2009
4th place in the Artemis Transat 2008
2nd place in the Québec-St Malo 2000 (Winner in 1988)
 

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