Jean LE CAM Yes We Cam!

5th participation
FR
63 years old
La Forêt-Fouesnant (29)
A reciprocal attachment between the Vendée Globe and Jean Le Cam was born as early as his first participation in 2004-2005. The sailor already had a comfortable track record. But he became well-known to the general public through his talents of nagivation, and also because he spoke easily and explained off-shore racing with everyday words and off-beat humour. No wonder the public has always loved the way he recounts his round-the-worlds, his complete sincerity, his desire to share emotions ... Read more
Achievements
Portrait

IMOCA monohull
Yes We Cam!
It’s on this boat that Michel Desjoyeaux masterfully won his Vendée Globe 2008-2009. Substantially revised, the boat got a makeover - the lines of the bow have been modified to give it additional power. It is with this configuration that Jean Le Cam and Swiss navigator Bernard Stamm won the Barcelona World Race 2014.
Although the boat can no longer claim a fight with the brand-new IMOCAs, it can nonetheless join the front runners of the peloton, when in the hands of the skipper that knows it so well.
Yes We Cam!
- Sail number : 001
- Former names: Cheminées Poujoulat, Mare, Maître CoQ, Mapfre, Foncia
- Architect: Bruce Farr design
- Construction: CDK Technologies
- Launch Date: 03 January 2007
- Length: 18,28 m
- Beam: 5,90 m
- Draught: 4,50 m
- Weight: 8 t
- Number of drifts: 2
- Mast height: 28 m
- Keel blade: acier forgé
- Upwind sail area: 300 m2
- Downwind sail area: 620 m2
Press contact
Agence Kaori
Laurence Caraës :
+33 680 663 069
Marine Rafflin :
+33 650 125 402
Mail : yeswecam@kaori.fr