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Benjamin Ferré, 16e du Vendée Globe 2024 | Finish Recap | Vendée Globe 2024
LES SABLES D’OLONNE, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 03, 2025 : Monnoyeur - DUO for a JOB skipper Benjamin Ferré (FRA) and Lazare skipper Tanguy Le Turquais (FRA) is photographed after taking 16th & 17th place in the Vendee Globe, on February 03, 2025 in Les Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Jean-Louis Carli / Alea)

Benjamin Ferré : "Where competition meets adventure"

Visibly the rookie skipper of Monnoyeur-Duo For a Job just loved the passion and euphoria of the channel. Winner of the incredible "match within the match" ahead of Tanguy Le Turquais (Lazare) and Alan Roura (Hublot), Ferre has just completed his first round the world race after a really great…
LES SABLES D'OLONNE, FRANCE - 03 FEVRIER 2025 : Monnoyeur - DUO for a JOB le skipper Benjamin Ferré (FRA) fait la fête dans le chenal après avoir pris la 16ème place du Vendée Globe, le 03 février 2025 aux Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Anne Beauge / Alea)
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LES SABLES D’OLONNE, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 03, 2025 : Monnoyeur - DUO for a JOB skipper Benjamin Ferré (FRA) is photographed after taking 16th place in the Vendee Globe, on February 03, 2025 in Les Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Vincent Curutchet / Alea)

Benjamin Ferré, 16th in the Vendée Globe 2024

A Vendée Globe rookie, Ferre has come a long way since he fell in love with ocean racing only six years ago! At 34, the skipper of Monnoyeur - DUO For a JOB has completed his non-stop, unassisted round the world race on the morning of Monday February 3 securing 16th place in the ranking, after 84…
LES SABLES D'OLONNE, FRANCE - 03 FEVRIER 2025 : Monnoyeur - DUO for a JOB le skipper Benjamin Ferré (FRA) est photographié après avoir pris la 16ème place du Vendée Globe, le 03 février 2025 aux Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Jean-Louis Carli / Alea)
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RACE, JANUARY 27, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Monnoyeur - DUO for a JOB during the Vendee Globe sailing race on January 27, 2024. (Photo by skipper Benjamin Ferré)
RACE, JANUARY 27, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Monnoyeur - DUO for a JOB during the Vendee Globe sailing race on January 27, 2024. (Photo by skipper Benjamin Ferré)
RACE, JANUARY 27, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Monnoyeur - DUO for a JOB during the Vendee Globe sailing race on January 27, 2024. (Photo by skipper Benjamin Ferré) Lazare skipper Tanguy Le Turquais (FRA) in sight at sunset
RACE, JANUARY 27, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Monnoyeur - DUO for a JOB during the Vendee Globe sailing race on January 27, 2024. (Photo by skipper Benjamin Ferré) Lazare skipper Tanguy Le Turquais (FRA) in sight at sunset
RACE, JANUARY 26, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Monnoyeur - DUO for a JOB during the Vendee Globe sailing race on January 26, 2024. (Photo by skipper Benjamin Ferré)
RACE, JANUARY 26, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Monnoyeur - DUO for a JOB during the Vendee Globe sailing race on January 26, 2024. (Photo by skipper Benjamin Ferré)
RACE, JANUARY 20, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Monnoyeur - DUO for a JOB during the Vendee Globe sailing race on January 20, 2024. (Photo by skipper Benjamin Ferré) Fernando de Noronha island
RACE, JANUARY 20, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Monnoyeur - DUO for a JOB during the Vendee Globe sailing race on January 20, 2024. (Photo by skipper Benjamin Ferré) Fernando de Noronha island
RACE, JANUARY 18, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Monnoyeur - DUO for a JOB during the Vendee Globe sailing race on January 18, 2024. (Photo by skipper Benjamin Ferré) Incident, works
RACE, JANUARY 18, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Monnoyeur - DUO for a JOB during the Vendee Globe sailing race on January 18, 2024. (Photo by skipper Benjamin Ferré) Incident, works
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New hook problem for Benjamin Ferré

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Ice detected and warnings issued

RACE, DECEMBER 25, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Monnoyeur - DUO for a JOB during the Vendee Globe sailing race on December 25, 2024. (Photo by skipper Benjamin Ferré)Macquarie Island
RACE, DECEMBER 25, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Monnoyeur - DUO for a JOB during the Vendee Globe sailing race on December 25, 2024. (Photo by skipper Benjamin Ferré) Macquarie Island
RACE, DECEMBER 21, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Monnoyeur - DUO for a JOB during the Vendee Globe sailing race on December 21, 2024. (Photo by skipper Benjamin Ferré)
RACE, DECEMBER 21, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Monnoyeur - DUO for a JOB during the Vendee Globe sailing race on December 21, 2024. (Photo by skipper Benjamin Ferré)

Benjamin Ferré: "I stayed with the big berta !"

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Damage to the keel ram for Benjamin Ferré

RACE, NOVEMBER 12, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Monnoyeur - DUO for a JOB during the Vendee Globe sailing race on November 12, 2024. (Photo by skipper Benjamin Ferré)
RACE, NOVEMBER 12, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Monnoyeur - DUO for a JOB during the Vendee Globe sailing race on November 12, 2024. (Photo by skipper Benjamin Ferré)
LORIENT, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 : Monnoyeur - Duo for a Job skipper Benjamin Ferré (FRA) is pictured on September 12, 2024 off Lorient, France - Photo by Lou-Kevin Roquais

Benjamin Ferré: “I really want to finish at all costs, even if I end up swimming and pulling my boat”

WHAT THE SKIPPERS SAID (18/40). Benjamin Ferré really goes for it. It’s become his kind of trademark, on land and on the water, not to doubt himself bUt to press on and do his thing! With his bright yellow Crocs and his bubblY personality, he stood out five years ago when the Parisian turned up on…

Profile

Benjamin Ferré is a young Breton who loves life and challenges. With more than 40,000 km hitchhiking around the globe, a crossing of the Atlantic using a sextant, a 4L Trophy and a Mini Transat in 2019, Benjamin is not a newcomer in the world of adventure. When he launched his Mini project, he discovered the offshore racing world: it was the trigger! His new challenge is to take the start of the 2024 Vendée Globe aboard his IMOCA Monnoyeur - Duo For a Job.

Achievements

2024

  • Vendée Globe

    16th (84d 23h 19m 39s)

2023

  • Retour à la Base

    13th

  • Transat Jacques Vabre

    13th

  • Rolex Fastnet Race

    15th

  • Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race

    9th

2022

  • Route du Rhum

    15th

  • Défi Azimut

    11th

  • Vendée Arctique - Les Sables d'Olonne

    4th

  • Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race

    11th

2019

  • Mini Transat

    3th

  • Mini Fasnet with Kévin Bloch

    5th

  • Mini Pornichet Select

    5th

  • Mini GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA 2019 with Titouan Sessa

    4th

  • French Championship Mini

    7th

2015

  • Crossing the Atlantic using a sextant

MONNOYEUR - DUO FOR A JOB

  • Former names : Macif, SMA, Banque Populaire X
  • Architect : VPLP/Verdier
  • Construction : 2010, CDK Technologies
  • Launch date : 16 Août 2011
  • Lenght : 18,28 m
  • Beam : 5,40 m
  • Draught : 4,50 m
  • Weight : 8 tonnes
  • Mast height : 29 m
  • Upwind sail area : 250 m²
  • Downwind sail area : 530 m²

Monnoyeur, a family company founded in 1906, supplies its customers in the construction, industry and agriculture sectors with high-performance machinery and solutions - through the Bergerat Monnoyeur, Aprolis and IPSO distribution networks. Through its dedicated subsidiaries Eneria and ARKANCE, Monnoyeur also helps its customers to meet their energy transition and digitalisation challenges. The company also offers specialist services through CHRONO Flex and GCS. SITECH, a subsidiary specialising in positioning and guidance technologies for the construction industry, offers innovative solutions for optimising worksites. The group has sales of €3.3 billion in 2023, operates in 23 countries on 5 continents and employs more than 9,000 people.

Commitment

DUO for a JOB is the association featured on the sails of Benjamin Ferré's IMOCA. It connects young people from immigrant backgrounds with experienced people over 50 years old from the same professional sector, so that they can support them in their job search.