At the age of 20, Antoine Cornic took part in the Mini Transat and finished 10th. Proud of this honourable ranking, he went on to attempt the North Atlantic record in a Mini, but broke his boat. Several years later, after starting a family, he decided to set sail again. Tenacious, he set up an IMOCA project in 2021, supported by Pascal Barreau and his company Ebac. In 2022, he met Benjamin Salah, CEO of Human Immobilier. The three men with shared values decided to set sail together for the Vendée Globe 2024.
Ranking
19th
Status
Distances covered
in nautical miles (1 mile ≈ 1.852 km)
- 2875 Transat Jacques Vabre 2021
- 1298 Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race 2022
- 1250 Vendée Arctique - Les Sables d'Olonne 2022
- 3550 Route du Rhum 2022
- 294 Défi Azimut 2023
- 1880 Transat Jacques Vabre 2023
- 3500 Retour à la Base 2023
- Transat Jacques Vabre 2021 2875
- Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race 2022 1298
- Vendée Arctique - Les Sables d'Olonne 2022 1250
- Route du Rhum 2022 3550
- Défi Azimut 2023 294
- Transat Jacques Vabre 2023 1880
- Retour à la Base 2023 3500
Profile
Achievements
HUMAN IMMOBILIER
- Former names : Spirit of Canada, ALGIMOUSS Spirit of Canada, O Canada, ebac
- Architect : Owen Clarke
- Construction : Chris Prior
- Launch date : 23 Août 2005
- Lenght : 18,28 m
- Beam : 5,50 m
- Draught : 4,50 m
- Weight : 8,8 t
- Mast height : 29 m
- Upwind sail area : 270 m²
- Downwind sail area : 540 m²
The project's main partner, Human Immobilier, with its 650 agencies, is a major player in the property sector. Already involved in sport through its Human Sport entity, joining Antoine Cornic and his team's project seemed an obvious choice in light of their shared values.
Ebac, a company that makes mattresses from recycled plastic waste, is Antoine Cornic's longest-standing partner. Their story is one of friendship, but also of shared values, notably their fight for cleaner oceans.
Commitment
Antoine Cornic and his partner Ebac are taking part in the fight against plastic at sea with the #reveillonsnousbyebac campaign to raise awareness of this environmental issue. He also supports the Mathys association, which fights cancer affecting young children, particularly cerebral gliomatosis.
