The skippers
Gilles Lamiré has accumulated maritime experiences over the last 20 years: luxury charter ocean racing, Dragon, maxi-catamaran, old rigging, carbon multihullsâeuros¦ Indeed, he has participated in many convoying and cruises, especially in the Caribbean, but also in some regattas and record: 1 er of the Mini-Transat in 1995, 1 er of the Transat Jacques Vabre in 1997, the absolute record of the 24 hours solo, in 2006 or European champion in sport catamaran 2012. But it is because he likes confrontation that he decided to take part in the Route du Rhum, in Orma, in 2006 and in Ultimes, in 2010.
He is the latest to enter the Multi50 class, having bought Prince de Bretagne, the trimaran with which Lionel Lemonchois won his second Route du Rhum in 2013, with the aim of finishing in the top three in the class. He succeeded in his goal, finishing in 3rd place e place of the podium in the Transat Jacques Vabre, in 2013 and in the 3rd e position, on the Route du Rhum, in 2014.
Yvan Bourgnon fell in love with the sea at a very young age as he left for a four year round the world trip with his parents at the age of 8. When he was 13, his family moved to Saint-Brévin, in Brittany, and he has never left the docks, choosing to sail only on multihulls since the age of 13. He became French champion in a Hobie Cat and then sailed on Orma, from its creation in 1990 as a crew member on Primagaz until 2007, as skipper of the trimaran Brossard and leader of the first ocean racing team: Team Ocean.
In 1995, he won an unprecedented triple: the Mini-Fastnet, the "Transgascogne", and especially the Mini-Transat. He then went on to win several records.
In 1997, he won the Transat Jacques Vabre with his brother Laurent Bourgnon, also a sailor. In 1999, they tried their luck again, but damage to their floats forced them to make a stopover.
In 2000, he won the record for the longest distance ever covered by a crew in 24 hours (625.34 miles) on a 60-foot trimaran during the Transat Québec âeuros Saint-Malo and won third place on the podium at the same time. In 2001, he became the record holder of the Channel Straits Challenge with a crew in 2 h 14 min and 55 s.
In 2002, when he capsized in the Route du Rhum, he refused to abandon his overturned boat and stayed on board for five days. In 2006, Yvan beat the 24-hour record: 610 miles with training sails, with a load of one ton of material and a broken foil at the 21st hour.
In 2010, he specializes in extreme sailing by taking on increasingly crazy challenges in sport catamarans, but he does not give up competition because he becomes European Champion in sport catamarans in 2012.
This year, in 2015, we could see him achieve several challenges. He was the first to round Cape Horn in a sport catamaran and the first to sail around the world in a non-dwelling boat. He returned to Ouistreham on June 23, after 20 months of sailing ( Read the article on Yvan Bourgnon's Round the World Race ).
The boat
Technical specifications
| Class | Multi 50 |
| Length | 15,24 m |
| Width | 14,75 m |
| Home port | Saint-Malo |
| Architect | Nigel Irens |
| Job site (manufacturer) | Marsaudon Composites |
| Year of launch | 2009 |
| Upwind sail area | 195 m2 |
| Sail area downwind | 270 m2 |
