Class40 Entrants
Created in 2004, the Class40 has become the largest fleet in offshore racing. With nearly 50 boats, this class is once again the most represented.
Aina Bauza, Yohan Bertrand (Yoda Tales), Stéphane Bodin (Wasabiii), Jules Bonnier, Mathieu Claveau (Phare 40), Pep Costa (VSF Sports Alla Grande), Yves Courbon (OceanConnect), Fabien Delahaye (Legallais), Corentin Douguet (SNSM, Make a Donation!), Sophie Faguet (Charity Challenge with Ellye and l'Arche), Loïc Féquet, Robin Follin (Solano), Andrea Fornaro (Influence2), Jonas Gerckens (Belgium Ocean Racing), Marco Guerra (Imagin'Act Socomec), Emmanuel Hamez (Viranga), Théa Khelif (Women of Course), Milan Kolacek, Guillaume L'Hostis (Alternative Sailing), Sasha Lanièce (Alderan), Matéo Le Calvic, Quentin Le Nabour (Bleu Blanc Planète Location), Pierre Leboucher, Pamela Lee (#EmpowHer), Ian Lipinski (Crédit Mutuel), Alexis Loison (Reel Arcadia), Thomas Lurton (Sireco), Goulven Marie (Qwanza Espoir), William Mathelin Moreaux (Patapain Les Invincibles), Mikael Mergui (Hirsch Centrakor), Achile Nebout (Amarris), Kéni Piperol, Guillaume Pirouelle (Sogestran Seafrigo), Thimoté Polet (Zeiss Vision One), Ulysse Pozzoli (Eärwen), Christophe Rateau (Gustave Roussy), Yanick Rebuffat (Mussulo 40), Vincent Riou (Pierreval GoodPlanet Foundation), Luca Rosetti (Maccaferri Futura), Henry Rupert (Eora), Rodolphe Sepho (Rêve de Large 5), Matteo Sericano (Lucente Europa Racing), Benoit Sineau (Ekinox), Lomano Takasi (Réauté Chocolat Avento), Djemila Tassin (Magenta), Jean Baptiste Ternon (MIC by Doliam), Gaëtan Thomas (Barco Bresil), Axel Tréhin, as well as one entry to be announced.
Those enrolled in Ultim
The flagship category of the Route du Rhum, seven crews are currently registered in the Ultim category:
Alexia Barrier (IDEC Sport CIC), Louis Burton (Armand Thiery), Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild), Thomas Coville (Sodebo Ultim 3), Tom Laperche (SVR Lazartigue), Armel Le Cléac'h (Banque Populaire) and Anthony Marchand (Actual Ultim 4).
Ocean Fifty Entrants
With new sponsorship from the Solitaire du Figaro, all members of the Ocean Fifty class will be at the starting line:
Luke Berry (Le Rire Médecin Lamotte Dr. Josette Girafe), Basile Bourgnon (Edenred Enjoy Racing), Laurent Bourgues (Ready To Go...), Baptiste Hulin (Viabilis Océans), Anne Claire Le Berre (Upwind by MerConcept), Erwan Le Draoulec (Lazare), Erwan Le Roux (Plastic Odyssey Fifty), Léonard Legrand (Sodebo Fifty), Matthieu Perraut (Elvest Dark Jador), Pierre Quiroga (WeWise), and Thibaut Vauchel Camus (Solidaires en Peloton).
IMOCA Entrants
This fleet, consisting of the latest generation of foiling boats and optimized older models, is usually a bit larger:
Fabrice Amedeo (Team FDJ United WeWise), Pierre Louis Attwell (Résilient Rua Hatu), Davy Beaudart (Bureau Vallée), Ambrogio Beccaria (Allagrande Mapei), Jérémie Beyou (Charal), Arnaud Boissières (April Marine), Élodie Bonafous (Association Petits Princes Queguiner), Francesca Clapcich (11th Hour Racing), Manuel Cousin (Coup de Pouce), Nicolas d'Estais (Café Joyeux), Jean Baptiste Daramy, Violette Dorange (Initiatives Cœur), Sam Goodchild (Macif Santé Prévoyance), Boris Herrmann (Malizia), Corentin Horeau (MACSF), Robin Marais, Sébastien Marsset (Foussier), Nicolas Rouger (Demain c'est loin), Scott Shawyer (Canada Ocean Racing), Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil), Maxime Sorel (Dragon Fly), Matasomo Susuki (Milai 22), as well as one entry yet to be confirmed (TBA).
Vintage Multi Entrants
This category brings together multihulls from previous generations that continue to compete in offshore racing. It includes several iconic boats and experienced skippers, such as Francis Joyon, Roland Jourdain, and Damien Seguin.
Christophe Bogrand (TerresduLaunay), Charlie Capelle (Acapella), David Ducosson (Trilogik), Laurent Etheimer (Fifty Fifty), Florian Gueguen (Graine de Courage), Marc Guillemot (Dazeilad), Roland Jourdain (Kairos), Francis Joyon (Pour les Océans), Gilles Lamiré (Groupe GCA), Halvard Mabire (GDD), Éric Péron (French Touch Oceans Club), Romain Pilliard (Use It Again), Thierry Roger (Perros Guirec), and Damien Seguin (Arkea Handicap International).
Those registered for Vintage Mono
The Vintage Mono class brings together monohulls built before the advent of modern class rules. This class showcases the heritage of offshore racing with sailboats that continue to cross the Atlantic solo.
Christophe Bachmann (Grain de Sable), Antoine Brunet (Geodis), Tanguy Caradec (Eurvad), Wilfried Clerton (Echo Mer), Gilles Colubi (SNSM Guilvinec), Amaury de Jamblinne de Meux (Tagaroa), Rémy Gerin (Faiaoahe), Patrick Isoard (Groupe Cogedis for Enfants du Mékong), Kieran Le Borgne (Aito), Jean Le Cam (Alegria CC), Hugo Le Fort (Le Cigare Rouge), Frédéric Mailhos (Fève), Olivier Nemsguern (Ecolhuma On Racing), and Titouan Pilliard (Use It Again for Youth Rh

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