Route du Rhum 2026 · Ocean Fifty
Baptiste HULIN
The skipper
- Nationality
- France
- Age
- 29 years old
- Home port
- Saint-Malo
- Participations
- 2
- Lucky charm
- My team
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it." by Mark Twain
Biography
A native of Cholet, Baptiste Hulin first made his name in Match Racing with the APCC Voile Sportive de Pornichet, where he won the titles of French champion and then Youth European champion.
Drawn to the open sea, he went on to sail two Transat Jacques Vabre races and one Route du Rhum in Class40. In 2024 he became skipper of the Ocean Fifty Viabilis Océans and progressed quickly: second in the Route des Terres Neuvas that same year, then winner in 2025 of the Transat Café L'Or as well as the Ocean Fifty Series championship. In 2026 he will start the Route du Rhum solo, convinced that his finest achievements still lie ahead.
Drawn to the open sea, he went on to sail two Transat Jacques Vabre races and one Route du Rhum in Class40. In 2024 he became skipper of the Ocean Fifty Viabilis Océans and progressed quickly: second in the Route des Terres Neuvas that same year, then winner in 2025 of the Transat Café L'Or as well as the Ocean Fifty Series championship. In 2026 he will start the Route du Rhum solo, convinced that his finest achievements still lie ahead.
The boat
- Class
- Ocean Fifty
- Sail no.
- FRA04
- Length
- 15.2 m
- Beam
- 15.2 m
- Draft
- 3.5 m
- Mast height
- 23 m
- Weight
- 3,500 kg
- Year built
- 2017
- Yard
- CDK Technologies
- Designer
- VPLP
Links
Information and photos: Route du Rhum organisation (routedurhum.com).