Route du Rhum 2026 · Vintage Mono
Christophe BACHMANN
The skipper
- Nationality
- France
- Age
- 57 years old
- Home port
- Saint Malo
- Lucky charm
- the novel "L'Amour, la mer" by Pascal Quignard
"Talent is wanting to" Jacques Brel
Biography
Christophe is both a skipper passionate about design and an architect passionate about offshore racing, and he draws the same energy from both worlds: that of gesture, of the long term and of the search for balance. A native of eastern France, he settled in Dinard after his studies, drawn there by love and by sailing. He then had two dreams: to make a living from architecture and to go far out on the water. The first took off under spinnaker, and the second reached the holy grail with the confirmation of his qualification for the 2026 Route du Rhum!
His formula: sailing means building while in motion.
His formula: sailing means building while in motion.
The boat
- Class
- Vintage Mono
- Sail no.
- FRA 53 536
- Length
- 25.7 m
- Beam
- 5.4 m
- Draft
- 4.6 m
- Mast height
- 29 m
- Weight
- 30,000 kg
- Year built
- 2001
- Yard
- PECHINEY
- Designer
- GILLES VATON
Links
Information and photos: Route du Rhum organisation (routedurhum.com).