Route du Rhum 2026 · Ocean Fifty
Erwan LE DRAOULEC
Photo : Bearnaise · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
The skipper
- Nationality
- France
- Age
- 29 years old
- Home port
- Locmiquélic
- Lucky charm
- My wife
"If the Vendée Globe is the Everest of the IMOCAs, the Route du Rhum is the North Face of the Eiger for the Ocean Fifties."
Biography
At 29, Erwan Le Draoulec is a talented young skipper who was noticed very early for his determination and his results in offshore racing. He won the Mini Transat in 2017, at just 21, and has since taken on one ambitious project after another, particularly in the Figaro and Class40. A keen fan of multihulls, he has long dreamed of sailing an Ocean Fifty. Since 2025, that dream has come true thanks to Lazare and Tanguy Le Turquais: a human and sporting adventure full of meaning, true to his commitment.
The boat
- Class
- Ocean Fifty
- Sail no.
- FRA895
- Length
- 15.2 m
- Beam
- 15.2 m
- Mast height
- 24 m
- Weight
- 4 t
- Year built
- 2023
- Yard
- CDK
- Designer
- VPLP
Links
Videos
- Route du rhum 2026 : Ocean's six : le casse de l'amour ! 2026-10-15
- Teaser route du rhum 2026-10-08
Information and photos: Route du Rhum organisation (routedurhum.com).