Route du Rhum 2026 · IMOCA
Fabrice AMEDEO
Photo : Eric HOUDAS · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The skipper
- Nationality
- France
- Age
- 48 years old
- Home port
- Lorient
- Participations
- 4
- Lucky charm
- A shell given to me by my youngest daughter
"The free man thinks of nothing less than of death, but his wisdom is a meditation not on death but on life" - Spinoza
Biography
Fabrice Amedeo, a former journalist at Le Figaro, has taken part in three Vendée Globes and completed some twenty Atlantic crossings in races. This sailor from Vannes has been committed to ecology and ocean protection for more than 10 years.
Holding degrees in philosophy and from Sciences Po, and the author of nine books, he follows an unusual path, between sea, reflection and commitment.
Holding degrees in philosophy and from Sciences Po, and the author of nine books, he follows an unusual path, between sea, reflection and commitment.
The boat
- Class
- IMOCA
- Sail no.
- FRA56
- Length
- 18.3 m
- Beam
- 5.8 m
- Draft
- 4.5 m
- Mast height
- 28.5 m
- Weight
- 7,900 kg
- Year built
- 2007
- Yard
- Hakes Marine
- Designer
- Owen Clarke
Links
Information and photos: Route du Rhum organisation (routedurhum.com).