Guillaume PIROUELLE
Route du Rhum 2026 · Class40

Guillaume PIROUELLE

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Photo : Gpirouelle · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The skipper

Nationality
France
Age
32 years old
Home port
LE HAVRE

Biography

Guillaume Pirouelle is a sailor born in Rouen. He grew up in dinghy sailing, in Optimist and then 470. He started offshore racing in 2021, driven by the desire to learn and to push his limits. He won the Tour de France à la Voile in 2019 as part of a crew and finished second in the Solitaire du Figaro in 2022. Every mile sailed since then has helped him progress. A Class40 winner of the Transat Café L’Or, he approaches the Route du Rhum with ambition and humility. His driving force: learning relentlessly.

The boat

Class
Class40
Sail no.
FRA 197
Length
12.2 m
Beam
4.5 m
Draft
3 m
Mast height
19 m
Weight
4,580 kg
Year built
2023
Yard
JPS Production
Designer
Sam Manuard

See the boat page →

Links

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Information and photos: Route du Rhum organisation (routedurhum.com).