Route du Rhum 2026 · Class40
Jules BONNIER
The skipper
- Nationality
- France
- Age
- 30 years old
- Home port
- Saint-Malo
- Participations
- 1
- Lucky charm
- My cat
"Go, live, become!"
Biography
Jules Bonnier, 30, has been sailing Class40 boats since 2016. As a boat preparer, crew member and then skipper, he has followed the construction of 3 boats and raced 2 Transat Jacques Vabre, 2 Québec–Saint-Malo and the 2022 Route du Rhum on the Class40 #153 Nestenn - Entrepreneurs pour la Planète. In 2025, he took part in the Transat Café l’Or on a new-generation Class40, with Robin Follin. This year, he returns to the Route du Rhum aboard Class40 #190, racing under the colours of Plastic Odyssey, and wants to invite the public to support the association's work alongside him. #SailingForOceans
The boat
- Class
- Class40
- Sail no.
- FRA190
- Length
- 12.2 m
- Beam
- 4.5 m
- Draft
- 3 m
- Mast height
- 19 m
- Weight
- 4,500 kg
- Year built
- 2023
- Yard
- JPS Production
- Designer
- Sam Manuard
Links
Information and photos: Route du Rhum organisation (routedurhum.com).