Route du Rhum 2026 · Class40
Kéni PIPEROL
The skipper
- Nationality
- France
- Age
- 30 years old
- Home port
- La Trinité sur Mer
- Participations
- 1
"Precise, not hurried..."
Biography
A 30-year-old skipper from Guadeloupe, Kéni Piperol is setting off on a second consecutive Route du Rhum, with a completely overhauled project and a new team. It will be his 10th transatlantic race, and he has big ambitions in one of the most demanding categories of offshore racing.
Committed as a sailor, particularly toward younger generations, he has built a solid career and is gradually earning his place among the skippers who matter.
Driven by maturity and determination, he follows a clear course: performance.
Committed as a sailor, particularly toward younger generations, he has built a solid career and is gradually earning his place among the skippers who matter.
Driven by maturity and determination, he follows a clear course: performance.
The boat
- Class
- Class40
- Sail no.
- 195
- 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
- Manuard
Links
Information and photos: Route du Rhum organisation (routedurhum.com).