Route du Rhum 2026 · Ocean Fifty
Luke BERRY
The skipper
- Nationality
- France
- Age
- 39 years old
- Home port
- Saint-Malo
- Participations
- 2
- Lucky charm
- Red clown nose
Biography
Luke Berry has more than ten years of offshore racing experience. After the Mini 6.50 and the Class40, he is now continuing his development on the Ocean Fifty circuit. A qualified engineer and naval architect, he stood out with a 2nd place in the 2015 Mini Transat and several victories in major races, including the Rolex Fastnet Race. In 2025, together with Antoine Joubert, he took 3rd place in the Transat Café L'Or, confirming the team's sporting ambitions.
The boat
- Class
- Ocean Fifty
- Sail no.
- FRA35
- Length
- 15.2 m
- Beam
- 15 m
- Draft
- 1.9 m
- Mast height
- 24 m
- Weight
- 3,500 kg
- Year built
- 2009
- Yard
- JPS
- Designer
- Guillaume Verdier
Photo : Jug81 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · illustration photo
Links
Videos
Information and photos: Route du Rhum organisation (routedurhum.com).