Route du Rhum 2026 · IMOCA
Manuel COUSIN
Photo : Martin-78 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The skipper
- Nationality
- France
- Age
- 58 years old
- Home port
- Les Sables d'Olonne
- Participations
- 3
- Lucky charm
- A little striped octopus: Madeleine Sourire. She has been with him since his first offshore races.
Supporting the prevention of school dropout means giving children confidence and a mastery of the basics. My wish: to make the Coup de Pouce association known so it can support more children, they deserve it!
Biography
Manuel Cousin stands for a down-to-earth, combative kind of sailing: sincere, approachable and committed, he combines determination with simplicity. He first learned to sail in an Optimist at Saint-Briac, near Saint-Malo, and has twice finished the Vendée Globe. His project, both sporting and charitable, looks outward to the ocean and to other people. On 1 November 2026 he will line up for his third Route du Rhum, a race he values for the intensity it offers when sailed solo. Driven by the desire to improve, he pushes his limits while sharing the emotion of the open sea.
The boat
- Class
- IMOCA
- Sail no.
- FRA123
- Length
- 18.3 m
- Beam
- 5.8 m
- Draft
- 4.5 m
- Mast height
- 29 m
- Weight
- 8,400 kg
- Year built
- 2010
- Yard
- CDK Technologies
- Designer
- VPLP - Verdier
Photo : Jug81 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · illustration photo
Links
Videos
- IMOCA Coup de pouce onboard 10, le 30 oct. 2025 sur la Transat Café L'Or La Havre Normandie 2025-11-08
- Jean Baptiste Daramy - news IMOCA Coup de Pouce sur la Transat Café L'Or 2025 jour 3 - 29/10/2025 2025-10-29
- On board 4 - Réparation safran sur IMOCA Coup de Pouce Transat Cafe L'Or 2025 - 28/10/2025 2025-10-29
- On Board 3 Réparation grand Voile et montée au mât Imoca Coup de Pouce Transat Café L'Or 2025 2025-10-29
- IMOCA Coup de Pouce Transat Café L'Or 2025 - On Board 2 - 27/10/2025 2025-10-29
- IMOCA Coup de Pouce Transat Café L'Or 2025 - On Board 1 - Départ 2025-10-29
Information and photos: Route du Rhum organisation (routedurhum.com).