Route du Rhum 2026 · Class40
Vincent RIOU
Photo : Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The skipper
- Nationality
- France
- Age
- 54 years old
- Home port
- Loctudy
- Participations
- 4
The Route du Rhum is an exceptional race. I am happy to line up at the start again. The fight is going to be very high-level in Class40. It will be fabulous to follow and above all to live.
Biography
Vincent Riou is among the great figures of French sailing. He won the 2004-2005 Vendée Globe on PRB and won the Transat Jacques Vabre twice, in 2013 and 2015. He stayed with the PRB colors for almost twenty years and took part in 4 editions of the Route du Rhum, from 2006 to 2018. A seasoned sailor and respected technician, he holds one of the richest track records in French offshore racing. He now sails in Class40, aboard Pierreval-Fondation GoodPlanet.
The boat
- Class
- Class40
- Sail no.
- FRA109
- Length
- 12.2 m
- Beam
- 4.4 m
- Draft
- 3 m
- Mast height
- 18 m
- Weight
- 4,500 kg
- Year built
- 2024
- Yard
- Pogo Structures
- Designer
- Guillaume Verdier
Photo : Jug81 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · illustration photo
Links
Information and photos: Route du Rhum organisation (routedurhum.com).