Committees
Board
The board is elected by the General Meeting and is in charge of the IMOCA class. Luc Talbourdet is chairman of the board.
Committee members:
Luc Talbourdet - President
Jean Le Cam - Vice-president
Bernard Stamm - General secretary
Pascal Chadail - Member
Alex Thomson - Member
Dominique Wavre - Member
Antoine Mermod - Member
Jose-Maria Benavides - Member
To carry out its tasks, it can rely on:
The managing director (Gaëtan Gouérou), in charge of overall management: administration@imoca.org
The general secretariat and team liaison is taken care of by Marion Cardon: contact@imoca.org
Chief Measurer, René Boulaire, in charge of ensuring class rules are respected: chief.measurer@imoca.org
Sylvie Viant, in charge of the technical administration of the class :sviant@orange.fr
Events Committee
The main task of the Events Committee is to draw up the official race calendar for the IMOCA class. It discusses with all the organisers its list of requirements and ensures a coherent World Championship is put in place, both in terms of the format of races and the dates and venues. The committee works in close collaboration with the managing director, in particular when promoting the class.
Committee members:
- President : Alex THOMSON
- Members :
Luc TALBOURDET
Jean LE CAM
Dominique WAVRE
Gwenaël GBICK
Yannick PERRIGOT
Technical Committee
The main task of the Technical Committee is to draw up class rules and examine how they can evolve. In order to be applicable, all of the proposals from the Technical Committee must be approved by the Board, and in some cases the approval of the General Meeting is required.
Committee members:
- President : Pascal CHADAIL
- Members :
Luc TALBOURDET
Jean LE CAM
Dominique WAVRE
Bernard STAMM
Nicolas ABIVEN
Hervé GIORSETTI










