| Baptismal name | HORIZON 29 |
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| Architect | Guillaume Verdier |
| Construction | 2024, CDK & MerConcept |
| Launch date | 2/18/25 |
| Former names | Horizon 29 |
| Skipper | Elodie BONAFOUS |
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Engaged for many years in the world of sailing and sports, Bertrand Quéguiner, director of the Horizon29 offshore racing team, has decided to start the construction of an IMOCA. It will be skippered by the Breton Élodie Bonafous, with the Vendée Globe 2028 in her sights.
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The face of the race changed within a few hours. After more than 24 hours trapped in a stubborn calm, the competitors in the 1000 Race found wind again last night, with a north-easterly flow setting in.
•••The IMOCA Class returns to the racecourse today for the first time in 2026, with a small but high quality fleet of solo skippers taking on the fifth edition of the 1000 Race.
•••A milky sky, a barely rippled sea… The atmosphere in the Bay of La Forêt this Friday, May 1, felt like a peaceful interlude. A misleading impression. Out on the water, the IMOCA fleet was not there to drift, but to compe…
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