FORTINET - BEST WESTERN

Launched in 2015, she was helmed by Seb Josse from Nice, who teamed up with Charles Caudrelier for the Transat Jacques Vabre. Unfortunately, the boisterous conditions forced the crew to retire as a result of rig issues. Delivered to St Barth’s, she took victory in the return transatlantic race, the B to B. The skipper then had to retire from The Transat due to snapped battens, before securing second place in the New York-Les Sables d’Olonne. In the Vendée Globe, following serious damage to the foil casing whilst in the leading group, Seb Josse was forced to retire and make for Fremantle in Australia. In March 2017, Boris Herrmann took the helm in the colours of the Yacht Club de Monaco, finishing 3rd in the Fastnet Race (with Pierre Casiraghi), then 4th in the Transat Jacques Vabre (with Thomas Ruyant). Fifth in the Route du Rhum 2018, Boris Herrmann worked assiduously to prepare for the Vendée Globe 2020-2021 (GP Guyader, Bermudes 1000 Race, Fastnet Race…), even taking the young Greta Thunberg to the USA on her, before a lacklustre Transat Jacques Vabre with Will Harris after a failed weather option. Malizia II-Yacht Club de Monaco underwent a complete overhaul in 2020 and was rechristened Seaexplorer - Yacht Club de Monaco. She took the start of the Vendée Globe 2020-2021, finishing in 5th place after colliding with a fishing boat the day before the finish. In 2021, Romain Attanasio purchased the much fawned over VPLP-Verdier design and she now goes by the name Fortinet-Best Western. She finished 7th in the Transat Jacques Vabre accompanied by Sébastien Marsset, then 17th in the Vendée Arctique Les Sables d’Olonne, after a European tour spanning Lorient, London and Lisbon.

2020-21: Vendée Globe - 5th
2020: Défi Azimut - 7th
2020: Vendée-Arctique-Les Sables d'Olonne - 7th
2019: Transat Jacques Vabre - 12th
2019: Rolex Fastnet Race - 7th
2019: Bermudes 1000 Race - 6th
2018: Route du Rhum - 5th
2018: Monaco Globe Series - 7th