MONNOYEUR - DUO FOR A JOB

Taken on by Paul Meilhat, the ex-Macif rechristened SMA has had an eventful life, particularly during the Transat Jacques Vabre with Michel Desjoyeaux, and above all on the way back in solo mode, the injured skipper having to abandon his boat. After quite an epic recovery, the monohull was returned to her former glory, finishing 4th in The Transat and the New York-Vendée, but during the Vendée Globe 2016-17, Paul Meilhat had to divert to Tahiti after breaking his keel ram. The brilliant skipper won the Route du Rhum 2018 ahead of 19 rivals, but has to part ways with his non-foiling VPLP Verdier design after SMA’s withdrawal. The boat belonging to Michel Desjoyeaux’ racing stable Mer Agitée is chartered to Banque Populaire for the young Clarisse Crémer. The latter secures 6th place in Brazil (with Armel Le Cléac’h) in 2019, then finishes 12th and first woman in the Vendée Globe 2020-21. After a few very quiet months, Benjamin Ferré bought the IMOCA with the aim of a first participation in the Vendée Globe 2024. In 2022, advised by Jean Le Cam, the IMOCA ‘debutant’ created quite a stir by finishing in 11th in the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race, before an outstanding 4th place in the Vendée Arctique. In 2023, the 2011 IMOCA continues to shine as one of the best straight daggerboard IMOCAs. In double-handed configuration with Pierre Le Roy, Benjamin Ferré finishes the year aiming for the top 15.

2020-2021 : Vendée Globe - 12th
2020 : Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération - 4th
2020 : Vendée Arctique - 12th
2019 : Transat Café L'Or - 6th
2019 : Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération - 6th
2019 : Rolex Fastnet Race - 3rd
2018 : Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe - Winner
2018 : Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération - 4th
2018 : Drheam-Cup 700 - DNS
2018 : Monaco Globe Series - Winner
2018 : Bermudes 1000 Race – Douarnenez / Cascais - Winner
2017 : Transat Café L'Or - 2nd
2017 : Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération - Winner
2017 : Rolex Fastnet Race - Winner
2016-2017 : Vendée Globe - Abandon le 24/12/2016
2016 : Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération - 4th
2016 : New York Vendée - Les Sables d'Olonne - 4th
2016 : The Transat CIC - 4th
2015 : Transat St Barth - Port La Forêt - Abandon le 14/12
2015 : Transat Café L'Or - Abandon le 30/10
2015 : Rolex Fastnet Race - Abandon
2015 : Record SNSM - Winner
2014 : Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe - Winner
2013 : Transat Café L'Or - Abandon le 21/11
2013 : Rolex Fastnet Race - Winner
2012-2013 : Vendée Globe - Winner
2011 : Transat B to B - Winner
2011 : Transat Café L'Or - 4th