ALL ACCESS #11 with Jérémie Beyou
🇬🇧 Let's dive into the thrilling preparations for the Vendée Globe. For IMOCA skippers, the year 2024 holds paramount significance, marking the pinnacle of their efforts.
Sailing solo around the world is their ultimate ambition, and reaching the starting line is their first victory. ALL ACCESS is the web series produced by IMOCA in partnership with Harken. Its goal is to immerse you in the world of the skippers and the behind-the-scenes of their teams throughout the year, at the heart of their intense preparation for the major challenge that awaits them at the end of the year. You probably know this skipper with the black and red IMOCA. Jérémie Beyou, skipper of Charal, is set to compete in his fifth Vendée Globe. A month and a half before the start of the 2024 edition, Jérémie invites us into his shipyard to unveil his new foils, those appendages that help the IMOCA stabilize and gain speed. With passion and humility, Jérémie reflects on his previous participations in the solo round-the-world race, sharing the highs and lows of this extraordinary adventure, along with the lessons learned from each edition. In 2024, he returns more determined than ever to reach the top of the podium.
🎥 polaRYSE
Teams info
Offshore racing: a laboratory for innovation in alternative materials
As part of its commitment to sustainability, the IMOCA class has recently introduced an experimental rule regarding the use of alternative materials in boat construction.
•••Reliability – the Holy Grail for shore teams in IMOCA as the ultimate test draws ever closer
There is an old saying in sailing that yacht races are won on the shore before a boat or a skipper even sets sail and, when it comes to technical preparation, that is never more true than in the Vendée Globe.
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