JEAN LE CAM: MASTER OF THE SEAS PORTRAIT
An engaging personality, known and recognised for his outspokenness, Jean takes real delight in sharing his stories, his emotions and his adventures with the public. We can just picture the show he put on to the crowd in Les Sables d’Olonne for his Vendée Globe finish in 2012-13, to the tune of Allumez le feu by French rocker Johnny Hallyday!
If there is one iconic figure in offshore racing, it has to be Jean Le Cam, a pure product of the “Vallée des Fous” (Valley of Madmen), as Port-la-Forêt’s training ground is nicknamed: “I grew up in the Finistère between Châteauneuf du Faou, Quimperlé, Quimper and La Forêt Fouesnant on the beach of Kerleven, in Port la Forêt.”
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Team Francesca Clapcich unveils bold new visual identity ahead of 2026 offshore race season
Team Francesca Clapcich Powered by 11th Hour Racing has unveiled its bold new racing livery after a four month winter refit.
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And that makes two! Japanese skipper Masa Suzuki is launching his Vendée Globe 2028 campaign at the helm of a 2006 daggerboard IMOCA, “Milai 22.” He will be the second Japanese sailor to take on the challenge of sailing …
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