Alan ROBERTS

IMOCA Globe Series-
Points-
Age35 (3/12/90)
Top performance9th at the Transat Jacques Vabre with Clarisse Crémer in 2023
Joined Imoca on2023
TeamHolcim-PRB
BaseLorient (FRANCE)

Profile

A graduate of the Artemis Offshore Academy, the school that has nurtured many British talents, Alan Roberts has become a great Figaro and solo sailor in 10 years. With a Vendée Globe project in the pipeline, he has also been involved in a number of IMOCA projects in recent years.

After sailing several legs of The Ocean Race with Biotherm, the British sailor becomes co-skipper alongside Clarisse Crémer on the IMOCA L'Occitane en Provence for the 2023 season, and will also serve as her technical advisor for the Vendée Globe.

In 2025, he will join the crew of Holcim-PRB for The Ocean Race Europe.

Sailing Highlights

2023 : Transat Café L'Or - 9th
2023 : Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération - 10th
2023 : Rolex Fastnet Race - 6th
Other highlights

2022: Solitaire du Figaro – 19th place
2021: Solitaire du Figaro – 11th place
2020: Solitaire du Figaro – 10th place
2019: Solitaire du Figaro – 15th place
2018: Solitaire du Figaro – 18th place
2017: Solitaire du Figaro – 22nd place
2016: Solitaire du Figaro – 16th place
2015: Solitaire du Figaro – 9th place

2014: Solitaire du Figaro – 36th place and 7th rookie (bizuth)

Boat

Name HOLCIM - PRB
Sail numberFRA 85
ArchitectGuillaume Verdier
Construction2022, Carrington, Southampton (GB)
Length18,28 m
Beam5,5 m
Draught4,5 m
WeightNC
Mast height29 m
Mast typeWing mast
FoilsYes
Sail area max.
UpwindNC
DownwindNC
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