Alan Roura is a precocious sailor. After a childhood spent on the water, on Lake Geneva, and then eleven years of sailing around the world with his family, he took part in his first major race at the age of just 20.
Mini Transat, Route du Rhum, Transat Jacques Vabre... Alan tried his hand at (almost) everything and quickly learned his ocean racing skills. Before tackling the Grail of the discipline: the 2016 Vendée Globe, which he finished in 12th position, becoming the youngest skipper in history to finish the race, at just 23 years old.
Four years later, he was again the youngest skipper to start the ninth edition, which he finished in 17th place. Not spared by technical problems, he nevertheless completed his second consecutive solo round the world race, after 95 days of pain, but rich in lessons for a third participation, already in the making.
At 29 years of age, two-time finisher of the "Everest of the Seas" and holder of the North Atlantic record, the Genevan is now thinking even bigger. With a wealth of experience and a new maturity, the Swiss sailor has acquired the latest IMOCA boat to be born, Hugo Boss, an innovative 60-foot boat with a very closed cockpit. Alan Roura, joined by the watchmaker Hublot and the Bonhôte bank, now aspires to be one of the favourites.
2023 : Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race - 8ème
2022: Route du Rhum - 21st
2022: Défi Azimut - 13rd
2022: Vendée Arctique - 7th
2022: Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race - 15th
2020-21 : Vendée Globe - 17th (95d 06h 09m 56s)
| Name | HUBLOT |
|---|---|
| Sail number | SUI 7 |
| Architect | VPLP - Pete Hobson |
| Construction | 2019, Carrington Boats, Southampton (GB) |
| Former names | HUGO BOSS |
| Length | 18,28 m |
|---|---|
| Beam | 5,40 m |
| Draught | 4,50 m |
| Weight | 7,6 tonnes |
| Mast height | 29 m |
| Mast type | Wing mast |
| Foils | Yes |
| Sail area max. | |
| Upwind | 330 m2 |
| Downwind | 630 m2 |
It’s going to be action-packed, with five races scheduled – including the two-handed Transat Jacques Vabre and the solo Retour à La Base – and it will be a season when the pecking order for the next Vendée Globe will be …
•••At 15:02:13 UTC, Alan Roura on Hublot took 21st place in the IMOCA class on the twelfth edition of the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe. His race time was 14 days, 1 hour 47 minutes and 13 seconds.
•••First event of the IMOCA GLOBE SERIES 2022, the 3rd edition of the Guyader Bermuda 1000 Race will be held from May 5th to 13th.
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