| Age | 31 (10/31/90) |
|---|---|
| Top performance | 3rd place on the Mini Transat 2019 |
| Joined Imoca on | 2022 |
| Team | Benjamin envoie le pépin |
| Base | Port-La-Forêt et Lorient |
Benjamin Ferré is a Breton sailor and entrepreneur, in love with life... and crazy challenges. After a transatlantic sail with a sextant, a solo round-the-world hitchhiking trip and a crossing of Morocco in a 4L, he launched IMAGO in 2017; the first adventure incubator in France, dedicated to hatching sports, ecological and solidarity exploration projects.
In 2017, he put his first foot in the totally unknown world of ocean racing. 2 years later, he reached the podium of the MINI-TRANSAT 2019 aboard Pile Poil and finished 1st Bizuth.
He then discovered that someone had put everything he loved in life in a box, and had called it: OFFSHORE SAILING!
2022: Vendée Arctique - 4th
2022: Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race - 11th
2019: Mini Transat 2019 - 3rd
2019: Mini Fasnet 2019 - 5th with Kévin Bloch
2019: Mini Pornichet Select 6.50 2019 - 5th
2019: Mini GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA 2019 - 4th with Titouan Sessa
| Name | MONNOYEUR - DUO FOR A JOB |
|---|---|
| Sail number | FRA 30 |
| Architect | VPLP - Verdier |
| Construction | 2010, CDK Technologies |
| Former names | MACIF, SMA, BANQUE POPULAIRE X |
| Length | 18,28 m |
|---|---|
| Beam | 5,40 m |
| Draught | 4,50 m |
| Weight | 7,7 tonnes |
| Mast height | 29 m |
| Mast type | Wing mast |
| Foils | No |
| Sail area max. | |
| Upwind | 250 m² |
| Downwind | 530m² |
It’s easy to see why the international construction services company, Monnoyeur, decided to partner with the relatively unknown former Mini sailor Benjamin Ferré, and help him in his Vendée Globe campaign for 2024.
•••What is the link between Guirec Soudée, Benjamin Ferré and Sébastien Marsset? All three have joined the IMOCA class in 2022 with a view to competing in the Vendée Globe in 2024!
•••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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