| Age | 32 (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 (FRANCE) |
| Commitment | Duo for a Job |
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. Two years later, he reached the podium of the 2019 Mini Transat on board Pile Poil, Clarisse Crémer's former Mini, and finished first Bizuth.
He then discovered that someone had put everything he loved in life into a box, and had called it: COURSE AU LARGE!
After talking to Jean Le Cam, the idea of sailing around the world single-handed without stopovers and without assistance germinated in him. He gave his all to participate in the 2024 edition. In 2022, he took over the helm of Banque Populaire, having just returned from the round the world race with Clarisse Crémer, and took part in his first solo IMOCA race in the Guyader Bermuddx 1000 Race, which he finished in 11th place. He was then joined by the Monnoyeur Group and the Duo for a job association for the other races of the 2022 season.
In 2023, Benjamin Ferré took Pierre Le Roy on board for the double-handed season.
2023 : Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race - 9th
2022: Route du Rhum - 15th
2022: Défi Azimut - 11th
2022: Vendée Arctique - 4th
2022: Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race - 11th
2019: Mini Transat 2019 - 3rd
| 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 |
The two-handed Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race is proving a fascinating opener as the 2023 IMOCA GLOBE SERIES gets underway in the northeast Atlantic, with some outstanding performances in the early stages.
•••This Sunday 7 May at 14:00 hours local time, the fourth edition of the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race Brest – Brest kicked off from the Brest Narrows exit. Propelled along by a 5 to 8-knot W’ly wind, the thirteen duos enjoye…
•••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.
•••
