Jack has competed in the Solitaire du Figaro three times, finishing 1st Bizuth in 2013. In 2014, he joined Dongfeng Race Team as a shore crew member in the Volvo Ocean Race, before being offered a place on board by Charles Caudrelier for Leg 3 to Sanya.
In 2017, the 29-year-old sailor acquired an IMOCA with the ambition of competing in his first Vendée Globe. While awaiting sponsorship, he joined the Dongfeng Race Team crew for a second Volvo Ocean Race, where the team achieved a stunning victory.
Unfortunately, his hopes for sponsorship fell through, and the project never came to fruition. He was forced to sell the boat and give up on the race. After handing the boat over to its new owner in January 2020, Jack Boutell decided to put the Vendée Globe dream on hold and set sail with the Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team.
In 2022, the sailor joined the 11th Hour Racing Team in preparation for a third participation in The Ocean Race. Aboard the American IMOCA, skippered by Charlie Enright, the crew won the round-the-world race with stopovers.
He returned to competition in 2023 alongside Samantha Davies on Initiatives-Cœur as co-skipper.
The Biotherm team has announced that Jack will join the crew alongside Paul Meilhat this summer for The Ocean Race Europe 2025.
2023: Transat Jacques Vabre - 5th (Initiatives-Cœur)
2023: Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération - 5th (Initiatives-Cœur)
2022-23: The Ocean Race - Winner with 11th Hour Racing Team
2021: Winner of The Ocean Race Europe in VO65 with the Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team
2019-21: Spindrift Racing crew member
2017-18: Winner of the Volvo Ocean Race with Dongfeng Race Team
| Name | BIOTHERM |
|---|---|
| Sail number | FRA 2030 |
| Architect | Guillaume Verdier |
| Construction | 2022, Persico Marine |
| Length | 18,28 m |
| Beam | 5,4 m |
| Draught | 4,5 m |
| Weight | 8 tonnes |
| Mast height | 29 m |
| Mast type | Wing mast |
| Foils | Yes |
| Sail area max. | |
| Upwind | 260 m2 |
| Downwind | 600 m2 |
Paul Meilhat and his crew on Biotherm haven’t won the second edition of The Ocean Race Europe yet, but they have produced a perfect start to this unique event and they are going to take some beating.
•••Blasting down the Portuguese coast overnight, Yoann Richomme’s crew have taken the lead, arriving in the Gulf of Cádiz this morning with Biotherm and Holcim-PRB hard on their heels
•••Crews face sleepless hours ahead as Porto’s mid-leg scoring gate fast approaches...
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