| Age | 62 (4/27/59) |
|---|---|
| Top performance | 2nd of the Vendée Globe 2004, winner of the Barcelona World Race 2015, 4th of the Vendée Globe 2020-21 |
| Joined Imoca on | 2004 |
| Team | FINISTERE MER VENT |
| Base | PORT LA FORÊT |
| Partners | Ibis sport, Crédit Agricole |
"Le roi Jean" (King Jean) is so named because of his utter domination when he competed on the Figaro circuit. That was 20 years ago, just after the young Le Cam had worn out his foul weather gear in Concarneau Bay on "Mervent".
This family training aboard this famous Armagnac would quickly bear fruit: among other trophies, Jean went on to win three Solitaire du Figaros! Further victories and podium finishes ensued on everything that floats, with one or more hulls, from world champion titles (in Formula 40 or FICO), to records and transatlantic races... This great Breton talent is as relevant on land preparing (very) fast boats, as he is at sea getting them to the right place with speed and strength.
Looking as if butter wouldn’t melt, Jean has never left the spotlight. In 2015, he was crowned IMOCA World Champion, he finished 6th in the Vendée Globe 2016 and finished on the podium again (3rd) in the Bermudes 1000 Race 2018.
In 2019, Jean Le Cam sailed around Europe to meet his partners before racing the Transat Jacques Vabre with Nicolas Troussel on board his faithful IMOCA 'Hubert', which was put under the colours of CORUM L'Epargne for the occasion.
In 2020, Jean is putting together a Vendée Globe project and is embarking on the adventure for the fifth time. The skipper battled at the head of the fleet throughout the race, demonstrating that experience and knowledge of his boat could make the difference on a round-the-world race. He finished 4th in the race after benefiting from a 16h15 bonus following the rescue of Kevin Escoffier.
2020-21: Vendée Globe - 4th (80d 13h 44m 55s - 16:15 of bonification)
2019: Transat Jacques Vabre - 13th
2019: Défi Azimut - 12th
2018: Bermudes 1000 Race - 3rd
2016-2017: Vendée Globe - 6th
2015: IMOCA World Champion
2015: Barcelona World Race - 1st
2015: IMOCA World Champion
2013: Transat Jacques Vabre - 1st on PRB with V.Riou
2012: Vendée Globe 2012-2013 - 5th
2010: Transat Ag2r - 6th
2008: Vendée Globe - Abandonment
2008: Transat Ag2r - 4th
2006: Route du Rhum - 2nd
2005: Transat Jacques Vabre - 3rd
2004: Vendée Globe - 2nd
2001: Transat Jacques Vabre - 4th
1999: Solitaire du Figaro - 1st
1996: Solitaire du Figaro - 1st
1994: Transat Ag2r - 1st
1994: Solitaire du Figaro - 1st
| Name | YES WE CAM ! |
|---|---|
| Sail number | FRA 01 |
| Architect | Farr Yacht Design |
| Construction | 2006, Port La Forêt |
| Former names | FONCIA, TC2, MOVISTAR, MAPFRE, Maître CoQ, Mare, Cheminées Poujoulat, Hubert, Finistère Mer Vent, Yes We Cam !, CORUM L'Epargne |
| Length | 18,28 m |
| Beam | 5,90 m |
| Draught | 4,50 m |
| Weight | 8 tonnes |
| Mast height | 29 m |
| Mast type | Wing mast |
| Foils | No |
| Sail area max. | |
| Upwind | 300 m2 |
| Downwind | 620 m2 |
On a wet, windy, unpleasant Thursday night it was at 19:19:55hrs UTC that Jean Le Cam crossed the finish line of the ninth Vendée Globe to take fourth place overall.
•••They will shortly be finishing. The first boats home in the Vendée Globe will be crossing the finish line off Les Sables d’Olonne in the middle of next week. One of the first elements to be checked after around eleven we…
•••The International Jury of the 2020 Vendée Globe have published their decisions for time compensations awarded to three of the four skippers who were involved in the rescue operation for Kevin Escoffier during the period …
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