| Age | 24 (10/22/01) |
|---|---|
| Top performance | European Champion in 69F class |
| Joined Imoca on | 2025 |
| Team | TEAM AMAALA |
| Base | Lorient |
A passionate sailor with a profile that is as versatile as it is cutting-edge, Jessica Berthoud is 23 years old and has built a unique career path combining competition sailing and technical expertise. Trained on flying multihulls - GC32, Flying Phantom, Nacra 17, 69F - she has also been a master sailmaker for 4 years, a combination of skills that is particularly appreciated in the world of sailing competition.
European champion in the 69F class, and with a solid sailing background, Jessica is now preparing to take on a major new challenge: taking her first steps in ocean racing with the Suisse Offshore Team.
"I grew up with The Ocean Race at home: my father and mother took part. Joining this project means discovering the open sea while continuing a family tradition."
The youngest member of the team will embark on the second leg of The Ocean Race Europe, between Portsmouth and Cartagena, from 17 August, as well as the fifth and final leg, between Genoa and Boka Bay.
| Name | TEAM AMAALA |
|---|---|
| Sail number | SUI 7 |
| Architect | VPLP - Pete Hobson |
| Construction | 2019, Carrington Boats, Southampton (GB) |
| Former names | HUGO BOSS, HUBLOT |
| 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 |
On Wednesday, October 15, at a time when IMOCA boats usually set sail for Le Havre to take part in the Transat Café L'Or, an autumn event held in odd-numbered years, Alan Roura and Team AMAALA set sail for an unknown des…
•••The second edition of The Ocean Race Europe is now behind us – an event that produced compelling racing over seven hectic weeks on a course that circled Europe, from Kiel to Boka Bay in Montenegro, and with one clear win…
•••The Swiss Offshore Team, which brings together Switzerland's offshore sailing talents of tomorrow, has completed The Ocean Race Europe. According to its delighted skipper Alan Roura, this adventure sets the stage for the…
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