Lou Berthomieu is a French sailor specializing in Olympic sailing, particularly in the Nacra 17 class alongside Tim Mourniac. Outstanding on the water, she represented France at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Passionate and ambitious, she embodies the new generation of French sailing.
At the end of June 2025, Lou Berthomieu joins Jérémie Beyou aboard the monohull Charal for the "Course des Caps," a crewed race around the British Isles, alongside Tom Dolan and Nicolas Andrieu.
| Name | CHARAL |
|---|---|
| Sail number | FRA 3 |
| Architect | Sam Manuard |
| Construction | 2022, CDK Technologies, Lorient |
| Length | 18,28 m |
| Beam | NC |
| Draught | 4,5 m |
| Weight | 8 tonnes |
| Mast height | 29m |
| Mast type | Wing mast |
| Foils | Yes |
| Sail area max. | |
| Upwind | 260 m2 |
| Downwind | 420 m2 |
Relive the best moments of the 2025 Rolex Fastnet Race, featuring a battle from start to finish for all the IMOCA boats and a first victory of the season for IMOCA Association Petits Princes-Quéguiner.
•••The French sailor Elodie Bonafous’ spectacular start to her career in the IMOCA Class continued today as she followed up second place in the Course des Caps earlier this month with her first victory in the Class in the R…
•••For its 100th edition, 8 IMOCA will take the start of the famous Rolex Fastnet Race, one of the great classics of competitive sailing.
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