| Age | 55 (1/15/68) |
|---|---|
| Top performance | Winner of the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 (Dongfeng Race Team) |
| Joined Imoca on | 2019 |
| Team | MACIF |
| Base | Concarneau |
| Partners | Macif, Musto, Julbo |
Better known as "Bidé", Pacal Bidégorry, a native of the Basque country, is a French sailor like no other. With a talent for making boats go fast, he won the Solitaire du Figaro in 2000 and then became a much sought-after crew member on the Orma trimarans.
In 2004, he became skipper of Team Banque Populaire. He won a series of victories before launching the construction of the world's largest trimaran - now Spindrift -, setting an Atlantic record that he still holds to this day (3 days 15 hours, more than 900 miles in 24 hours) and failing in the Jules Verne Trophy.
He then bounced around on a number of different boats and sailed aboard the VO65 Dongfeng Race Team for two Volvo Ocean Races as Charles Caudrelier's navigator, including a historic victory in 2018.
Since 2019, Pascal Bidégorry has been sailing alongside Charlie Enright on the IMOCA 11th Hour Racing Team.
Fourth in the 2019 Transat Jacques Vabre, the two sailors will be at the start of the 2021 edition at the helm of 11th Hour Racing Team - MĀLAMA, the latest Verdier design, launched last August and cut out for The Ocean Race next year.
In parallel to his collaboration with 11th Hour Racing Team, hosted by MerConcept, Pascal becomes the co-skipper of Charlie Dalin for the next IMOCA season on his brand new MACIF.
2023: Rolex Fastnet Race - 1rst (Macif)
2021: Transat Jacques Vabre - 13th (with Mālama)
2021: Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération - retired (with Mālama)
2021: The Ocean Race Europe - 2nd (with Alaka'i)
2019: Transat Jacques Vabre - 4th (11th Hour Racing Team)-
2019: Défi Azimut - 3rd (11th Hour Racing Team)
| Name | MACIF SANTÉ PRÉVOYANCE |
|---|---|
| Sail number | FRA 79 |
| Architect | Guillaume Verdier |
| Construction | 2022, CDK Technologies et MerConcept |
| Former names |
| Length | 18,28 m |
|---|---|
| Beam | 5,5 m |
| Draught | 4,5 m |
| Weight | 8 tons |
| Mast height | 29 m |
| Mast type | Wings mat |
| Foils | Yes |
| Sail area max. | |
| Upwind | 600 m² |
| Downwind | 255 m² |
In an epic display of sailing mastery, MACIF Santé Prévoyance clinched a grand victory at the 50th Rolex Fastnet Race. Amid challenging seas and a field of formidable competitors, MACIF carved out a path to the top, sett…
•••This 50th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race was a signal for play to begin for the IMOCA fleet in what proved to be a particularly thrilling ride for the 29 competing duos.
•••Under the Hull follows the offshore sailing team as they take on the infamous French race, the Transat Jacques Vabre, lining up against the masters of the sport of offshore sailing - the French - in the build-up to the d…
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