| Age | 42 (5/7/81) |
|---|---|
| Top performance | Winner of The Ocean Race Europe with Team Offshore Germany |
| Joined Imoca on | 2019 |
| Team | Offshore Team Germany |
| Base | Berlin (GERMANY) |
| Partners | Helly Hansen, Oralfol, Liros, End Armaturen, Kiel Sailing City, Deutscher Segler-Verband |
German Robert Stanjek, born in 1981, is an experienced Olympian and ocean racer who has won numerous national and international titles and placed sixth at the 2012 Olympic Games (Star).
Together with his teammate Frithjof Kleen, he won the European Star Class Doubles Championship in 2008. In 2011, the pair finished second in the Star World Championship, before being selected to represent their country at the London 2012 Olympic Games, where they finished in sixth place. In 2014, Stanjek and Kleen were crowned Star world champions on Lake Garda, Italy.
With the Star class withdrawn from the Olympics, Stanjek turned to ocean racing and, after training with Dutch syndicate Team Brunel for The Ocean Race 2014-15, set his sights on a round-the-world campaign of his own. Soon after, German sailing legend Jochen Schümann appointed him as helmsman of the 30-metre maxi yacht "Esimit Europa 2". In 2015, Stanjek won the Fastnet Race for the second time at the helm of the Mini-Maxi "Momo".
In 2021, Stanjek led Offshore Team Germany (the forerunner of GUYOT environnement - Team Europe) to victory in the inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Europe.
2023: The Ocean Race - 5th overal on Guyot environnement - Team Europe
2021: The Ocean Race Europe - Winner
2013: Fastnet Race (IRC) - Winner
2015: Fastnet Race (IRC) - Winner
| Name | GUYOT ENVIRONNEMENT - WATER FAMILY |
|---|---|
| Sail number | FRA 09 |
| Architect | VPLP Verdier |
| Construction | 2015, Green Marine, Southampton |
| Former names | Hugo Boss, 11TH HOUR RACING – ALAKA'I |
| Length | 18,28 m |
|---|---|
| Beam | 5,50 m |
| Draught | 4,50 m |
| Weight | 7,5 tonnes |
| Mast height | 29 m |
| Mast type | Mât-Aile |
| Foils | Yes |
| Sail area max. | |
| Upwind | 340 m2 |
| Downwind | 570 m2 |
Beyond the competition, The Ocean Race is an extraordinary human adventure. Six months on the move, punctuated by a magnificent competition at sea and the high points on land that have thrilled us all.
•••So far, the GUYOT environnement - Team Europe around skipper Benjamin Dutreux has always gotten back up after the setbacks and has shown an incredible resilience. But after the crash at the start of the seventh leg with …
•••At the end of an express transatlantic crossing for some and a more eventful one for others, we meet up with the crews in Aarhus, Denmark.
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