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9.5.26
The toughest day yet
Life for the crews onboard the six IMOCA boats competing in The Ocean Race Atlantic has gone from hard to harder over the past day.
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MALIZIA 4
A lifelong sports fan, Julien is one of those for whom becoming a professional sportsman was more of a goal than a dream. Trained by the best in routing and weather, he is now on board with one of the most promising women of his generation.
Sailing is a game of strategist that Julien is particularly affected by.
In parallel to sailing, he develops my skills as a router and weather strategist. Passionate about this aspect of the game, he has been building his experience since 2014 with the reference in the field: Jean-Yves Bernot, the "Sorcerer", as we like to call him. He has assisted him on the biggest ocean races over the last few years: Route du Rhum / Transat Jacques Vabre / The Transat... He even integrated François Gabart's routing cell on the Trimaran Macif towards a new solo round the world record time.
In July 2019, he teamed up with Gwénolé Gahinet to route Alan Roura and his IMOCA La Fabrique towards a new record time in the Single-handed North Atlantic Crossing, in 7 days 16 hours 55 minutes.
It was during the Tour de Bretagne en Figaro in 2019 that he met Justine Mettraux. He became the performance manager of his IMOCA boat when she took over the former Charal, and she took Julien on board for the 2023 IMOCA Globe Series season, with the Transat Jacques Vabre as her goal.
After spending the winter of 2024–2025 with the Gitana team, aiming to break the Jules Verne Trophy record, Jullien will join Team Malizia as a crew member for The Ocean Race Europe.
| Course | Rank | Boat | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Ocean Race Atlantic | 4th | MALIZIA 4 | 8j 0h 6min 40s |
| 2025 | Course des Caps - Boulogne sur Mer - Banque Populaire du Nord | 4th | 11TH HOUR RACING | 6j 06h 04min 26s |
| 2023 | Transat Café L'OR | 6th | EMBRACE THE CHALLENGE | 12j 08h 59min 58s |
| 2023 | Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération | 6th | EMBRACE THE CHALLENGE | 2j 01h 49min 50s |
| 2023 | Rolex Fastnet Race | 7th | EMBRACE THE CHALLENGE | 2d 8h 24m 23s |
2023: Stand-by with Spindrift to beat the Jules Verne Trophy record
In May 2025, Team Malizia announced the build of a new IMOCA racing yacht and with it, an unprecedented collaboration. For the first time in recent IMOCA class history, three teams, Team Malizia, TR Racing (Thomas Ruyant), and Team Banque Populaire (Loïs Berrehar), have united to co-design and construct three new boats.
Read moreLife for the crews onboard the six IMOCA boats competing in The Ocean Race Atlantic has gone from hard to harder over the past day.
•••There have been mixed fortunes for the six-strong fleet of IMOCA yachts competing in The Ocean Race Atlantic as the crews complete their second full day in the North Atlantic on the way from New York to Lorient, France.
•••The wait is over! Join us LIVE from New York City for the start of The Ocean Race Atlantic.
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