A very experienced offshore sailor, Kévin Escoffier previously headed up Team Banque Populaire’s design office and has a Jules Verne Trophy and two Volvo Ocean Race campaigns to his credit, including a victorious one in the last edition with Dongfeng Race Team.
A very experienced offshore sailor, Kévin Escoffier previously headed up Team Banque Populaire’s design office and has a Jules Verne Trophy and two Volvo Ocean Race campaigns to his credit, including a victorious one in the last edition with Dongfeng Race Team. A technology nut, this native of Saint Malo has already been part of the PRB team, playing a role in the construction of Vincent Riou’s Farr design for the Vendée Globe 2006. It’s at the helm of the VPLP/ Verdier design launched in 2010 (the last PRB helmed by Vincent Riou), that Kévin will take on this mighty challenge: his first Vendée Globe!
2020 : Défi Azimut - 5th
2020: Vendée-Arctique-Les Sables d'Olonne - 5th
2019: Transat Jacques Vabre - 2nd
2019: Défi Azimut - 2nd
2019: Rolex Fastnet Race - 2nd
2018: Volvo Ocean Race, Dongfeng Race Team - 1st
2012: Trophée Jules Verne - 1st
2011: Rolex Fastnet Race
2009: Atlantique Nord Record
| Name | PRB |
|---|---|
| Sail number | FRA 85 |
| Architect | VPLP - Verdier |
| Construction | 2009, CDK Technologies, Port La Forêt |
| Former names | PRB, ARKEA PAPREC, PRB |
| Length | 18,28 m |
| Beam | 5,60 m |
| Draught | 4,50 m |
| Weight | NC |
| Mast height | 29 m |
| Mast type | Mât-Aile |
| Foils | Yes |
| Sail area max. | |
| Upwind | 300 m2 |
| Downwind | 600 m2 |
The PRB skipper Kevin Escoffier, who was rescued from the Southern Ocean by Jean Le Cam six weeks ago after his boat suffered catastrophic structural failure, has been thinking about what a future IMOCA might look like f…
•••The International Jury of the 2020 Vendée Globe have published their decisions for time compensations awarded to three of the four skippers who were involved in the rescue operation for Kevin Escoffier during the period …
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