Life of the project

September 2026

T-minus 2 months to the Route du Rhum

The joblist moved well over the summer: full mast check, winch servicing, ballast watertightness, systems and lines of all kinds replaced. Not the most restful holidays, but effective ones in boat-captain mode.

Now comes the entrepreneur skipper, the one closing the budget before the start in two months. Come and meet us at the Grand Pavois boat show in La Rochelle, or through the Join us tab: there is still time to come aboard and make this adventure yours too.

Thanks to everyone who has pushed us this far. We keep fighting to be on the start line in the best possible shape.

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Summer 2026

A podium for the first Class40 season

2nd in the RORC Caribbean 600 in Antigua for their first race on Bazalt, Matéo and Pierre then chained La Trin'40 (21st solo), the Armen Race (10th) and the Normandy Channel Race (14th double-handed).

Next stop: the Route du Rhum, 1 November, Saint-Malo.

Spring 2026

From Mini 6.50 to Class40: the project is launched

After their 2025 Mini Transats, Matéo and Pierre change scale: FPFP, Matéo's title partner on the Mini, puts Class40 hull #185, a Manuard-designed Mach40.5, at their disposal.

The 2026-2029 sponsor deck is available.

Sponsor deck (PDF) →

2026

The project takes the ARC cancer research association on board

Team 185 links its programme to the French cancer research association ARC: offering patients, carers and researchers a day of escape at sea.

Project partners can also bring the charity of their choice on board.