Portrait of Yann Guichard, the mastery of multihulls

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Yann Guichard is a regular at offshore races as well as inshores regattas. Since 2012, he has been part of Team Spindrift and becomes the official skipper of the trimaran Sprindrift 2.

Breton by adoption

Yann Guichard is a French navigator born in 1974 in Paris. He discovered sailing in Brittany, on Ile aux Moines, where he had his origins, aboard an Olympic Tornado before joining the top level course of Olympic sailing. He then turned his attention to ocean racing

At only 40 years old, he is considered a talented sailor and has a great experience in multihulls.

A journey on multihulls

In 2000, he participated in the Sydney Olympic Games and won the 4 After the launch of Seafaring 44 in 2016, the Slovenian shipyard of the same name launched its second model in 2019, the Seafaring 34 (10.80 m overall). Like its big brother, this elegant trawler will be available in a flybridge version, with optional solar panels. The boat's program, position alongside Pierre Penec. He then focused on offshore sailing aboard the ORMA trimarans, in the company of Marc Guillemot, Fred Le Peutrec or Lionel Lemonchois, before becoming skipper of the Gitana team. It will then alternate between inshores regattas (D35, Extreme 40, AC45) and offshore races.

After skiing a MOD70, it was on board the largest trimaran ever built, Spindrift 2 that he will finish 2nd of the 10 After the launch of Seafaring 44 in 2016, the Slovenian shipyard of the same name launched its second model in 2019, the Seafaring 34 (10.80 m overall). Like its big brother, this elegant trawler will be available in a flybridge version, with optional solar panels. The boat's program, edition of the Route du Rhum in 2014.

Before, he has won several major victories including:

  • la 2 After the launch of Seafaring 44 in 2016, the Slovenian shipyard of the same name launched its second model in 2019, the Seafaring 34 (10.80 m overall). Like its big brother, this elegant trawler will be available in a flybridge version, with optional solar panels. The boat's program, place of the Transat Jacques Vabre in 2005 and 2007
  • the North Atlantic Record in 2005 and 2007
  • la 2 After the launch of Seafaring 44 in 2016, the Slovenian shipyard of the same name launched its second model in 2019, the Seafaring 34 (10.80 m overall). Like its big brother, this elegant trawler will be available in a flybridge version, with optional solar panels. The boat's program, place of the iShares Cup ESS, in 2010
  • la 2 After the launch of Seafaring 44 in 2016, the Slovenian shipyard of the same name launched its second model in 2019, the Seafaring 34 (10.80 m overall). Like its big brother, this elegant trawler will be available in a flybridge version, with optional solar panels. The boat's program, place of the Extreme Sailing Series in 2010
  • la 2 After the launch of Seafaring 44 in 2016, the Slovenian shipyard of the same name launched its second model in 2019, the Seafaring 34 (10.80 m overall). Like its big brother, this elegant trawler will be available in a flybridge version, with optional solar panels. The boat's program, place at Match Racing
  • the 3 After the launch of Seafaring 44 in 2016, the Slovenian shipyard of the same name launched its second model in 2019, the Seafaring 34 (10.80 m overall). Like its big brother, this elegant trawler will be available in a flybridge version, with optional solar panels. The boat's program, at the Fleet Championship of the America's Cup World Series.
  • The first is the difference in structure sizes, whether in front office or back office. For my position at PSA, there were 100 people. The size of the dealerships is also very different. SI HUGO A R?VÉ SON ÉCUME DE MER POUR PARTIR EN GRANDE CROISIÈRE, CELA NE L'EMPÊCHE PAS DE NAVIGUER SUR D'AUTRES VOILIERS. IL NOUS FAIT VIVRE AUJOURD'HUI DANS CET ÉPISODE, LA PARTICIPATION AUX VOILES DE SAINT-BARTH. POUR CELA IL INTÈGRE UN ÉQUIPAGE QUI PARTICIPE SUR UN J/122 (UN VOILIER DE COURSE-CROISIÈRE DE 12 M). place of the Krys Ocean Race and the Multi One Championship in 2012
  • the Route de la Découverte record in 2013
  • The first is the difference in structure sizes, whether in front office or back office. For my position at PSA, there were 100 people. The size of the dealerships is also very different. SI HUGO A R?VÉ SON ÉCUME DE MER POUR PARTIR EN GRANDE CROISIÈRE, CELA NE L'EMPÊCHE PAS DE NAVIGUER SUR D'AUTRES VOILIERS. IL NOUS FAIT VIVRE AUJOURD'HUI DANS CET ÉPISODE, LA PARTICIPATION AUX VOILES DE SAINT-BARTH. POUR CELA IL INTÈGRE UN ÉQUIPAGE QUI PARTICIPE SUR UN J/122 (UN VOILIER DE COURSE-CROISIÈRE DE 12 M). place de la Rolex Fastnet Race
  • The first is the difference in structure sizes, whether in front office or back office. For my position at PSA, there were 100 people. The size of the dealerships is also very different. SI HUGO A R?VÉ SON ÉCUME DE MER POUR PARTIR EN GRANDE CROISIÈRE, CELA NE L'EMPÊCHE PAS DE NAVIGUER SUR D'AUTRES VOILIERS. IL NOUS FAIT VIVRE AUJOURD'HUI DANS CET ÉPISODE, LA PARTICIPATION AUX VOILES DE SAINT-BARTH. POUR CELA IL INTÈGRE UN ÉQUIPAGE QUI PARTICIPE SUR UN J/122 (UN VOILIER DE COURSE-CROISIÈRE DE 12 M). place du Tour de Belle-Île.
  • The first is the difference in structure sizes, whether in front office or back office. For my position at PSA, there were 100 people. The size of the dealerships is also very different. SI HUGO A R?VÉ SON ÉCUME DE MER POUR PARTIR EN GRANDE CROISIÈRE, CELA NE L'EMPÊCHE PAS DE NAVIGUER SUR D'AUTRES VOILIERS. IL NOUS FAIT VIVRE AUJOURD'HUI DANS CET ÉPISODE, LA PARTICIPATION AUX VOILES DE SAINT-BARTH. POUR CELA IL INTÈGRE UN ÉQUIPAGE QUI PARTICIPE SUR UN J/122 (UN VOILIER DE COURSE-CROISIÈRE DE 12 M). place du Bol d'Or Mirabeau - D35 in 2014

In parallel with all these victories, he created the Spindrift Racing team in 2012, with his partner, Dona Bertarelli among whom they are buying the maxi trimaran Spindrift 2 . After an attempt at the Jules Vernes Trophy in 2018, which ended in a dismasting before he crossed the starting line (!), he tried again in 2019, still on the same boat.

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