Skipper: Alexandre Le Gallais

Co-Skipper: Carlo Vroon

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This will be Alexandre and Carlo's first Atlantic Cup. Alexandre has been racing in the Class40 since 2021.  Carlo has over 50 years of sailing experience competing in everything from the Tonnerre to Oystercatcher. 

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Website: https://trimcontrol.solutions/accueil/

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About the Boat

Year Launched: 2012

Builder: JPS Production

Designer: Sam Manuard

Skipper: Jules Bonnier

Co-Skipper: TBA

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Jules has been racing in the Class40 since 2016. Most recently he placed 5th in the Caribbean 600. He has also competed in multiple Transat Jacques Vabres, the 2022 Route du Rhum placing 17th out of 42 and many other Class40 races. His co-skipper is yet to be announced.

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Website: http://www.mersea-courseaularge.fr

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About the Boat

Year Launched: 2018

Builder: JPS Production

Designer: Sam Manuard

Skipper: Erwan Le Draoulec

Co-Skipper: Tanguy Leglatin

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This will be Erwan and Tanguy's first Atlantic Cup. The duo, however, has been very successful in the Class40. They placed 4th in the 2023 Transat Jacques Vabre and 5th in the Les Sables Horta. Both have won the Fastnet (Erwan in 2023 and Tanguy in 2011). Erwan also won the 2017 Mini-Transat and placed 4th in the 2022 Solitaire du Figaro. Tanguy brings a wealth of experience as he has been racing in the Class40 since 2008. 

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About the Boat

Year Launched: 2022

Builder: Pogo Structures

Designer: Verdier

Skipper: Jonas Gerckens

Co-Skipper: Carlos Manera

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Jonas is a 4-time Sailor of the Year in Belgium. He placed 3rd in the World Sailing Offshore Mixed Doubles World Championship in 2021, 4th in 2021 Transat Jacques Vabre, 1st in the 2017 Fastnet and has been on the podium three times in the Les Sables-Horta-Les Sables race. This will be his and his co-skipper's first Atlantic Cup. 

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Website: sailing-jonas.com

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About the Boat

Year Launched: 2022

Builder: GL Composite

Designer: Lombard

Skipper: Melwin Fink

Co-Skipper: Lennart Burke

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Melwin comes to the Atlantic Cup after finishing 3rd in the 2021 Mini Transat. He and his co-skipper, Lennart Burke, finished 4th in the Fastnet and 15th in the 2023 Transat Jacques Vabre. 

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Website: https://www.nextgenerationboating.de/

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About the Boat

Year Launched: 2022

Builder: Pogo Structure

Designer: Verdier

Skipper: Bertrand Guillonneau
Co-Skipper: Nicolas Boidevezi

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Racing together in their first Atlantic Cup, Bertrand and Nicolas come to the race with a wealth of experience. Bertrand's earliest race dates to a Fastnet in 1983 and he's been racing ever since from the Route du Rhum to the Transat Jacques Vabre and more. Nicolas placed first in the 2011 Mini-Transat and has been racing in the Class40 ever since. 

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/movember_fra191/reels/

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About the Boat

Year Launched: 2023

Builder: Pogo Structures

Designer: Guillaume Verdier

Skipper: Mike Hennessy

Co-Skipper: Roger Junet

 

Returning for his 7th Atlantic Cup, Mike Hennessy will be back on an all-new Class40 as he attempts to best his second place finish. Joining him will be Roger Junet who most recently raced around the world in the Global 40 Race.

 

About the Boat

Year Launched: 2024

Designer: Owen Clarke Designs

Skipper: Alberto Riva

Co-Skipper: Jean Marre

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This will be Alberto and Jean's first time competing in the Atlantic Cup. Alberto has been racing since childhood. He has worked with the TP 52 Azzura, Giovanni Soldini on Maserati Multi 70 and Andrea Fatini on Enel Green Energy. He started racing in the Class40 in 2019 competing with fellow Italian and former Atlantic Cup winner Pietro Luciani. In 2021 he placed second in the Mini-Transat, which is the best result for any Italian in that storied race. His co-skipper Jean Marre also competed in the 2021 Mini Transat placing 21. After starting a traditional 9-5 career, Jean left the office world behind a few years ago to pursue offshore racing full time. 

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Website: www.albertorivasailing.com

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About the Boat

Year Launched: 2023

Builder: Sangiorgio Marine

Designer: Gianluci Guelfi

Skipper: William Mathelin-Moreaux

Co-Skipper: Pietro Luciani

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With a second place finish in the 2023 and 2019 Fastnet, plus a 4th place in the Normandy Channel Race, William Mathelin-Moreaux is no stranger to the Class40 but he will be racing in a brand new boat for this edition of the Atlantic Cup. Joining him is Italian sailor Pietro Luciani who also has a wealth of experience in the Class and won the 2018 Atlantic Cup.

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About the Boat

Year Launched: 2024

Builder: Sangiorgio Marine

Designer: Gianluci Guelfi