Posted by Having started four Vendée Globes and finished two of them, once on the podium in third place, once after starting a second time nine days late, you would think that Jérémie Beyou had enough of this solo, non-stop round the world race. But not so.
The 46-year-old skipper from northwest France is certainly nowhere near finished with the IMOCA Class and nor with the Vendée Globe, and gets out of bed every morning driven by the goal of finally winning a race that has so far eluded him.
He has a new IMOCA Charal 2 – this time from the board of Sam Manuard with its signature scow bow – and the goal for this boat is crystal clear – win the 2024 edition.
This new IMOCA is fascinating because Beyou and his team have again built early in the cycle, but have stepped away from VPLP who they used for Charal 1 – the first of the 2020 generation of new foilers – and chosen Manuard instead…
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