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After a 2019 season which finished with\u00a0the Transat Jacques Vabre victory of Charlie Dalin and Yann Eli\u00e8s<\/a>, the\u00a0IMOCA class<\/a>\u00a0is setting up for\u00a0an intense, exciting 2020<\/a>. It starts with two Spring Transats,\u00a0 (The Transat CIC<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0New York- Vend\u00e9e) and then, of course, the\u00a0 solo pinnacle Vend\u00e9e Globe in November. Tip & Shaft takes stock with IMOCA president,\u00a0Antoine Mermod<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0What were your conclusions drawn from the Transat Jacques Vabre?<\/strong>
\nIt is excellent,\u00a0we had 29 boats at the start<\/strong>, the largest number of participants in an IMOCA race tied with the 2008 Vend\u00e9e Globe, and\u00a027 boats at the finish.<\/strong>\u00a0That\u2019s an excellent outcome complementing\u00a0 the Route du Rhum, 16 of 20 finishers and of the 2017 Jacques Vabre, 13 of 13. The level of reliability is encouraging, even if on this Jacques Vabre conditions were not extreme. From a sporting point of view\u00a0there were battles all the way<\/strong>\u00a0through the fleet to the “smaller” projects and in the middle group. And up front in particular the new foilers showed from the start such great potential. With this Jacques Vabre,\u00a0we got an insight into what the next Vend\u00e9e Globe will be like<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Looking at Vend\u00e9e Globe, the announcement of\u00a0the withdrawal of the Belgian Denis Van Weynbergh<\/a>\u00a0shows that the race remains difficult to sell in certain countries, what do you think?<\/strong>
\nIt is not good news, because the Vend\u00e9e Globe is a great adventure that requires a huge commitment on the part of the skippers and their teams. So we cannot be happy when we see someone unable to realise their dream.\u00a0As for the difficulty of selling the race abroad, we see it in France too with Paul Meilhat and Yann Eli\u00e8s, the first two overall on the IMOCA championship, who will not be at the start.\u00a0It is true that the profile\u00a0of the Vend\u00e9e Globe abroad must increase<\/strong>. Here our sailors, our engineers, our yards are benchmarks for the world. And there is no reason that our major races do not have an international appeal. We can\u2019t be satisfied with having only regional or national profile and interest. It is important then to continue on this path of internationalization. It’s complicated to do, but we are carrying out several joint actions with the SAEM Vend\u00e9e.\u00a0Our association with The Ocean Race<\/strong>\u00a0has led foreign sailors to be much more interested in our boats, the proof being 11th Hour who raced the Jacques Vabre and then the return delivery with an international crew. And The Ocean Race with all its community publicizes everything that happens in IMOCA.\u00a0And the Vend\u00e9e Globe decided at the end of the last edition to strive to have more visibility abroad<\/strong>, they are making great efforts in this direction. Certainly the interest overseas has changed a lot in the past three years.<\/p>\n

You were talking about The Ocean Race. We haven\u2019t heard about any new Imoca projects apart from 11th Hour, and there doesn\u2019t seem to be much interest from the current teams. Is that worrying?<\/strong>
\nNo. In France, everyone is concentrating on the Vend\u00e9e Globe. That hasn\u2019t stopped some teams from working on what lies ahead, but\u00a0there is a lot going on<\/strong>. The same goes for projects outside of France. Things are moving in Spain and in the Southern Hemisphere and other continents, things are going to happen. It would of course be easier if there were fifteen boats signed up today. It\u2019s true that it is a very frustrating time, as everyone is expecting so much, but we are not worried at all. Today we\u2019re on the dark side of the moon if you like as far as projects are concerned.\u00a0It\u2019s too early to say whether it\u2019s going to turn out well or not<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

You mentioned 15 boats. Is that the goal?<\/strong>
\nAt the start, we were talking about 10-15 boats, now we\u2019re looking at 8-12. Having said that, there are two stages: the first will finish next summer, when we will know how many new boats there are going to be and the second, just before or after the Vend\u00e9e Globe, when we\u2019ll find out how many boats will continue until The Ocean Race. What I keep on saying is that\u00a0for a strong project doing the Vend\u00e9e Globe, adding in The Ocean Race doesn\u2019t lead you into crazy budgets<\/strong>\u00a0in comparison with a season with the Jacques Vabre. The ten biggest teams in the Vend\u00e9e Globe already have 80% of the budget at their disposal with the possibility of getting an extremely big return on the investment.<\/p>\n

Except that if you look at the names of the partners for the competitors in the Vend\u00e9e Globe today, you see that very few are interested in what is happening outside of France\u2026<\/strong>
\nThat is why\u00a0the partnership with The Ocean Race is a long term strategy<\/strong>. The first go is a bit like a transition, as the announcement of our involvement with the race came fairly late in relation to the projects in the Vend\u00e9e Globe. We have merely added an opportunity that did not exist before. But one of the long term goals is to be able to interest big sponsors other than the big partners who have interests in France, who are looking for coverage abroad, so\u00a0the idea is to attract other profiles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

You talk about the big projects in the Vend\u00e9e Globe. Some have already spent a lot on this\u00a0campaign with a second pair of foils for most of the new boats, or even a second mast. Isn\u2019t that a bit too much?<\/strong>
\nYes and no. No, because the teams that are there to win are giving themselves the best chance possible to do that. It\u2019s nice to see a certain number of teams managing to play at that level. Yes, because in absolute terms, they are huge budgets. In the long term, we are paying close attention to ensure that the budget model is such that it enables us to have great races with as many boats as possible.<\/p>\n

You will be talking about the future at the next IMOCA AGM in March and in particular the class rules for the 2024 Vend\u00e9e Globe. People are talking about foils on the rudders. Are we heading towards that?<\/strong>
\nThat is obviously\u00a0one of the main subjects<\/strong>\u00a0we are currently working on. Today, there are teams that think there is no other choice, believing that as soon as you fly, you have to give yourself the means to do it well. Others think that we have already taken a giant leap with the 2020 generation and that we need to digest that change before adding new features. Today,\u00a0there is the possibility that these foils will be added<\/strong>, but I can\u2019t say whether it will happen or not. The AGM will decide. There are also questions about the foils themselves: do we need to apply limits or not? Knowing that there other matters are linked to that, such as the cost of parts, the time it takes to make them and the problem of space in the harbours.<\/p>\n

You will also be talking about the 2021-2024 programme. What can we look forward to?<\/strong>
\nThe period after the Vend\u00e9e Globe is looking good, as unlike in 2016, when a lot of projects ended at the end of the race, a certain number have already been confirmed until the 2022 Route du Rhum or even the next Vend\u00e9e. So\u00a0this isn\u2019t a cut-off point, but rather a continuation<\/strong>\u00a0and we don\u2019t intend to revolutionise things. We have some great boats, a good programme, some incredible skippers and some happy sponsors. It would be useful to consolidate that rather than look for something else. We will continue to count on the major events with in addition to them, The Ocean Race, and other\u00a0races will complement the programme.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s happening to the Barcelona World Race?<\/strong>
\nWe don\u2019t really have a concrete project for the next Barcelona, so\u00a0for the time being, it is not on the programme<\/strong>, but maybe it will return. We are still in regular contact with the FNOB.<\/p>\n

The 2020 season will start in May with The Transat CIC and then the New York-Vend\u00e9e. How are they looking?<\/strong>
\nThere should be 18-22 boats in The Transat, and between 23 and 27 in the New York-Vend\u00e9e, it’s a strong fleet.<\/p>\n

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