{"id":71511,"date":"2026-03-16T06:31:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T05:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailorz.com\/?p=71511"},"modified":"2026-03-13T17:33:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T16:33:31","slug":"class40-the-rhum-fuels-the-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailorz.com\/en\/class40-en\/class40-the-rhum-fuels-the-momentum\/","title":{"rendered":"Class40: The Rhum fuels the momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the Rorc Caribbean 600<\/strong>\u00a0kicked off the season on 23 February, things really get underway for the\u00a0Class40<\/a>\u00a0in April with the Spi Ouest-France BPGO followed by the\u00a0Trin\u201940<\/strong>. A new solo race designed to prepare sailors for the year\u2019s flagship event, the\u00a0Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe<\/strong>, the highlight of the four-year cycle for a class that remains as dynamic as ever.<\/em><\/p>\n

An ever-rising sporting level, a fleet of 70 to 80 boats regularly racing, 16 events on the calendar\u2026\u00a0“The momentum is there!<\/strong><\/em>,” says\u00a0C\u00e9dric de Kervenoa\u00ebl<\/a>, president of the Class40.\u00a0At a time when offshore racing is affected by economic and geopolitical uncertainty, investments in Class40 are far smaller than in other classes, so they are\u00a0less likely to be questioned<\/strong>, although that doesn\u2019t mean finding partners is easy.”<\/em><\/p>\n

And he adds:\u00a0“Overall,\u00a0budgets remain accessible<\/strong>.<\/em>\u00a0I spoke with a skipper heading to the Route du Rhum with a total budget of \u20ac80,000, while others aim for as much as \u20ac500,000.<\/em>\u00a0And\u00a0the second-hand market is beginning to stabilise<\/strong>.”<\/em><\/p>\n

St\u00e9phane Le Diraison<\/strong>, whose aim is to line up in the 2026 Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe on a second-hand Class40, confirms:\u00a0“The economic, political and international situation means companies are extremely cautious. I had 19 years of uninterrupted sponsorship from 2005 to 2024, and in 2025,\u00a0when I tried to launch this new project, it was clearly the most difficult year<\/strong>, even though on paper I had never been more credible.”<\/em>\u00a0The sailor who finished 18th in the 2020-2021 Vend\u00e9e Globe continues:\u00a0“I found a sponsor, but we were uncertain about my qualification for the Route du Rhum. As the number of places for Class40 has just increased,\u00a0the path is clearing and the decision should be confirmed quickly<\/strong>.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“OC Sport, the race organiser, initially announced 40 places, which would have been catastrophic for us and something we fought against for four years<\/em>,\u00a0but we will finally have 50 plus a few wild cards, so\u00a052 or 53 boats<\/strong>,”<\/em>\u00a0confirms C\u00e9dric de Kervenoa\u00ebl.<\/p>\n

The Route du Rhum remains
\nthe class catalyst<\/span><\/h2>\n

Holder of the Jules Verne Trophy on\u00a0Sodebo Ultim 3<\/em>\u00a0since January,\u00a0Pierre Leboucher<\/strong>\u00a0is among the candidates. He recently acquired Nicolas d\u2019Estais\u2019 Lift V2 thanks to an investor, but\u00a0admits he is struggling to secure sponsorship:<\/strong>\u00a0“I started actively searching after the Transat Caf\u00e9 L\u2019Or, but so far nothing has come through.<\/em>\u00a0And I will have to find solutions because I must pay \u20ac18,000 in entry fees and \u20ac5,000 in deposit for the Route du Rhum by 31 March.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Axel Tr\u00e9hin<\/strong>\u00a0faces a similar challenge, with his new Lift V3 scheduled to launch on 6 April:\u00a0“Even if it has always been difficult to find funding, recently, with political uncertainty in France and the international context, it doesn\u2019t reassure potential partners.”<\/em>\u00a0The skipper, who took over in June the composite structure (deck, framework and hull) of the boat originally launched by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Denis\u2014whose project failed due to lack of funding\u2014is finishing the build himself to reduce costs.\u00a0“It allows us to\u00a0offer a Route du Rhum project at a very attractive price<\/strong>, with an annual operating budget of \u20ac250,000, whereas my competitors are looking for roughly double.”<\/em><\/p>\n

On the new-build side\u2014where construction now approaches one million euros\u2014three boats are expected this year<\/strong>\u00a0(compared with six last year): those of Axel Tr\u00e9hin, Alexis Loison (currently being completed at Neo Sailing Technologies) and a third skipper not yet officially announced. In total there will be\u00a028 builds over the 2023-2026 cycle<\/strong>, close to the previous one (30 between 2019 and 2022). After nearly twenty years in Figaro and a victory in the Solitaire du Figaro Paprec in 2025,\u00a0Alexis Loison<\/strong>, still supported by Groupe R\u00e9el, has chosen Class40, a platform he has already sampled.\u00a0“It\u2019s\u00a0a very dynamic class with a strong fleet and a sporting level that has clearly risen<\/strong>\u00a0in recent years. And not doing the Route du Rhum in a sailing career would have been a bit of a shame\u2014it was really starting to bother me watching others leave without me.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The Lift V3, “a weapon<\/em>“<\/span><\/h2>\n

Like Axel Tr\u00e9hin, he opted for the Lift V3,\u00a0with the Lombard design clearly gaining momentum<\/strong>\u00a0on the circuit.\u00a0“The results speak for themselves<\/strong>,<\/em>\u00a0confirms the Normandy sailor.\u00a0It\u2019s the design office that won the last two editions of the Route du Rhum<\/em>\u00a0[Yoann Richomme in 2022 on a Lift V2 and in 2018 on a Lift 40, editor\u2019s note]\u00a0and Corentin Douguet, with co-skipper Axel Tr\u00e9hin, gave it strong exposure last year.”<\/em>\u00a0The skipper of\u00a0SNSM, faites un don!<\/em>\u00a0made a strong impression by winning the Spi Ouest-France, the CIC Normandy Channel Race and the Rolex Fastnet Race before finishing second in the Transat Caf\u00e9 L\u2019Or behind the duo Guillaume Pirouelle\/C\u00e9dric Chateau.<\/p>\n

“Even though we haven\u2019t yet discovered its full potential, it\u2019s\u00a0a weapon<\/strong>, I think it\u2019s the new benchmark for speed on the circuit,<\/em>\u00a0adds Axel Tr\u00e9hin.\u00a0According to the designers, once the boat starts accelerating,\u00a0the speed differential becomes increasingly significant<\/strong>\u00a0with our competitors because we have less drag.”<\/em>\u00a0Alexis Loison, who will receive his\u00a0Groupe R\u00e9el<\/em>\u00a0in mid-May, offers some balance:\u00a0“In the past, as soon as a new boat appeared it blew the others away. Today,\u00a0we\u2019ve reached a stage where platforms can still evolve<\/strong>; the boats are not identical but close enough that it quickly becomes clear the sailor remains central to performance.”<\/em><\/p>\n

A view shared by\u00a0Achille Nebout<\/strong>, who sails\u00a0Amarris<\/em>, the Lift V2 that won the 2022 Route du Rhum:\u00a0“Even though around thirty new Class40s have been built since mine, it remains\u00a0a strong reference boat<\/strong>. And since solo racing is a particular exercise, I hope to play my cards well this year.”<\/em>\u00a0Pierre Leboucher adds:\u00a0“The Lift V2 is very competitive upwind and on reaching legs, and in a Route du Rhum we know the northern route\u2014where you have to cross the fronts\u2014is often the one that works.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The Trin\u201940, a solo appetiser<\/span><\/h2>\n

Before focusing on the season\u2019s big event and the four-year cycle that drives most Class40 projects, skippers ready to compete will be able to warm up in the\u00a0Trin\u201940<\/strong>, a new race launched at the initiative of several skippers from Orlabay, the offshore training centre based in La Trinit\u00e9-sur-Mer (start on 24 April).\u00a0“We wanted to create a solo race\u00a0so everyone could benchmark themselves right at the start of the season<\/strong>\u00a0and make the first adjustments quickly, right after the Spi Ouest France\u00a0<\/em>(2-6 April), which is attracting more and more Class40s\u00a0<\/em>[around fifteen entries, editor\u2019s note],\u00a0<\/em>explains Quentin Le Nabour, one of the skippers behind the event.\u00a0The\u00a01,200-mile course<\/strong>\u00a0is also long enough to be\u00a0a Route du Rhum qualifier<\/strong>.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“It\u2019s extremely important to have a fairly long solo race in a Route du Rhum year because we need to prepare for it,<\/em>\u00a0says Achille Nebout, currently delivering his boat back from Cascais (Portugal), where he went to train with Pep Costa and Luca Rosetti.\u00a0There will be plenty of competitors\u2014it looks set to be\u00a0a great success for a first edition<\/strong>.”<\/em>\u00a0Axel Tr\u00e9hin also welcomes the initiative but admits he will not start\u00a0“with a very specific performance objective<\/em>\u00a0because it will be the first solo race of the season. For many of us it will be\u00a0a working race<\/strong>.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Co-organiser of the new event,\u00a0the class<\/strong>, which according to its president wants to\u00a0“gain greater control of the circuit and take ownership of the races on the calendar”<\/em>, is\u00a0investing around \u20ac50,000<\/strong>\u00a0and handling communications, while delegating the sporting side to the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nautique de La Trinit\u00e9-sur-Mer.\u00a0“Next year we want to do the same for Les Sables-Horta,”<\/em>\u00a0he adds, as the Class40 aims to\u00a0increase its visibility<\/strong>.\u00a0“We have a great championship, but on some races we think improvements can be made, particularly in terms of media coverage,”<\/em>\u00a0confirms Quentin Le Nabour.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead to 2027,\u00a0“we have been\u00a0approached by Genoa for a race project there<\/strong>,<\/em>\u00a0the class president concludes.\u00a0The idea would be to start the season in the Mediterranean with that event, followed by the CIC Med Channel Race, before heading north to the Atlantic and the English Channel.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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