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Having embarked on his sixth consecutive Vend\u00e9e Globe campaign<\/strong>,\u00a0Arnaud Boissi\u00e8res<\/a>\u00a0is among the 120 skippers (a record entry) set to line up in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin on Saturday for the 2026 edition of the\u00a0Drheam-Cup<\/a>\u00a0aboard his IMOCA\u00a0<\/em>April Marine-Tahiti D\u00e9m\u00e9nage Tout. The 53-year-old skipper will notably be joined by\u00a0Tahitian crew member Henri Michel<\/strong>. It was the perfect opportunity for\u00a0<\/em>Sailorz\u00a0to catch up with him.<\/em><\/p>\n

Last year you launched your sixth Vend\u00e9e Globe campaign. How did you come to that decision?<\/strong>
\nBefore setting off on the last one, I told myself I\u2019d keep the option open: if I had a good Vend\u00e9e Globe, I might continue the project, but\u00a0perhaps with someone else taking my place<\/strong>. In the end, the way the race unfolded made me want to go again. Strangely enough, I never found the right rhythm in the Southern Ocean. I also went through things I haven\u2019t spoken much about, including a staph infection that forced me to take antibiotics for nine days. They caused all sorts of side effects and left me completely drained. As a result,\u00a0I was never really in sync in the South<\/strong>. Then another issue arose when we found ourselves within range of icebergs after being told they were behind us, which created a very particular kind of stress. And during the twelve days I spent under jury rig on my way to Martinique after dismasting off Cape Verde, I had plenty of time to think. I asked myself whether I should carry on or not, and\u00a0I decided I couldn\u2019t stop after a failure<\/strong>. Naturally, I discussed it with my partners and those close to me, because you don\u2019t make that decision on your own \u2013 my ten-year-old son had found the last start particularly difficult \u2013 and together we agreed that\u00a0setting off again was the right decision<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

After five Vend\u00e9e Globes, didn\u2019t you feel any sense of burnout?<\/strong>
\nFour completed, actually, because I didn\u2019t finish the last one\u2026 But no, because\u00a0every campaign has been different<\/strong>. That\u2019s true again this time, with\u00a0a more competitive boat<\/strong>\u00a0and new elements I\u2019d never really embraced before, such as physical and mental preparation. I\u2019d underestimated those aspects until now. So no,\u00a0I\u2019m not tired of it<\/strong>. The proof is that I\u2019m always looking for opportunities to sail, which is why I\u2019m lining up for the Drheam-Cup. I just think it\u2019s a shame there are only two IMOCAs taking part\u00a0(alongside\u00a0<\/em>Resilient,\u00a0sailed by Pierre-Louis Attwell)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve chosen to campaign a different boat this time, the one Benjamin Dutreux sailed in the last Vend\u00e9e Globe (the VPLP-Verdier design launched in 2015 as\u00a0Hugo Boss<\/em>). Why?<\/strong>
\nI looked at several options, including\u00a0buying\u00a0Oceans Lab<\/em><\/strong>, Phil Sharp\u2019s boat. I went to see it four or five times in La Rochelle because I thought it had huge potential. That was my preferred option for a long time, but it never came together because the deal was complicated. I\u2019d suggested to Phil that we work on the project together, but I didn\u2019t get much positive feedback from him. That\u2019s just the way it goes… I also considered\u00a0Bureau Vall\u00e9e<\/em>, because I really liked those boats\u00a0[three Manuard designs were built from the same moulds: the former\u00a0<\/em>L’Occitane, which became\u00a0<\/em>Bureau Vall\u00e9e,\u00a0<\/em>Initiatives C\u0153ur\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>Oceans Lab, eventually bought by Louis Duc, Ed.]<\/em>. In the end,\u00a0I started talking to Benjamin<\/strong>, who\u2019s my neighbour in Les Sables. I assumed his boat wasn\u2019t available, but last year we found a great arrangement while sailing together. The budget I brought in enabled me to\u00a0reduce the purchase price of the boat<\/strong>, we combined our teams and experience, and everything came together in a spirit of sporting and commercial cooperation.\u00a0That confirmed my desire to launch another campaign<\/strong>\u00a0with this boat, which I\u2019ve really enjoyed sailing because, in the end, what I\u2019m looking for is fun.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019M STILL ABOUT \u20ac400,000 SHORT”<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

La Mie C\u00e2line announced at the end of last year that your partnership was coming to an end. How did April Marine come on board?<\/strong>
\nIt wasn\u2019t really a surprise. When I came back from the Vend\u00e9e Globe, I\u2019d sensed something was changing, even though they were very supportive and encouraged me to go again. Ten years of partnership is significant. Even if they never said it in so many words,\u00a0there may come a point where a degree of fatigue sets in<\/strong>\u00a0if you\u2019re not constantly activating the sponsorship. I really admire what Sodebo has done with Thomas Coville \u2013 they\u2019ve always kept things dynamic and positive. As for my own project, we were in discussions with another company that was due to take over. We wanted to announce it at the same time as La Mie C\u00e2line\u2019s departure, but it didn\u2019t work out that way. In the end,\u00a0April Marine, which had already been part of my partner collective for six years, decided to strengthen its commitment<\/strong>. They\u2019d had a Mini project running for four years which they planned to end before the Vend\u00e9e Globe, but I convinced them to continue. They then spontaneously asked me to manage the programme, which I accepted. We bought a boat and selected Emma\u00a0(Le Clech)<\/em>\u00a0during the Vend\u00e9e Globe race village. She completed the last Mini Transat and April Marine was delighted. After that,\u00a0they had to decide whether to continue with the Mini project or step up into the IMOCA programme<\/strong>. They ultimately chose the second option, while I continue to look for a co-title partner.<\/p>\n

What sort of budget are you looking at?<\/strong>
\nRight now,\u00a0my annual budget is \u20ac900,000, and the goal is to increase that to \u20ac1.3\u20131.4 million<\/strong>. I\u2019m still about \u20ac400,000 short. That would allow me to fund upgrades to the boat, including\u00a0a new set of foils<\/strong>, while also strengthening the sporting side of the project by working more regularly with\u00a0Julien Pulv\u00e9<\/strong>, who supported me on the Vend\u00e9e Arctique and is sailing with me on the Drheam Cup alongside Tim Darni, Pierre Daniellot and Tahitian sailor Henri Michel.<\/p>\n

Your boat for the Drheam-Cup is entered as\u00a0April Marine-Tahiti D\u00e9m\u00e9nage Tout<\/em>. Is there a connection?<\/strong>
\nYes, absolutely. That\u2019s the name of his company. The idea is that\u00a0I want to do more crewed sailing<\/strong>. If you\u2019re very wealthy, you race The Ocean Race. I\u2019d love to, but the budget figures are a bit overwhelming, so it\u2019s not for me at the moment. Instead, I\u2019m trying to take part in other races, which also allows me to bring people on board. It just so happens that\u00a0I\u2019m friends with Titouan Lamazou<\/strong>, who spends a lot of time in French Polynesia and whom I regularly see when he\u2019s back in Les Sables. Recently, he told me about a friend of his who runs a business and wanted to experience offshore racing. We had several video calls and\u00a0I suggested he support a programme of crewed races<\/strong>. We\u2019re starting with the Drheam-Cup and, if it works well, we\u2019ll look at doing more together afterwards. He\u2019s bringing some budget to the project, we got on really well, and I figured that if Titouan Lamazou was introducing him, he was bound to be the real deal!<\/p>\n

“A TOP-15 FINISH
\nIN THE VEND\u00c9E GLOBE”<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

What are your sporting goals for this new campaign, starting with the Route du Rhum later this year?<\/strong>
\nFor the Route du Rhum,\u00a0a top-ten finish would be great<\/strong>. I think I\u2019ve got what it takes to perform well, even though the level is incredibly high. When you see the young talent coming through, like Elodie Bonafous, they\u2019re seriously impressive! The goal for the next Vend\u00e9e Globe is to\u00a0finish in the top 15<\/strong>\u00a0with an upgraded boat \u2013 and maybe even better if everything falls into place. That said, I say all this with great humility.\u00a0If I manage to complete this sixth Vend\u00e9e Globe, that alone will already be something quite extraordinary<\/strong>. Back in 2008, when I first got into all this, I never imagined I\u2019d still be here doing it!<\/p>\n

Do you ever feel frustrated that you\u2019ve never had a brand-new boat or the equipment needed to aim even higher?<\/strong>
\nFrustrated? No. Perhaps\u00a0I have one small regret about not taking the plunge back in 2009\u20132010 with Ak\u00e9na V\u00e9randas<\/strong>. At one point we considered building a new boat, but it never happened because it was expensive and required being able to accept a year without visibility. That said, I have to admit that today\u00a0I\u2019m intrigued and a little disappointed by the direction things have taken<\/strong>. I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve been brave enough \u2013 myself included \u2013 to ban the construction of new boats at some point. When I see how much an IMOCA like mine can still be developed, or how competitive a boat like\u00a0Macif<\/em>\u00a0remains despite new boats being built afterwards, it does make me wonder. These days I\u2019m loving what I\u2019m doing.\u00a0I\u2019d rather have fun without a brand-new boat<\/strong>\u00a0than spend my time cutting carbon fibre and being shut away in a shed with a team of twenty people.<\/p>\n

Will this be your last Vend\u00e9e Globe?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s a question I inevitably ask myself. I could certainly see myself carrying on by bringing a young sailor \u2013 male or female \u2013 into the project with me, racing double-handed or with a crew. It\u2019s fashionable at the moment, but that\u2019s not why. It\u2019s because\u00a0I\u2019ve discovered that I really enjoy building projects<\/strong>, which was never my objective when I first arrived in 2008. Back then, I simply wanted to go sailing.<\/p>\n

Photo : Jean-Baptiste D\u2019Enquin \/ Arnaud Boissi\u00e8res \/ April Marine<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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