Louis BURTON BUREAU VALLEE 2

3rd participation
FR
37 years old
Saint-Malo (35)
Since 2010, year of his first Route du Rhum in Class40, Louis Burton has sailed 8 transatlantics and two round-the-worlds solo (one participation and one finished), including the last Vendée Globe 2016-2017. Everyone praised this 7th position in the race obtained on an old IMOCA and one of the heaviest of the fleet. In 2017, thanks to his main sponsor’s support, Bureau Vallée, he took hold of ex Banque Populaire VIII, the IMOCA foiler winner of the last Vendée ... Read more
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IMOCA monohull
BUREAU VALLEE 2
Winner of the Vendée Globe 2016-2017, Louis Burton’s IMOCA foiler can still fight at the front. In 2019, Bureau Vallée 2 underwent important optimization work, in particular, an adjustment system for the foils. An innovation that enabled the boat to gain up to 2 knots of speed on a reach. With a well-designed and optimized boat, Louis Burton knows that he is in possession of an IMOCA which could potentially be at the front of the 2016 generation boat group. And maybe even tickle freshly built ones that would be lacking a period of adaptation. To win the race, you must finish it first. With such a machine, Louis Burton has strong assets in hand.
BUREAU VALLEE 2
- Sail number : 18
- Former names: Banque Populaire VIII
- Architect: Verdier - VPLP
- Construction: CDK Technologies
- Launch Date: 09 June 2015
- Length: 18,28 m
- Beam: 5,80 m
- Draught: 4,50 m
- Weight: 7,6 t
- Number of drifts: foils
- Mast height: 28 m
- Keel blade: acier
- Upwind sail area: 300 m2
- Downwind sail area: 600 m2
Press contact
Sonya BAKOUCHE
sbakouche@oconnection.fr
06 61 04 99 81