Imoca MONNOYEUR - DUO FOR A JOB
Benjamin Ferré

Benjamin Ferré

MONNOYEUR - DUO FOR A JOB
1st participation
Ranking
25th
Status
Distances covered in nautical miles (1 mile ≈ 1.852 km)
12 625 nm

Profile

Benjamin Ferré is a young Breton who loves life and challenges. With more than 40,000 km hitchhiking around the globe, a crossing of the Atlantic using a sextant, a 4L Trophy and a Mini Transat in 2019, Benjamin is not a newcomer in the world of adventure. When he launched his Mini project, he discovered the offshore racing world: it was the trigger! His new challenge is to take the start of the 2024 Vendée Globe aboard his IMOCA Monnoyeur - Duo For a Job.

Achievements

2023

  • Retour à la Base

    13th
  • Transat Jacques Vabre

    13th
  • Rolex Fastnet Race

    15th
  • Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race

    9th

2022

  • Route du Rhum

    15th
  • Défi Azimut

    11th
  • Vendée Arctique - Les Sables d'Olonne

    4th
  • Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race

    11th

2019

  • Mini Transat

    3th
  • Mini Fasnet with Kévin Bloch

    5th
  • Mini Pornichet Select

    5th
  • Mini GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA 2019 with Titouan Sessa

    4th
  • French Championship Mini

    7th

2015

  • Crossing the Atlantic using a sextant

Imoca MONNOYEUR - DUO FOR A JOB

MONNOYEUR - DUO FOR A JOB

  • Former names : Macif, SMA, Banque Populaire X
  • Architect : VPLP/Verdier
  • Construction : 2010, CDK Technologies
  • Launch date : 16 Août 2011
  • Lenght : 18,28 m
  • Beam : 5,40 m
  • Draught : 4,50 m
  • Weight : 8 tonnes
  • Mast height : 29 m
  • Upwind sail area : 250 m²
  • Downwind sail area : 530 m²

Monnoyeur, a family-owned company founded in 1906, provides high-performance solutions to its customers in the construction, industry and agriculture sectors through the Bergerat Monnoyeur, Aprolis and Ipso distribution networks. Monnoyeur also assists its customers in their energy transition and in their digitalization through its dedicated subsidiaries Eneria and Arkance. The group has a turnover of €2.3 billion in 2021, operates in 18 countries on 3 continents and employs over 7,500 people.

Commitment

DUO for a JOB is the association featured on the sails of Benjamin Ferré's IMOCA. It connects young people from immigrant backgrounds with experienced people over 50 years old from the same professional sector, so that they can support them in their job search.