Kevin ESCOFFIER PRB

1st participation
FR
42 years old
Lorient
In the Escoffier family, navigating is an evidence. Kevin’s father, Franck-Yves, was among the great leaders of the class Multi50, triple winner of the Transat Jacques Vabre and the Route du Rhum. His brother Loïc is a fisherman who tracks down whelk on the plateau des Minquiers, a maze of rocks swept by currents off Saint-Malo. Kevin has long hesitated between two paths - sailing of course, and rugby, another family passion.
Finally he sacrified his potential ... Read more
Achievements
Portrait

IMOCA monohull
PRB
Developed for the Vendée Globe 2012-2013, this Verdier-VPLP design has demonstrated a good performance. Vincent Riou wasn’t able to defend his chances on it in the two 2012 and 2016 editions of the Vendée Globe but he distinguished himself by winning the Transat Jacques Vabre twice in 2013 and 2015 and, recently, by finishing fourth in the last Route du Rhum. Especially well built, the boat has been rejuvenated with the adding of foils in 2017 and should be perfectly competitive for the Vendée Globe 2020.
PRB
- Sail number : FRA 85
- Architect: Verdier - VPLP
- Construction: CDK Technologies
- Launch Date: 08 March 2010
- Length: 18,28 m
- Beam: 5,50 m
- Draught: 4,50 m
- Weight: NC
- Number of drifts: foils
- Mast height: 27,40 m
- Keel blade: Acier mécano soudé
- Upwind sail area: 300 m2
- Downwind sail area: 600 m2
Press contact
Pauline Bellalin : 06 85 46 32 90
Agence Effets Mer
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