STAND AS ONE is the union between Éric Bellion and his partners, all of whom share a common desire to convey strong values by emphasizing sobriety and diversity through the impact of ocean racing.
With the support of its five major partners - Altavia Group, specializing in retail communications, Workday, a cloud application for human resources and finance, SAIPOL, a French agribusiness specializing in oilseeds, BFM BUSINESS, a national business TV channel, and The Reefer Group, a bodybuilder and European leader in temperature-controlled transport solutions - as well as its partner club comprising Raise, Ayvens, Alpha Ropes and Bermuda STAND AS ONE is ready to take on the Everest of the Seas.
Profile
Sailor, writer, film-maker and TV commentator, Eric Bellion has been promoting the richness of difference for over 20 years. After a circumnavigation of the globe with a disabled person in 2010 and the creation of a diversified crew in 2012, he set off on the Vendée Globe in 2016, finishing as the first rookie and the second most mentioned boat in the media. For the Vendée Globe 2024, he is offering an innovative concept: a collective, shared adventure with a new, sober and efficient boat, the first IMOCA designed by the architect David Raison.
Achievements
STAND AS ONE
- Architect : David Raison
- Construction : 2022, Persico Marine
- Launch date : 17 Juin 2023
- Lenght : 18,28 m
- Beam : NC
- Draught : 4,5 m
- Weight : NC
- Mast height : 29 m
Commitment
« Doing different things with different people is how you find happiness » : that's what Éric has been trying to prove for over twenty years. He has shown that difference is richness. Today, thanks to all these lessons, Éric is convinced that we can turn fear into a friend. His battle is unity against fear.
