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A refit that you can enjoy !   Le Figaro 2 N ° 55, formerly belonging to Eric Delamarre, skipper of the Normandy Region, has made a new beauty! Charter, the Figaro 2 now available for rent. Now available for rent ! Visible and for rent at Lorient La Base   Custom made interior layout, lightweight panels, new paint.. everything is there !         Figaro 2 yacht & la Solitaire du Figaro race summary in key figures     A front cabin with storage system ; manual toilet Living area with well equiped kitchen. Water system with…

The most thrilling projects often result from unexpected encounters… The most thrilling projects often result from unexpected encounters. From an opportunity you have been able to seize having been in the right place at the right time. That’s exactly what happened when we first met with Stéphane Marteau, an architect and co-manager of the Espace Gaïa in Grenoble, design office. Nautic Boatshow He had come to see us at the Paris Nautic Show and immediately expressed his enthusiasm for the Figaro and Dream Racer Boats’ work. We had a thorough conversation. And it was not long before we realised we…

Dream Racer Boats is participating in the world’s foremost boat shows, the Boot Dusseldorf from the 19th January to the 27th January A participation under the Super Yacht Color, at the stand E04 in the Hall 7A. Why at the Super Yacht Hall? To kickstart 2019, we will introduce you to new projects on class 50 and new technologies. Have you ever had the dream to compete in the Openclass with a short handed crew? Do you want to race in point to point races with only a crew of 5 or less? “Fast is fun and surfing is even…

Dream Racer Boats intrigues at Salon Nautique de Paris During this year’s edition of the annual boat show Salon Nautique de Paris, Dream Racer Boats had the pleasure to invite customers aboard the first edition of refitted Figaro 1. Between the 8th and 16th December, the newly engineered and wholly refitted vessel was a great source of interest for speculants of the Paris boat show. Firstly, the yacht featuring a new interior and exterior design. Secondly, suited both for great comfort and speed, introduced a refreshing, new concept to the boat show. A boat show otherwise dominated by newly produced…

History and track record 1978 : The Transat of Liberty As its creator, Michel Etévenon, intended, the first Route du Rhum was the transat of freedom. Monohulls and multihulls were mixed without class divisions and without size restrictions. Professionals and amateurs competed under the same rules and all outside aids to navigation were allowed on an open course. What to remember from 1978: The first transatlantic to overthrow conventional wisdom. Thirty-eight competitors started the race, barely a quarter of them on racing boats. Olivier de Kersauson, Philippe Poupon, Florence Arthaud and Bruno Peyron were among those who set sail. French…

Transform the interior layout of pre-owned yachts is the service that Dream Racer Boats offers to dealers to promote their occasions. The company offers tailor-made partnerships to boat resellers and in-situ service. Valuing boats in part-exchange For dealers, the sale of a new boat to a sailor often goes through the part-exchange of his old boat. Whether it’s a sailboat or a motor boat, the state of the cabins and layout can vary. The interior design is not always up to date. This is the conclusion made by Thibaud Ramond, founder of Dream Racer Boats. He thus imagined to propose…

Sebastien (winner of La Solitaire du Figaro), tell us about your first steps, your beginnings? passion for competition I started cruising every year on my father’s boat, a 920 feeling. At first I was just interested in the atmosphere in the harbors, meetings, maneuvers and sleeping in the boat. I found myself then a passion for competition at the age of 12 in optimist.  Seasickness do you know this feeling ? What weather conditions have marked you on Figaro ? 20nds speed in the night, it was awesome I have the chance to never been sick, I hope I will…

A Second Life To find in the Official Guide of the Solitaire du Figaro 2018. Written by Frédéric Pelatan. As soon as they arrive in the harbour at Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, where they were designed, the Figaro Bénéteau 2 boats will officially enter the wonderful world of retirement. What lies ahead for them ? It is at number 16, Boulevard de la Mer in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, that the Bénéteau Group has its headquarters. When they get back home in early September, a chapter of ocean racing history will come to an and with the Figaro Bénéteau 2 boats left to be forgotten. The…

The Solitaire du Figaro will, for the first time, leave from Le Havre at the end of August 2018.   The Solitaire du Figaro 2018 will start from Le Havre, a first of a two-week trip via three stages taking part in September. The start of the 49th edition of this ocean race, which usually takes place in June, will be on August 26; and go on for some 1700 nautical miles (3150 km). Le Havre, historic departure city of the Transat Jacques-Vabre (double race), will launch the festivities. The bay of Saint-Brieuc will host the 2nd stage before the…

A FIRST VICTORY FOR SÉBASTIEN SIMON ! Always at the forefront, always well placed, always regular … but so far, never finished first. Well this time, Sebastien Simon went to get this great victory that was missing in his Figariste track record, and with great success. The performance skipper of Brittany’s  » Chaîne d’excellence  » – Crédit Mutuel de Bretagne won the 4th edition of Le Havre Allmer Cup this Saturday, once again demonstrating remarkable consistency. Here follows a quick debriefing of the race.   For the first time you have won a race on the Figaro Bénéteau circuit. We…