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IMOCA 2026 Season: Five Races, One Brutal Standard If you want to understand where offshore sailing really lives now — you don’t look at one race.
You look at the calendar. And in 2026, the IMOCA class didn’t just put together a season — it built a proper test piece.
Five races. Different formats. Different pressures.
Same outcome: if you weren’t ready, you were going to get found out.
At the centre of it all, Class President Antoine Mermod looked ahead to his ninth season at the helm with a simple message — the numbers might ebb and flow, but the level never drops.
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Solo. Crewed. No easy miles.
16-05-2026
IMOCA 2026 Season: Five Races, One Brutal Standard If you want to understand where offshore sailing really lives now — you don’t look at one race.
You look at the calendar. And in 2026, the IMOCA class didn’t just put together a season — it built a proper test piece.
Five races. Different formats. Different pressures.
Same outcome: if you weren’t ready, you were going to get found out.
At the centre of it all, Class President Antoine Mermod looked ahead to his ninth season at the helm with a simple message — the numbers might ebb and flow, but the level never drops.
16-05-2026
FORT-DE-FRANCE, MARTINIQUE — After nearly two weeks of relentless ocean racing, Jérémie Beyou and Morgan Lagravière aboard Charal have claimed a resounding victory in the 17th edition of the Transat Café L’OR, sealing their dominance in the IMOCA Class with a performance that will be remembered for years to come
12-11-2025
With just over 500 nautical miles remaining, the Transat Café L’OR 2025 has evolved into a high-speed masterclass in precision, endurance, and teamwork — led by Jérémie Beyou and Morgan Lagravière aboard Charal. As the pair charge westward through the rolling Trade Winds toward Fort-de-France, Martinique, the black and red IMOCA is flying, averaging speeds that have left their rivals in the wake of frothing whitecaps and disbelief.
10-11-2025