Case in point: Léon, the works boat, borrowed by Hervé Chataigner and offshore legend Gildas Morvan for June’s Transmanche dash across the Channel. Not content with simply showing up, they smashed the course record. And this was before Chataigner had even taken delivery of his own 1050, Pilou. One gets the feeling they’ve barely begun to scratch the surface of what the boat can do. Chataigner’s secret weapon is Morvan — a sailor with serious credentials: America’s Cup in ‘95, Olympics in ‘96, two decades on the Figaro circuit, multiple transatlantic races in IMOCA 60s, and a resume built on grit and podiums.