Actualités

Follow Adrien, our boat captain, on a guided tour of the boatyard

2 February 2024

For the IMOCA Fortinet – Best Western, the start of the new year always means a refit. Since last December, she has been kept warm in her shed in Lorient. The watchword for this winter refit is reliability. With two transatlantic races and a circumnavigation, the 2024 season is going to be intense and testing […]

My first trail run in Cambodia

30 January 2024

I didn’t know Southeast Asia very well. I lived in Jakarta for 2 years, but that was a long time ago, I was 6 years old…Thank you, Laurie, for introducing me to the country of your ancestors. To the temples of Angkor. The day spent with the children of Ptea Clara and the night under […]

Get ready for the season 2024 !

19 January 2024

This year will be Romain’s third time on the Vendée Globe, the legendary sailing race round the world solo, non-stop and without assistance. A year that will conclude a 4-year preparation cycle, which began in 2021 with the purchase of a foiler. Over the course of the last three years, Romain got to learn his […]

Find out who is the new team communication manager !

17 January 2024

The team is happy to welcome Carla Burgaud, as communication manager. She replaces Laure Lunven, whose mission was coming to an end. Carla grew up in the Paris area, in a family with a passion for sport. Her weekends were punctuated by rugby games and Formula 1 Grand Prix races. She made her debut in […]

The IMOCA Fortinet – Best Western has a new boat captain !

12 January 2024

The team welcomes a new boat captain, check out his profile.

Retour à la base 2023 – Video summary

22 December 2023

The second highlight of the 2023 season, the Retour à la Base marks the return to solo mode for the Vendée Globe IMOCA fleet. When Romain presented the race to the press, he made it clear that it would be a tough one. Difficult because it follows on quickly from the Transat Jacques Vabre, difficult and […]

Fortinet Webserie: episode 6

21 December 2023

The highlight of the 2023 season: the Transat Jacques Vabre. A promise of encounters and exchanges with the public of Le Havre and the children of PLAY International. But also a promise of sport and learning for the duo Romain Attanasio and Loïs Berrehar with an excellent understanding between these two sailors. 🎬 Réalisation: ©Arcosoon […]

Top 10

11 December 2023

The final day of the “Retour à la base” race was complicated for Romain Attanasio, with a head injury and the pressure of Pip Hare all the way to the finish. In the end, Romain crossed the finish line in 10th position on the IMOCA Fortinet – Best Western. It took him 10 days, 21 […]

Last night

Romain takes a look back at his accident and injury last night aboard Fortinet – Best Western on Retour à la base. He continues on his way to the finish line, which he expects to cross at around 1 p.m.