Le Rire Médecin - Lamotte - FRA35

Strangely enough, it was on a single board that Luke Berry got his taste for salt water. Not surprisingly for this sailor from Saint Malo, a former top-level windsurfer., whether in competition or for pleasure, who has made his boom 'shine' at most of Brittany's competitions. When it wasn't, perhaps, in the waves of La Torche. In fact, at the age of 37, he is still affiliated to the Surfschool in Saint-Malo. But now on three legs. After sailing in the Mini6.50 class, then the Class40 class (the basis for an ocean racing skipper), where this holder of a engineering and architecture degreee naval has been consistently on the podium, the next logical step was to take a number of boats. In 2022, he left behind an enormous list of achievements in Class40 to convince his partners to continue the adventure with the purchase of an Ocean Fifty. It will be the former Primonial, which Sébastien Rogues had already made shine. A new boat, loyal crew and always an association as a standard, Le Rire Médecin, which aims to make children in hospital laugh with professional clowns. After an encouraging Pro Sailing Tour 2023, the Transat Jacques-Vabre that followed was less pleasant. After a hectic first leg, Ocean Fifty didn't enjoy the second: a broken forearm and dismasting, and a return to Saint-Malo, in the garage, for major repairs. So Luke Berry and his co-skipper, Antoine Joubert, with his impressive multihull experience, are looking forward to the 2024 season. 6e then 5e of the first two legs of the Ocean Fifty Series, there is still plenty of room for improvement for this newcomer to the world of 15-metre three-leggers. To be confirmed on the MED MAX Occitanie - Saïdia Resorts which the sailor from Saint Malo will be discovering.

The boat
Technical data

Type :

50-foot multihull

Year of construction :

2009

Manufacturer's name :

JPS Production

Name of architect :

Guillaume Verdier

Former race name(s) :

Actual - Reauté Chocolat - Primonial -

Awards

Rolex Fasnet Race (Class40)|1|2019
40' Malouines Lamotte (Class40)|1|2019
Transat Jacques-Vabre (Class40 with A. Nebout)|5|2021
Route du Rhum (Class40)|7|2022
Transat Jacques-Vabre (OFifty, leg1, with A. Joubert))|2|2023
Transat Jacques-Vabre (DNA leg2, with A. Joubert)||2023
Fastnet Rolex Race (Ocean Fifty)|1|2023
Pro Sailing Tour (Ocean Fifty)|4|2023
Ocean Fifty Series Act 1 (Saint-Malo)|6|2024
Ocean Fifty Series Act 2 (La Baule)|5|2024
Ocean Fifty Series Act 3 (Route des Terre-Neuvas) DNF|10|2024
Grand Prix de Brest (Multi50, with T. Vauchel-Camus)|3|2020
Pro Sailing Tour (Multi50 with T. Vauchel-Camus)|3|2021
Pro Sailing Tour (Multi50 with T. Vauchel-Camus)|4|2022
Pro Sailing Tour (Ocean Fifty, with L. Berry)|3|2023
Transat Jacques-Vabre (with Luke Berry Leg1|2|2023
Transat Jacques-Vabre, DNA leg 2||2023
Ocean Fifty Series Act 1 (with L. Berry)|6|2024
Ocean Fifty Series Act 2 |5|2024

The boat
Technical data

Type :

50-foot multihull

Year of construction :

2009

Manufacturer's name :

JPS Production

Name of architect :

Guillaume Verdier

Former race name(s) :

Actual - Reauté Chocolat - Primonial -