Baptiste Hulin is the story of a boy who sees the King perched on a sun... "I must have been 6 or 7 years old, recalls the skipper of the Ocean Fifty "Viabilis Océans". Departing fromu Vendée Globe (2004-2005), in the port, I saw Jean Le Cam on his boat, Bonduelle, all in yellow! For me, it was like a dream. I wanted to do the same when I grew up.. Later, Baptiste's dream of sailing would come true, even though he came from Cholet, a stone's throw from the ocean. Through his studies, which he chose to do in Nantes. And in Nantes, you can sail with the APCC! " With Luc Pillot, the director, was match-racing! And match-racing was to become his speciality, as he won the French Championship, the European Tour and the European Youth Championship. The next stage followed at breakneck speed: the Team France excellence programme, participation in the Tour de France, and so on. Above all, he remembered what King John had inspired him to do: ocean racing. In 2021, the man who, in the meantime, has a DUT in composite materials engineering, will be joining the BE Racing team from Saint Malo. BE as in Burton (Louis) and Escoffier (Servane). "A great springboard for many young people, not just me".he says in tribute. It will be Class40 racing with two Transat Jacques Vabre races (2021 and 2023) and the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe 2022. However, as BE Racing offers a choice of IMOCA, Class40 and Ocean Fifty boats, it was aboard the 50-foot multihull Viabilis Océans that he became a crew member. Before taking the helm this year. And, at 27 since January, on the MEDMAX Occitanie-Saïdia Resorts, he will be the youngest skipper on the ten Ocean Fifty boats. " Pas a handicapHe will be able to count on a much more experienced co-skipper in Thomas Rouxel, a Figaro racer by trade and now a specialist in Ultims, the giant multihulls...". It's really exciting, a great challenge. With a varied course and conditions that we know will change, it's a real pleasure. Especially as, at that time of year, it'll be a little warmer than back home in Saint-Malo.. No reason to hang around on the road to prolong the pleasure, eh!