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Mer Agitée

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Mer Agitée

The stable and yard of Michel Desjoyeaux in Port-la-Forêt

Offshore racing stable and design-office yard founded in 1999 byMichel Desjoyeaux and Régine Bornens, based in Port-la-Forêt — a Breton offshore racing hub near the Finistère Course au Large training centre and CDK Technologies. Mer Agitée designs, builds, and prepares IMOCA and Class40 prototypes, and operates a composite workshop and CNC machining facility.

TrimControl and ePenons

Mer Agitée develops and marketsTrimControl™, a range of electronic telltalesePenons®, co-developed for over 15 years with Epenon. The system provides a clear sail flow reading day and night.

Skippers who sailed with the stable

Michel Desjoyeaux, Vincent Riou, Sébastien Josse, François Gabart, Paul Meilhat. Cumulative tally over 20 years: 4 Vendée Globe wins, 3 Route du Rhum wins, 25 major podiums.