Mach 40.5 #196 Machouquette, launched in 2023
Alternative Sailing - Constructions du Belon is the Class40Mach 40.5 #FRA 196, hull name Machouquette, launched on July 10, 2023. Design by Sam Manuard, built by JPS Production (La Trinité-sur-Mer). The boat is co-skippered by Alternative Sailing (sailboat charter, La Trinité-sur-Mer) and Constructions du Belon (Brittany-based builder, title partner).
Mach 40.5 platform
Fifth iteration of the Mach 40 range designed by Manuard for JPS. The 40.5 is a scow-bow hull optimized for reaching power and directional stability in singlehanded and doublehanded sailing.
- Hull length: 12.19 m
- Beam: 4.50 m
- Draft: 3.00 m
- Construction: vacuum-bagged fiberglass-epoxy sandwich
Boat achievements
Successive skippers: Mathieu Jones and Estelle Greck (2023), Mathieu Jones (2024), Guillaume L'Hostis since May 2024 (official skipper), Antoine Le Manchec as co-skipper for doublehanded races.
- 2023: 17th/44 in the Transat Jacques Vabre Class40 in 19 days 13 hours 37 minutes (Jones/Greck)
- 2024: 4th/11 in the RORC Caribbean 600 Class40 in 3 days 6 hours 35 minutes (Jones)
- 2024: 5th/25 in the Normandy Channel Race Class40 in 4 days 23 hours 28 minutes (L'Hostis/Bonnier)
- 2025: 5th/27 in the Sables-Horta-Les Sables Class40 in 10 days 11 hours 57 minutes
- 2025: 16th/24 in the Rolex Fastnet Race Class40 in 3 days 13 hours (L'Hostis)
- 2025: 9th/42 in the Transat Café L'Or Le Havre-Martinique Class40 in 20 days 1 hour 16 minutes (L'Hostis/Le Manchec)
- 2025: 3rd in the Class40 Championship under L'Hostis
