The 2009 Verdier Multi50, winner of the 2018 Route du Rhum under Tripon
Multi50 trimaran (renamed Ocean Fifty in 2020) designed byGuillaume Verdier and launched in August 2009 in La Trinité-sur-Mer. Built byJPS Production. The boat has raced under four names and as many skippers:Actual (Yves Le Blévec, 2009–2015),Réauté Chocolat (Armel Tripon, 2016–2018),Primonial (Sébastien Rogues, 2019–2022), thenLamotte – Le Rire Médecin (Luke Berry, since 2023).
Specifications
- Length: 15.24 m
- Beam: 15 m
- Draft: 3.5 m
- Displacement: 4.2 t
- Sail area: 180 m² upwind, 270 m² downwind
- Sail number: FRA 53 (Le Blévec) then FRA 7 (Tripon)
Foil refit 2017 under Armel Tripon
Tripon purchased the trimaran in November 2016 and launched a major refit: installation of foils and complete overhaul. The boat was relaunched on April 7, 2017 under the colors of the Mayenne chocolatier Réauté Chocolat. This was one of the first foiled configurations in the Multi50 class.
Boat achievements
- Transat Jacques Vabre 2011 — winner Multi50 (Le Blévec / Manuard) under the nameActual.
- Route du Rhum 2014 — 4th place Multi50 (Le Blévec) under the nameActual.
- Tour de Belle-Île 2017 and Armen Race 2017 — winner Multi50 (Tripon), first season after the foil refit.
- Route du Rhum 2018 — winner Multi50 and3rd overall across all classes (Tripon, 11 days 7 hours 32 minutes 40 seconds) under the nameRéauté Chocolat.
- Transat Jacques Vabre 2021 — winner Multi50 (Rogues / Souben) under the namePrimonial.
