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 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)
2017 foils refit under Armel Tripon
Tripon purchased the trimaran in November 2016 and launched a major refit: installation of foils, complete overhaul. The boat was relaunched on April 7, 2017 under the colors of the Mayenne chocolatier Réauté Chocolat. It was one of the first foiling configurations in the Multi50 class.
Boat achievements
- 2011 Transat Jacques Vabre — winner Multi50 (Le Blévec / Manuard) under the nameActual.
- 2014 Route du Rhum — 4th Multi50 (Le Blévec) under the nameActual.
- 2017 Tour de Belle-Île and 2017 Armen Race — winner Multi50 (Tripon), first season after the foils refit.
- 2018 Route du Rhum — winner Multi50 and3rd overall across all classes (Tripon, 11 days 7 hours 32 minutes 40 seconds) under the nameRéauté Chocolat.
- 2021 Transat Jacques Vabre — winner Multi50 (Rogues / Souben) under the namePrimonial.
