The Mach 40.4 #161 winner of the 2021 Transat Jacques Vabre
Redman is the Class40 hull numberFRA 161, third Mach 40.4 to come out of the yard. Design bySam Manuard, built byJPS Production in La Trinité-sur-Mer, launched on September 2, 2020 under the nameMaat, renamedRedman shortly after Antoine Carpentier took over as skipper.
Hull design: second-generation scow in the Class40
The Mach 40.4 is a second-generation Manuard scow hull (after the Mach 40.3 introduced in 2019). 12.19 m hull, wide bow, forward volumes to increase righting moment and limit bow diving downwind. The boat is designed for transatlantic races — reaching speed, solo tolerance — not for tight close-hauled sailing.
Boat achievements
With Antoine Carpentier (2020–2022):
- 2021: Winner of the 2021 Transat Jacques Vabre Class40 with Pablo Santurde del Arco — 21 days 22 hours 33 minutes over 4,600 nautical miles from Le Havre to Fort-de-France.
- 2021: Winner of the Sables-Horta with Mikael Mergui, winner of the 40' Malouine Lamotte, winner of the 2021 Class40 European Trophy and the 2021 Class40 Championship.
- 2022: 5th in the Route du Rhum single-handed.
After 2022, the boat sailed under the colors ofL'Envol - Kermarrec Promotion for Anatole Facon and Séverine Amalric (TJV 2023, 27th with Alice Valiergue), then becameOODS Team Equal Seas in 2026 under Sophie Delannoy.
