Jean-Paul Rivière
Skipper
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Jean-Paul Rivière
The owner of Nomad IV, from the RORC record to Antarctica
French entrepreneur, trained as an engineer and founder of the Altitude Group, Jean-Paul Rivière has been sailing Nomad IV since 2013: a 100-foot all-carbon maxi monohull designed by Finot-Conq and built by Maxi Dolphin in Italy. A boat conceived as a unique platform, capable of breaking a transatlantic crewed record and then heading below 60° South with his family.
The RORC monohull record in the 2015 Transat
In November 2015, during the second edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race (Lanzarote → Grenada, 2,995 nautical miles), Nomad IV claimed the monohull line honours and set the monohull record for the event in 10 days 7 hours 6 minutes 59 seconds. A benchmark that fits the boat and validates the choice of 100-foot carbon construction for an offshore transatlantic race.
2020: Nomad IV beyond the Arctic Circle
In 2020, Nomad IV became the first all-carbon sailboat to reach Antarctica. The contrast with the transatlantic race is stark: same boat, different program, navigation outside coverage zones, with routing, weather, and communication constraints inherent to an austral expedition on a 100-footer.
2023 refit and continuation of the program
The boat underwent a major refit in 2023, ten years after its launch. Meanwhile, Jean-Paul Rivière chairs the Armada de la Liberté association, which organized the Armada de Rouen 2023. The sailing program continues, still on this same 100-foot carbon sailboat.
Nomad IV achievements
- RORC Transatlantic Race 2015 (Lanzarote → Grenada) — monohull line honours and monohull record of the event in 10 days 7 hours 6 minutes 59 seconds.
- 2020 — first all-carbon sailboat to reach Antarctica.
- 2023 — major refit of the boat, ten years after its launch.
