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Timothé Polet
The Le Havre sailor completing his master's degree remotely between two Class 40 transatlantic races
Thimoté Polet — born in 2000, 25 years old, trained at a club in Le Havre from age 6. First Class 40 races in 2021, aboardEntraide Maritime #100 with Nicolas Lemarchand. Since 2023, he has been skippering theClass 40 ZEISS and has teamed up withPierrick Letouzé for double-handed races. Target set on the 2026 Route du Rhum solo race.
The boat: Mach 40.6 #208, Manuard design, launched Nov. 2024
The current ZEISS is a Mach 40.6 hull number 208, Sam Manuard design built by JPS shipyard and launched in November 2024 in La Trinité-sur-Mer. ZEISS has been its main partner since 2023, with an agreement running until 2026. Before this boat, he completed his first transatlantic in 2021 aboard #100 Entraide Maritime, then the 2023 Jacques Vabre on #172 ZEISS-WeeeCycling.
The 2025 season: stepping up with Letouzé
The year delivered on its promises with the tandem with Pierrick Letouzé. First Class 40 podium in September at the40 Malouine La Trinquette (3rd), flanked by a 4th place at the Rolex Fastnet Race (with Alexandre Demange as part of an augmented crew), a 6th at the Normandy Channel Race and a 6th overall at Les Sables-Horta. The season concluded with the Transat Café L'Or, finishing 14th in 20 days 16 hours 56 minutes — his third Atlantic crossing in a race.
Student at GEM in parallel
Alongside the racing seasons, Thimoté is completing a specialized Finance master's degree at Grenoble École de Management, remotely via the high-level athlete program. A 5-year curriculum, completion scheduled for April 2027. This explains the pace: boat preparation and exam revisions in the same week.
Palmarès (achievements)
- 2025 — Transat Café L'Or (Le Havre - Fort-de-France):14th in 20d 16h 56m 22s, double-handed with Pierrick Letouzé on Class 40 ZEISS (3rd transatlantic)
- 2025 — 40 Malouine La Trinquette:3rd with Pierrick Letouzé, first Class 40 podium
- 2025 — Rolex Fastnet Race:4th with Pierrick Letouzé and Alexandre Demange
- 2025 — Les Sables - Horta:6th overall (outbound double-handed with Pierrick Letouzé, return solo)
- 2025 — CIC Normandy Channel Race:6th with Pierrick Letouzé
- 2024 — The Transat CIC (solo):abandoned due to dismasting
- 2023 — Transat Jacques Vabre:21st on Class 40 ZEISS-WeeeCycling #172, with Pierrick Letouzé
- 2021 — Transat Jacques Vabre:32nd on Class 40 Entraide Maritime #100, with Nicolas Lemarchand (1st transatlantic)
- 2021 — European Match Racing Championship:winner
- 2026 — Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe (Nov. 1, solo):registered, main season objective
Official website:thimotepolet.fr.

