Winner of the RORC Caribbean 600 2026 after rescuing six sailors at sea
Born in 1995 in Nice, trained at the Sainte-Maxime Sailing Club, Robin Follin races a Class40 on Solano, a Musa 40 (FRA213) built by Sangiorgio Marine in 2025. The boat is prepared by Skysat.
Rescuing the Cata Sensation
On February 25, 2026, during the RORC Caribbean 600, the catamaran Cata Sensation capsizes in a gust exceeding 30 knots with six people aboard. Robin Follin and Jules Bonnier divert Solano and rescue the six sailors in 25 minutes. Once the crew is safe, they resume the race and finish first in the Class40 class ahead of FPFP-TP skippered by Matéo Le Calvic and Pierre Boulbin. "It's normal, it's the spirit of sailors. If it were us in the water, we'd want someone to do the same," Follin comments upon arrival.
From Figaro to Class40
Robin Follin built his career on the Figaro circuit before switching to Class40 in 2023 with Jules Bonnier. On the Figaro circuit, his benchmark victory remains the Drheam Cup 2022 in double-handed racing with Basile Bourgnon on Edenred — a race led from start to finish. The move to Class40 follows logically: "what I like is that there's racing all the time, just like in Figaro."
The Solano project and the Route du Rhum 2026
The Musa 40 #213 is launched for the 2025 season. First transatlantic for the boat: Transat Café L'Or 2025 with Jules Bonnier, 10th place in 20d 01h 38min. Followed by a 7th at the Rolex Fastnet Race 2025, then victory at the Caribbean 600 2026. The 2026 program includes Round Ireland (June), Drheam Cup (July), before the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe in November.
Race record
- 1st Class40 — RORC Caribbean 600 2026 (with Jules Bonnier, on Solano, 2d 18h 37min)
- 4th — Armen Race Uship 2026 (Class40 Solano)
- 9th — Spi Ouest France BPGO 2026 (Class40 Solano)
- 10th — Transat Café L'Or 2025 (with Jules Bonnier, on Solano, 20d 01h 38min)
- 7th — Rolex Fastnet Race 2025 (Class40 Solano)
- 1st — Drheam Cup 2022, Figaro 3 class (with Basile Bourgnon on Edenred)
- 24th — Transat Jacques Vabre 2023 (Class40, with Jules Bonnier)
