Benjamin Ferré MONNOYEUR - DUO FOR A JOB
Applicant
2024
1st
Participation
FR
33 years old
Port-La-Forêt
Benjamin Ferré is a young Breton who loves life and challenges. With more than 40,000 km hitchhiking around the globe, a crossing of the Atlantic using a sextant, a 4L Trophy and a Mini Transat in 2019, Benjamin is not a newcomer in the world of adventure. When he launched his Mini project, he discovered the offshore racing world: it was the trigger! His new challenge is to take the start of the 2024 Vendée Globe aboard his IMOCA Monnoyeur - Duo For a Job.
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Achievements
MONNOYEUR - DUO FOR A JOB
- Former names: Macif, SMA, Banque Populaire X
- Architect: VPLP/Verdier
- Construction: 2010, CDK Technologies
- Launch Date: 16 August 2011
- Length: 18,28 m
- Beam: 5,40 m
- Draught: 4,50 m
- Weight: 8 tonnes
- Mast height: 29 m
- Upwind sail area: 250 m²
- Downwind sail area: 530 m²
Sponsor
Monnoyeur, a family-owned company founded in 1906, provides high-performance solutions to its customers in the construction, industry and agriculture sectors through the Bergerat Monnoyeur, Aprolis and Ipso distribution networks. Monnoyeur also assists its customers in their energy transition and in their digitalization through its dedicated subsidiaries Eneria and Arkance. The group has a turnover of €2.3 billion in 2021, operates in 18 countries on 3 continents and employs over 7,500 people.
Commitment
DUO for a JOB
DUO for a JOB is the association featured on the sails of Benjamin Ferré's IMOCA. It connects young people from immigrant backgrounds with experienced people over 50 years old from the same professional sector, so that they can support them in their job search.