Tour de France à la voile


Tour de France à la voile is an annual yachting race around the coast of France. Inaugurated in 1978, it links the English Channel to the French Riviera and is held in July.
Famous skippers have taken part in the race, including Loïck Peyron and the four time America's Cup winner Russell Coutts. The race is, however, not reserved for professionals, and it also attracts amateurs and students thanks to three distinct rankings.
The race visits around ten harbours along the French coast. It includes one or two day coastal stages - that vary from year to year - as well as intensive regattas at the various ports. The boats are transported by road midway through the race from stages held in the Atlantic Ocean to those in the Mediterranean Sea.

Sailboat

Every team sails on the same type of boat so that only the sailing skills of the teams are judged and not the boat engineering. The boats are about 10 m long and are designed for racing with a crew of 3 sailors. Different boats have been used since the creation of the race:

List of previous winners

YearBoat TypeBoat NameSkipper
1978Écume de merMarseilleFrançois Paillou
1979First 30DunkerqueJoé Setten
1980First 30DunkerqueDamien Savatier
1981First 30DunkerqueDamien Savatier
1982Rush RoyaleMarseilleJean-Paul Mouren
1983Rush RoyaleLanvéoc-NavaleBenoît Caignaert
1984SélectionEuropePhilippe Hanin et Dominique d’Andrimont
1985SélectionCôtes du NordYannick Dupetit
1986SélectionLe HavreBenoît Caignaert
1987SélectionSète-Languedoc-RoussillonPierre Mas et Bertrand Pacé
1988SélectionSète-Languedoc-RoussillonPierre Mas et Bertrand Pacé
1989SélectionRonic Saône-et-LoireRichard Sautieux
1990SélectionWasquehalHans Bousholte et Philippe Delhumeau
1991SélectionLa CiotatLaurent Delage
1992JOD 35Sodifac-RoubaixJimmy Pahun et Jean-Pierre Dick
1993JOD 35Saint-Quentin-en YvelinesThierry Péponnet
1994JOD 35Saint-Pierre et MiquelonAlain Fédensieu
1995JOD 35Baume & Mercier – Force EDC-ParisBernard Mallaret et Vincent Portugal
1996JOD 35Edouard Leclerc – Région SCASOVincent Fertin
1997JOD 35CSC - Sun MicrosystemsBertrand Pacé et Philippe Guigné
1998JOD 35Nantes & Saint-Nazaire - Bouygues TelecomLuc Pillot
1999Farr 30KateieLuc Dewulf
2000Farr 30Barlo PlasticsAdrian Stead
2001Farr 30Virbac - St Raphaël - GénéraliJean-Pierre Dick
2002Farr 30Nantes St NazairePierre-Loïc Bethet
2003Farr 30CapSportXavier Lecœur et Bernard Mallaret
2004Farr 30Bouygues TelecomPierre Loïc Berthet
2005Farr 30Toulon Provence Méditerranée COYCHyèresFabien Henry
2006Farr 30Région Île de FranceJean-Pierre Nicol
2007Farr 30Toulon Provence Méditerranée COYCHyères Fabien Henry
2008Farr 30Courrier DunkerqueDaniel Souben
2009Farr 30Courrier DunkerqueDaniel Souben
2010Farr 30Nouvelle-CalédonieBertrand Pacé et Vincent Portugal
2011M34Sud de France/Languedoc-RoussillonBertrand Pacé et Vincent Portugal
2012M34Toulon Provence Méditerranée COYCHyèresFabien Henry
2013M34Groupama 34Franck Cammas
2014M34Courrier Dunkerque 3Daniel Souben
Erwan Le Roux
2015Diam 24SpindriftThierry Douillard
Xavier Revil
François Morvan
Matthieu Vandame
2016Diam 24Lorina Limonade - Golfe du MorbihanMatthieu Salomon
Bruno Mouriac
Kevin Pepoonnet
Quentin Ponroy
Quentin Delapierre
2017Diam 24Fondation FDJ - Des pieds et des mainsBenjamin Amiot
Damien Iehl
Francois Morvan
Damien Seguin
2018Diam 24Lorina Limonade - Golfe du MorbihanBruno Mourniac
Tim Mourniac
Quentin Delapierre
Corentin Horeau
2019Diam 24Team BeijafloreLaurent Berjon
Arnaud Jarlegan
Pierre Mas
Julien Villion
Valentin Bellet
Valentin Sipan
Guillaume Pirouelle
2020Diam 24-