Alan Roura

Alan Roura is a Swiss professional sailor born on 26 February 1993 in Onex (Switzerland). At the age of 23, in the 2016–2017 Vendée Globe, he is the youngest competitor in the history of the event, of which he finished 12th. In 2019, on La Fabrique, the second Imoca of the name, he set a solo crossing of the North Atlantic on a 60-foot monohull crossing in a record time of 7 days, 16 hours, 58 minutes and 25 seconds. After 95 days at sea he finished 17th in the 2020-2021 Vendée Globe. In October 2021, Alan Roura and his sponsors announced the purchase of a new IMOCA 60 for the Vendée Globe 2024: The ex hugo boss, a 2019 VPLP-Design previously owned by the british skipper Alex Thomson.[1]

Alan Roura
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993
Onex
Sailing career
Class(es)IMOCA 60

Results

2020–21: Vendée Globe – 17th
2020 : Défi Azimut – 14th
2020 : Transat Jacques Vabre – 21th
2019: Défi Azimut – 15th
2019: Rolex Fastnet Race – 8th
2019: Single handed North Atlantic crossing record – 7d 16h 55mn
2018: Route du Rhum – 7th
2018: Monaco Globe Series – 6th
2017: Transat Jacques Vabre – 9th
2016–17: Vendée Globe – 12th
2015: Transat Jacques Vabre – 10th in Class40
2015: Grand Prix Guyader – 7th
2014: Route du Rhum – Retired Class40
2013: Mini Transat – 11th

References
  1. "Alan Roura s'offre une machine de guerre". Le Temps (in French). 2021-10-27. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2021-10-31.


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