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Yann Guichard and the Ladycat team win the Bol d'Or Mirabaud 2019

by Spindrift racing 16 Jun 2019 09:34 NZST 15 June 2019
Yann Guichard and the Ladycat team win the Bol d'Or Mirabaud 2019 © Chris Schmid / Spindrift Racing

Yann Guichard and his crew, onboard Ladycat powered by Spindrift racing, have secured their fourth win of the iconic Bol d'Or Mirabaud, today Saturday 15 June at 20h36.

This was a final victory for Dona Bertarelli's trimaran, which will be replaced, in 2020, by the TF35. To win the coveted title at the 81st edition of the event, the black and gold catamaran took 10 hours, 36 minutes and 21 seconds to cover the 66.5 nautical mile circular course between Geneva and Le Bouveret, ahead of the other 464 competing boats.

Ladycat crew for the Bol d'Or:

  • Yann Guichard (Skipper)
  • Xavier Revil
  • Jacques Guichard
  • François Morvan
  • Christophe Espagnon
  • Matthieu Salomon
The Bol d'Or Mirabaud is the largest regatta in the world to be raced on closed waters. - photo © Chris Schmid / Spindrift Racing
The Bol d'Or Mirabaud is the largest regatta in the world to be raced on closed waters. - photo © Chris Schmid / Spindrift Racing

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