UpWind by MerConcept

UpWind by MerConcept Enabling female sailors from all horizons to sail at the highest level

Half of our sailing team is currently racing in The Ocean Race Atlantic:🌊 Francesca Clapcich & Elodie Jane Metraux : Tea...
01/09/2026

Half of our sailing team is currently racing in The Ocean Race Atlantic:
🌊 Francesca Clapcich & Elodie Jane Metraux : Team Francesca by 11th Hour Racing
🌊 Sarah Stone : United by the Ocean

This is exactly what UpWind’s incubator model was built for: giving women the platform to compete at the top level.

So proud of you, girls. We’ll be there at the finish to celebrate đŸ”„

đŸ˜±đŸ˜±đŸ˜­đŸ„”đŸ“ž Guillaume Gatefait the best đŸ«¶
31/08/2026

đŸ˜±đŸ˜±đŸ˜­đŸ„”

📾 Guillaume Gatefait the best đŸ«¶

This is why representation in sport matters!
27/08/2026

This is why representation in sport matters!

It also helps that we might have the best team
26/08/2026

It also helps that we might have the best team

Whole gang’s backđŸ«Ąlast time we were all together? this podium.so yeah, the reunion energy is immaculate.recharged, tanne...
25/08/2026

Whole gang’s backđŸ«Ą
last time we were all together? this podium.
so yeah, the reunion energy is immaculate.
recharged, tanned (some of us), and locked in.
final stretch to the Route du Rhum starts now 🌊

let’s gooo đŸ”„

Most of the team is on holiday right now (yes, even the person running this account 👋).But don’t worry : some posts are ...
31/07/2026

Most of the team is on holiday right now (yes, even the person running this account 👋).
But don’t worry : some posts are scheduled to keep you company this summer. đŸ«¶

Most of the team is on holiday right now (yes, even the person running this account 👋).But don’t worry : some posts are ...
31/07/2026

Most of the team is on holiday right now (yes, even the person running this account 👋).
But don’t worry : some posts are scheduled to keep you company this summer đŸ«¶

SUMMERTIME (even for the boat)
21/07/2026

SUMMERTIME (even for the boat)

When the only female skipper of the fleet steps on the podium.  This is why the project was built for.Thanks for all the...
20/07/2026

When the only female skipper of the fleet steps on the podium.
This is why the project was built for.

Thanks for all the support 11th Hour Racing - TBS - Henri-Lloyd

Since day one, our ambition has been to create more opportunities for women to access the highest level of offshore raci...
17/07/2026

Since day one, our ambition has been to create more opportunities for women to access the highest level of offshore racing and compete on the world's most demanding race boats.

The arrival of the Ocean Fifty class on such an iconic event represents an exciting opportunity. Despite the incredible talent of many female sailors over the years, no woman has ever won this legendary race.
We hope this new chapter will inspire and enable more women to step onto the start line—and ultimately become the first female winner in the event's history.
Performance knows no gender. The more opportunities we create, the more talent will emerge.

At UpWind by MerConcept, that's exactly what we're working towards: helping the next generation of female sailors reach the biggest races—and one day, make history

La Solitaire du Figaro ouvrira un nouveau chapitre de son histoire en 2028.

Référence de la course au large française depuis plus de cinquante ans, La Solitaire du Figaro ouvrira, à compter de l'édition 2028, un nouveau chapitre de son histoire avec la Classe Ocean Fifty.

DĂ©cidĂ©e conjointement par le Groupe Figaro, propriĂ©taire de l’épreuve, et OC Sport Pen Duick, son organisateur, cette Ă©volution s’inscrit dans une stratĂ©gie portĂ©e jusqu’en 2036 pour donner Ă  La Solitaire du Figaro les moyens de poursuivre son histoire, tout en prĂ©servant les fondamentaux qui ont forgĂ© son identitĂ© depuis sa crĂ©ation.

Depuis plus de cinquante ans, le monde de la course au large s'est profondément transformé. Les attentes du public, des partenaires, des médias, des collectivités et des territoires ont évolué. La Solitaire du Figaro doit donc continuer à s'adapter pour répondre à ces nouvelles attentes.

Face à ces évolutions, le Groupe Figaro et OC Sport Pen Duick ont engagé, depuis plusieurs mois, une réflexion profonde sur l'avenir de La Solitaire du Figaro afin d'identifier le format le plus adapté aux ambitions de l'épreuve.

Par son potentiel sportif, médiatique et événementiel, la Classe Ocean Fifty est apparue comme le support le plus adapté pour accompagner le prochain chapitre de la Course.

Préserver La Solitaire du Figaro, c'est aussi lui donner les moyens de continuer à évoluer afin qu'elle demeure, pour les prochaines décennies, l'une des grandes références de la course au large française.

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