Christophe BACHMANN

skipper Vintage Mono, on GRAIN DE SABLE, Saint Malo

"Talent is having the desire." - Jacques Brel

Biography

A skipper with a passion for design, and an architect with a passion for offshore racing, Christophe finds a common energy in both: the energy of action, the long-term perspective, and the quest for balance. Born in eastern France, it was love and sailing that led him to settle in Dinard after his studies. He then had two dreams: to make a living from architecture, and to sail far across the ocean. The first, launched under spinnaker, saw the second achieve its ultimate goal by confirming his qualification for the 2026 Route du Rhum!

"Sailing is building in motion."

Record

• 2025, Transat anglaise, 7th
• 2025, Middle Sea Race, 44th
• 2025, Fastnet Race, 52th
• 2024, Transat Québec-Saint-Malo, 17th
• 2023, 40 MALOUINE, 13th
• 2023, Transat Café L'Or, 20th
• 2021, The Ocean Race, 6th
• 2019, Caribbean 600, 5th
• 2017, Transat Café L'Or, 7th
• 2016, Caribbean 600, 3rd

Boat

GRAIN DE SABLE, GILLES VATON, PECHINEY, 2001

In the same class

• Antoine BRUNET
• Kieran LE BORGNE
• Hugo LEFORT
• Tanguy CARADEC
• Amaury DE JAMBLINNE DE MEUX
• Patrick ISOARD
• Titouan PILLIARD
• Frédéric MAILHOS
• Wilfrid CLERTON
• Gilles COLUBI
• Rémy GÉRIN
• Jean LE CAM
• Olivier NEMSGUERN