Violette DORANGE

IMOCA skipper, on INITIATIVES-COEUR, Lorient

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Biography

From a young age, Violette Dorange has taken on sailing challenges: crossing the English Channel in an Optimist at 15, competing in the Mini Transat at 18 as the youngest woman to start, followed by three seasons in the Solitaire du Figaro. In 2023, she acquired a historic IMOCA and quickly made a name for herself on the circuit. In the 2024 Vendée Globe, she impressed everyone with her authenticity and fighting spirit despite damage and a tricky passage around Cape Horn, before being welcomed as a heroine in Les Sables-d'Olonne. Co-skipper with Sam Davies in 2025, she has been skipper of Team Initiatives Cœur since January.

News

• What if the youth took OVER?
• Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe – Violette Dorange: “This is my first time and I can’t wait!”

Record

• 2026, 1000 Race, 3rd
• 2025, Défi Azimut, 6th
• 2025, Transat Jacques Vabre, 6th
• 2025, Course des Caps, 7th
• 2024, Défi Azimut, 13th
• 2024, The Transat CIC, 18th
• 2024, New York Vendée, 18th
• 2024, Vendée Globe, 25th
• 2023, Transat Jacques Vabre, 21st
• 2023, Retour à La Base, 22nd

Boat

INITIATIVES-COEUR, VPLP/ Verdier, Black Pepper Yachts, 2022

In the same class

• Nicolas ROUGER
• Davy BEAUDART
• Jean-Baptiste DARAMY
• Boris HERRMANN
• Maxime SOREL
• Robin MARAIS
• Armel TRIPON
• Elodie BONAFOUS
• Francesca CLAPCICH
• Nicolas D’ESTAIS
• Corentin HOREAU
• Sébastien SIMON
• Masa SUZUKI
• Fabrice AMEDEO
• Pierre-Louis ATTWELL
• Ambrogio BECCARIA
• Jérémie BEYOU
• Arnaud BOISSIÈRES
• Sam GOODCHILD
• Sébastien MARSSET
• Manuel COUSIN