Bernhard Stamm/CHEMINEES POUJOULAT-ARMOR LUX

Bernard Stamm - Cheminées Poujoulat
THE DEFENDING CHAMPION

Nationality: Swiss
Age: 42 DOB: 29th November 1963
Current residence: Saint Pabu, France
Marital status: Partner, Catherine
Children: 2 daughters, Chloe and Camille
Bernard Stamm's life has been linked with the sea since the age of two, lake-sailing with his parents in Switzerland, then a brief career in the Swiss merchant navy followed by a period as boatbuilder and cruising boat skipper. A conviction that he "was born to be at sea" was confirmed during a spectacular and successful, singlehanded racing debut in the Mini class during the mid-1990's.

Stamm nach TJV 2013

'The objective is always to win all the races you take part in'
With drive and determination that has become a trademark, Stamm juggled his Mini Transat racing campaign with building a Pierre Rolland designed Open 60 for the 2000-2001 Vendée Globe, non-stop, solo, round-the-world race. Faced with a near-impossible schedule, the boat's construction programme overran and Stamm was forced to retire from the Vendée in the early stages through autopilot failure. This scale of disaster would devastate many skippers, but Stamm - joined by a small team - sailed immediately to New York and, after waiting for a suitable weather window, scorched across the North Atlantic setting two new records: the crewed transatlantic time (8d 20h 55m 35s) and the crewed monohull 24 hour speed record (467.1 miles).
'I like solitude, but I also really like people!'
In the last edition of the VELUX 5 OCEANS, Stamm stormed around the planet winning four of the five legs in Class 1, gaining immense respect from fellow competitors through his fearless ability to sail on the absolute limit of endurance for an entire circumnavigation. Powering his Open 60 around the planet exacted a heavy toll and Stamm was forced to make a swift pit stop in the Falkland Islands during Leg 4 when critical canting keel problems struck shortly after rounding Cape Horn: a brief diversion that would not rob the unstoppable skipper from taking line honours at the end of the leg in Brazil.
'The Velux 5 Oceans is like a Solitaire du Figaro around the world'

A series of intense depressions swept through the Open 60 fleet in early June 2004 during The Transat race, dismasting two of the leading boats and causing a dangerous crisis for Stamm as his keel detached completely, inverting the yacht 400 miles from the coast of Newfoundland. Through co-ordination with MRCC Halifax, the skipper was plucked from his stricken yacht by the crew of a tanker and taken to St. Johns, Newfoundland, where - within a matter of hours - Stamm boarded an ice breaking tug and began planning a salvage operation. After a three-day, mid-Atlantic search, skipper and yacht were reunited and, in typical style, Stamm volunteered to make the dangerous dive beneath the boat to cut away the mast and rigging.

SKIPPER HISTORY
2006: Co-holder of the Atlantic record crossing on Orange Ii. Winner of the Rolex Fastnet. Co-holder of the Jules Verne Trophy on Orange II 2003: 4th in the Calais Round Britian Race. Winner of Around Alone. World FICO/IMOCA champion. 2002: Winner of Leg 2 in Around Alone race. Single-handed 60ft monohull Atlantic record (10d 11h 55m 19s). Winner of Leg 1 in Around Alone race. Record set between England and South Africa in a 60ft monohull (29d 21h 59m 45s). 2nd in Marseilles Grand Prix. 2nd in Rubicon Regatta. 3rd in Larmor Grand Prix. 2001: 8th in Transat Jacques Vabre. Winner of Fastnet Race in 60ft monohull class. 3rd in Quiberon Grand Prix. Crewed monohull record for an Atlantic crossing (8d 20h 55m)

THE BOAT:
Boat name: Cheminées Poujoulat Designer: Pierre Rolland Builder: Bernard Stamm Launched: July 2000 Construction: Carbon-Nomex Type: Open 60 Beam: 5.7m Draft: 4.5 Displacement: 9 tonnes Movable ballast: Canting keel Mast height: 28m Upwind sail area: 280sqm Downwind sail area 570sqm

www.bernardstamm.com

In the last edition of the VELUX 5 OCEANS, Stamm stormed around the planet winning four of the five legs in Class 1, gaining immense respect from fellow competitors through his fearless ability to sail on the absolute limit of endurance for an entire circumnavigation. Powering his Open 60 around the planet exacted a heavy toll and Stamm was forced to make a swift pit stop in the Falkland Islands during Leg 4 when critical canting keel problems struck shortly after rounding Cape Horn: a brief diversion that would not rob the unstoppable skipper from taking line honours at the end of the leg in Brazil. A series of intense depressions swept through the Open 60 fleet in early June 2004 during The Transat race, dismasting two of the leading boats and causing a dangerous crisis for Stamm as his keel detached completely, inverting the yacht 400 miles from the coast of Newfoundland. Through co-ordination with MRCC Halifax, the skipper was plucked from his stricken yacht by the crew of a tanker and taken to St. John's, Newfoundland, where - within a matter of hours - Stamm boarded an ice breaking tug and began planning a salvage operation. After a three-day, mid-Atlantic search, skipper and yacht were reunited and, in typical style, Stamm volunteered to make the dangerous dive beneath the boat to cut away the mast and rigging.

2017
IDEC SPORT JV-40 Tage Rekord
Crewmate
2013
Transat J.V. 4. Record SNSM : 1er
2012
Vendée Globe : 88 Tage,10h,27min,10s disqualifiziert(fremde Hilfe-Entscheidung)
2011
Transat Jacques Vabre : DNF Rolex Fastnet Race : 3.
2010
Transat AG2R 10. Route du Rhum: 9.mit Pitstop Azoren
2009
Record SNSM : 1. 1000 Milles Britanny Ferries : 1. Solidaire du Chocolat : 3.
2008
Vendée Globe : abandon mit Ruderschaden Record SNSM : 3.
2007
Champion IMOCA B TO B : 6. Transat Jacques Vabre : 3. Rolex Fastnet Race : 2. Calais Round Britain Race mit neuer Cheminées Poujoulat: 9. Velux 5 Oceans :
2006
Velux 5 Oceans :
2005
Transat Jacques Vabre : Record Brittany Ferries : Rolex Fastnet Race : Calais Round Britain Race : Jules Verne/Orange II
2004
The Transat Vendée Globe
2003
Champion IMOCA Transat Jacques Vabre :
2002
Around Alone 2002/2003 Grand Prix de Marseille : 2. Regata de Rubicon : 2ème Grand Prix de Lorient : 3.
2001
Transat Jacques Vabre : 8. Fastnet Race Grand Prix Quiberon : 3.
2000
Vendée Globe :
1996
Transméditerranéenne 3. en double en gagnant 2 étapes sur 3 Mini Fastnet 1. Championnat de France Mini 3.
1995
Mini Transat en solitaire 3. Transcascogne en solitaire 2.

Jules Verne Rekord "015
Bernard Stamm (SUI) 51
It’s hardly worth presenting this expert round the world sailor, the only member of this IDEC SPORT commando unit to have already won the Jules Verne Trophy (in 2005 aboard the maxi-catamaran Orange II). Bernard has won no fewer than three round the world races on a monohull: two wins in Around Alone sailing solo and once in the Barcelona World Race sailing double-handed. He has also taken part three times in the Vendée Globe. This highly talented tough guy can bring his wealth of experience acquired over the past thirty years on all the world’s oceans. Bernard Stamm : “Things have changed since I took part in the Jules Verne Trophy in 2005. The boats are different, and the record is harder to get. But the principle is still the same –you have to get around the world as quickly as you can. I think the record can be beaten, otherwise I wouldn’t be here! ”