The team

Maxime Sorel

Maxime Sorel

Skipper & sailing project manager

Holder of a degree in civil engineering, Maxime has developed his passion for project management which he puts at the service of his dream: offshore racing. After 5 years spent in Class40, Maxime has been racing for 3 years in Imoca class. He achieved the feat of reaching 10th place in the Vendée Globe 2020 in 82 days. Maxime knew how to surround himself over the years with a team, technical and financial partners who separate like him, the desire to go always higher, always further.

Maxime's awards

  • IMOCA

    — Rolex Fastnet Race —

    4ème

    — Défi Azimut —

    8ème

    — Transat Jacques Vabre —

    8ème

  • IMOCA

    IMOCA

    — Défi Azimut —

    4th

    — Route du Rhum —

    5th

  • Maxime se fait porter par son équipe à l'arrivée du vendée globe

    IMOCA

    — Vendée Globe 2020-21 —

    10th

  • Spi plein pot à bord de l'IMOCA de Maxime

    IMOCA

    — Vendée - Arctique - Les Sables d’Olonnes —

    11th

    — Défi Azimut —

    11th

  • Maxime à bord de son IMOCA vue aérienne

    IMOCA

    — Transat Jacques Vabre —

    16th

    — Grand Prix Guyader —

    4th

    — Normandy Channel Race —

    5th

    — Défi Azimut —

    9th

  • Maxime à bord de son bateau au milieu de l'ocean

    Class40

    — Route du Rhum —

    retired following dismasting

    — Normandy Channel Race —

    4th

  • Maxime vainqueur de la Transat Jacques Vabre 2017 avec Antoine Carpentier

    Class40

    — Transat Jacques Vabre —

    Winner

    — Rolex Fastnet Race —

    Winner

    — Grand Prix Guyader —

    3th

    — Normandy Channel Race —

    3th

  • Class40

    — The Transat Bakerly —

    abandoned following a cargo collision

    — Transat Québec Saint-Malo —

    8th

    — Normandy Channel Race —

    3th

  • Maxime à bord de son bateau avec Sam Manuard

    Class40

    — Transat Jacques Vabre —

    2nd

    — COWES-DINARD —

    Winner in Overall, in IRC 2 and by team on NUTMEG IV (MC34)

    — Record SNSM —

    Winner in IRC 1 on BRETAGNE TELECOM (MACH45)

    — Spi ouest-France Intermarché —

    11th in IRC 2 on NUTMEG IV (MC34)

  • Victoire de Maxime en Class40 vintage

    Class40

    — Route du Rhum —

    Winner in vintage Class40 and 23rd overall

    — Trophée Guyader —

    Winner in Class40 Vintage and 8th overall

    — Normandy Channel Race —

    Winner in Class40 Vintage and 11th overall

#TeamMaximeSorel

  • Jérémy Sorel

    Jérémy Sorel

    Team Manager

  • Philippe Laot

    Philippe Laot

    Technical director

  • Gurloës Merrien

    Gurloës Merrien

    Technical Manager

  • Thomas Lebée

    Thomas Lebée

    Preparer

  • Hugo Martin

    Hugo Martin

    Preparer

  • Baptiste Designe

    Design office engineer

  • Elise Carlo

    Apprenticeship - Embedded Systems

  • Sylvain Daclin

    Communication Manager

  • Séverine Amalric

    Assistant Project Manager and Logistics

  • Emma Jaskot

    Apprenticeship - Communication & Events

📸 © Gregory Gerault Photo / Gauthier Lebec

📸 of awards © Jean Marie Liot Alea / François Van Malleghem / DR / Tom Velly