TOUT COMMENCE EN FINISTÈRE - ARMOR LUX

It was Eric Bellion, who wanted to lead a new Vendée Globe campaign, who suggested to Jean that they should pool their projects, with a view to building a boat that would be less expensive and easier to handle on a single-handed round-the-world voyage. By the spring of 2021, the two men had agreed on the project, with the initial ambition of building three or four boats, so they set about finding an architect and set their sights on an IMOCA neophyte, David Raison, the man who first introduced scow shapes in Mini. "We chose David Raison, firstly because he's an architect who had the audacity to make the first scow-shaped Mini, and secondly because he's very fussy," explains Jean Le Cam. Once the architect has been found, Jean Le Cam and Eric Bellion will embark on a tour of building sites in July 2021. As the French were all taken, they turned to other European countries, finally choosing Persico Marine in Italy, which has already built LinkedOut (now For The Planet) and Biotherm. When it comes to taking possession of his IMOCA, Jean Le Cam is no stranger to the water, as he was able to sail for a few months on Eric Bellion's boat, which will be launched in June 2023. The skipper from Finistère was unable to make it to the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre and is therefore setting off on a delivery trip to Martinique, with the aim of being in time for the Return to Base.