Alan Roura is a precocious sailor. After a childhood spent on the water, on Lake Geneva, and then eleven years of sailing around the world with his family, he took part in his first major race at the age of just 20.
After spending his childhood between Lake Geneva and eleven years sailing around the world with his family, he set his sights on competition at an early age. At just 20 years old, he took part in his first major offshore race, the 2013 Mini Transat, laying the foundation for a promising career.
Bold and determined, Alan quickly set his sights on the ultimate challenge in ocean racing: the Vendée Globe. In 2016, at just 23 years old, he became the youngest skipper in history to complete the solo round-the-world race, finishing 12th. Four years later, he did it again, finishing 17th in the 2020 edition despite technical issues that made the adventure even more demanding.
Between these two Vendée Globes, Alan made his mark in the sailing world by breaking the solo North Atlantic record in 2019.
Constantly striving for progress, Alan Roura has now set his sights even higher. In 2022, he acquired the latest IMOCA Hugo Boss, a revolutionary monohull with a fully enclosed cockpit. With watchmaker Hublot and bank Bonhôte as partners, he aims to compete among the favorites.
After a 2023 season full of learning experiences, marked by mixed performances in both double-handed and solo races, Alan took away valuable lessons for the future. Despite setbacks in the Transat Jacques Vabre and Retour à La Base, he used these challenges to prepare for the biggest goal: the 2024 Vendée Globe.
In April 2024, Alan set off on the Transat CIC, but a port-side foil failure prevented him from competing in the return leg. Refusing to let this setback define him, he decided to cross the Atlantic solo anyway, turning the mishap into full-scale training.
A few months later, he announced an ambitious project: the creation of a Swiss offshore racing team alongside Élodie Mettraux and Simon Koster. This initiative aims to structure and strengthen Switzerland’s presence in major ocean races.
Finally, in November 2024, Alan embarked on his third Vendée Globe. After 84 grueling days at sea, he crossed the finish line in 18th place, once again proving his endurance and experience among the IMOCA skippers.
2015: Transat Jacques Vabre - 10th (Class40)
2015: Grand Prix Guyader - 7th
2014: Route du Rhum - Retired (Class40)
2013: Mini Transat - 11th
| Name | HUBLOT |
|---|---|
| Sail number | SUI 7 |
| Architect | VPLP - Pete Hobson |
| Construction | 2019, Carrington Boats, Southampton (GB) |
| Former names | HUGO BOSS |
| Length | 18,28 m |
| Beam | 5,40 m |
| Draught | 4,50 m |
| Weight | 7,6 tonnes |
| Mast height | 29 m |
| Mast type | Wing mast |
| Foils | Yes |
| Sail area max. | |
| Upwind | 330 m2 |
| Downwind | 630 m2 |
The 10th edition of the Vendée Globe will go down as one of the greatest in the race’s history, featuring more boats on the startline than ever before, more finishers than ever before, and an emphatic and record-breaking…
•••Today the Swiss skipper Alan Roura, at the age of just 31, completed his third consecutive Vendée Globe. The solo skipper of HUBLOT crossed the line off Les Sables d’Olonne at 11:57.48 hrs to take 18th place in an elapse…
•••Experience live the finish of Damien Seguin (GROUPE APICIL), Alan Roura (HUBLOT), Benjamin Ferré (Monnoyeur - Duo for a job) & Tanguy Le Turquais (Lazare).
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