MACSF
VPLP / Verdier design launched in 2007 as Safran and built at Gujan-Mestras; renamed MACSF in 2019, fitted with foils and a wing mast, and sailed by Isabelle Joschke.
Identity card
Hover a term for its definition
- LaunchedThe moment a new boat touches the water for the first time.See in the glossary
- 2007
- ShipyardThe company that builds the boat, or carries out major work on it.See in the glossary
- Chantier naval de Larros
- Designer(s)The designer of the boat: hull shape, appendages, structure, sail plan.See in the glossary
- Guillaume Verdier,VPLP Design
- DesignThe drawing a boat is built from; sister-ships share the same design.See in the glossary
- VPLP Design IMOCA 2007
- GenerationBuild period: boats of the same generation often share the same technical choices.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Hull typeHow many hulls the boat has: monohull, catamaran or trimaran.See in the glossary
- MonohullA boat with a single hull, kept upright by the weight of its keel.See in the glossary
- StatusWhere the boat stands today: active, retired from racing, lost, in a museum or converted.See in the glossary
- ActiveStill sailing.See in the glossary
- SponsorsA company or institution that funds a boat, a team or a skipper in exchange for visibility.See in the glossary
- MACSF · Title sponsorThe company that gives its name to the boat or team.See in the glossary · since December 2018
- OwnersThe person or organisation that owns the boat, which does not necessarily race it.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Operating teamThe organisation running one or more racing boats: technical crew, logistics, partners.See in the glossary
- Lanic Sport Team · since 2017
- SuppliersA company that supplies part of the boat's equipment: sails, mast, electronics, foils, keel, energy.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Sail numberThe identifier printed on the mainsail: a country code followed by a number.See in the glossary
- FRA 27
- FlagThe country the boat is registered in.See in the glossary
- France
- Keel typeThe weighted fin under a monohull's hull, which stops it drifting sideways and keeps it upright.See in the glossary
- CantingA keel that swings sideways, to windward, to better counter heeling.See in the glossary
- FoilsAn underwater wing that lifts the boat so it drags less in the water and goes faster.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- RigThe mast, its boom and all the wires and lines that hold them and control the sails.See in the glossary
- Wing mastA mast shaped like a wing, which works as part of the sail plan.See in the glossary
- Hull materialWhat the hull is made of: carbon, glass fibre, composite, aluminium, wood or steel.See in the glossary
- CarbonA very stiff and light composite material, the standard of racing boats.See in the glossary
- Hull lengthLength of the hull alone, without the bowsprit or protruding appendages.See in the glossary
- 18.28m
- Max beamMaximum width of the boat; for a multihull, from one float to the other.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- DraftHow deep the boat sits: from the waterline to the lowest point of the keel.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Air draftHeight of the boat above the water: from the waterline to the top of the mast.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- DisplacementThe mass of the boat ready to sail, equal to the mass of water it displaces.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Upwind sail areaSail area carried when the boat sails towards the wind: mainsail and headsail.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Downwind sail areaSail area carried with the wind on the beam or from behind, with the big headsails.See in the glossary
- Not provided
Names and sail numbers
What the boat was called and the numbers it sailed under.
Configurations
The boat's specs over time: a refit or a modification can change them.
6 August 2007 – 29 August 2019
Initial configuration
- Keel type
- CantingA keel that swings sideways, to windward, to better counter heeling.See in the glossary
- Rig
- Fixed mastA mast that does not turn, held by shrouds and stays: the most common rig.See in the glossary
- Hull material
- CarbonA very stiff and light composite material, the standard of racing boats.See in the glossary
- Hull length
- 18.28 m
- Max beam
- 5.6 m
- Draft
- 4.5 m
- Displacement
- 8,200 kg
- Upwind sail area
- 240 m²
- Downwind sail area
- 570 m²
since 29 August 2019 · current
After work by Gepeto Composite
- Rig
- Wing mastA mast shaped like a wing, which works as part of the sail plan.See in the glossary
Life timeline
Names, skippers, shipyards and races, in one place.
Name
- Podium
- Finished
- Retired
- Yard work
Detailed timeline
Unknown date
Refit (Foils) · until 2019
Gepeto CompositeEight-month refit: VPLP-designed structural reinforcement, third-generation foils fitted in Lorient, and a Lorima-designed wing mast with outriggers.
2006
Build · 2006 – 2007
Chantier naval de LarrosCarbon build at the Larros yard in Gujan-Mestras, led by Thierry Eluère.
2007
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · August 2007 – 2014
Marc GuillemotLaunched as
Safran
Launch · 6 August 2007
Launch of Safran
2008
Capsize · 2008
Capsize during the Transat anglaise
2012
Event · November 2012
Keel lost shortly after the Vendée Globe start
2015
Renamed
Groupe Quéguiner – Leucémie Espoir
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · 2015 – 2017
Yann Eliès
2017
Renamed
Generali
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · since 2017
Isabelle Joschke
2018
Renamed
Monin
Dismasting · 6 November 2018
Dismasting in the 2018 Route du Rhum
2019
Renamed
MACSF
2026
3 May 2026
In figures
Computed from the results in the directory.
- StartsRaces started in finished editions. Non-starters (did not start, withdrawn) are not counted.See in the glossary
- 1
- WinsFirst place in the division: same edition, same class.See in the glossary
- 0
- PodiumsTop three in the division: same edition, same class.See in the glossary
- 1
- Adjusted finish rateLower bound of the 95 % confidence interval (Wilson) of the finish rate: a boat with 1 finish out of 1 start gets 21 %, not 100 %. Greyed out under 5 starts.See in the glossary
- 21%
- raw: 100%
- 1 startSmall sample
- Mean performanceMean of the percentiles of the classified results. Greyed out under 3 classified results.See in the glossary
- 50%
- 1 classified resultSmall sample
Computed on 4 Oct 2026.
- LongevityYears from launch to the last start, starts, names carried and skippers.See in the glossary
- 19 years
- 1 starts · 5 names · 1 skippers
Sillage ratingGlicko-2 rating computed per class from every edition: each result counts as duels against the rest of the fleet, one edition weighing one game. Starts at 1,500; provisional while its deviation is above 110.See in the glossary
Per class; the band shows the uncertainty (±2 deviations, about 95 %).
- Sillage ratingGlicko-2 rating computed per class from every edition: each result counts as duels against the rest of the fleet, one edition weighing one game. Starts at 1,500; provisional while its deviation is above 110.See in the glossary
- 1,500
- ± 581
- 1 edition ratedProvisional
- Best ratingHighest rating once established (deviation up to 110).See in the glossary
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Computed on 4 Oct 2026.
Race record
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5 sources · updated 4 Oct 2026