Pascal Conq, born on 3 January 1962 in Saint-Brieuc, discovered sailing in the Bay of Morlaix. A sailing instructor drawn to naval engineering, he began architecture studies in 1979. In 1982 he developed a canting keel system on a Micro.
In 1985 he won the Tour de France à la voile aboard his cousin Yannick Dupetit's Côte d'Armor, then qualified as an architect and teamed up with Jean-Marie Finot. The office turned to offshore racing: about fifteen Mini 6.50s from 1987, then the Figaro Bénéteau in 1990.
Their IMOCA 60s dominated the 1990s and early 2000s: four Vendée Globe wins (1993, 1997, 2001, 2005) and three BOC Challenge wins (1991, 1995, 1999). In the 2000s Conq helped create the Class40, and the office designed the Pogo 40. In 2023 he also co-designed For People and Paprec Arkéa with Antoine Koch.
