Born in Nantes in 1984, Adrien Hardy is a merchant navy officer who was French and European 420 champion in 2001. He started in the Mini class, finishing 5th in the 2005 Transat 6.50 and 6th in 2007 after re-stepping his mast alone in the Doldrums.
He then excelled in the Figaro circuit: Solitaire du Figaro stage wins, the 2011 Solo Concarneau, the 2013 Generali Solo and the 2018 Transat AG2R with Thomas Ruyant.
In Class40 he won the 2009 Solidaire du Chocolat with Tanguy de Lamotte and the 2019 Transat Jacques Vabre with Ian Lipinski on Crédit Mutuel. He also sailed the 2015 Transat Jacques Vabre in IMOCA with Thomas Ruyant.
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Initiatives saveurs - NOVEDIA GroupCo-skipperWith Tanguy de Lamotte
Le Souffle du Nord pour le Projet ImagineCo-skipperWith Thomas Ruyant
YelchoCo-skipperWith Pierre Brasseur, Pavel Nesvadba, Milan Kolacek
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