Antoine Cornic was born on 4 January 1980 in Drancy to parents who both raced dinghies. French judo champion in 1997 and also a rugby player, he chose offshore racing.
In 2000 and 2001 he sailed in the Mini 6.50 class on the prototype Oceanic, finishing 10th in the 2001 Mini Transat. His 2004 Vendée Globe project failed for lack of funding, and a 2003 record attempt in a Mini ended with a breakage and the loss of his sponsor. He then ran a restaurant on the Île de Ré.
He returned to the Mini class in 2016 with prototype 759 and finished 11th in the 2017 Mini Transat. In 2020 he bought the IMOCA Spirit of Canada (Owen Clarke design, 2006), renamed Ebac and then Human Immobilier in 2022. He raced the 2021 and 2023 Transat Jacques-Vabre with Jean-Charles Luro, and the 2022 Route du Rhum (22nd).
In April 2024 he retired from The Transat after the boat was knocked down, but he qualified for the Vendée Globe, started it on 10 November 2024 and finished 28th in just over 96 days.
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EbacWith Jean-Charles Luro
Human ImmobilierWith Jean-Charles Luro
Human ImmobilierWith Jean-Charles Luro
