Stan Thuret comes from the Paris region and is based in Brittany (Fouesnant). He trained as a filmmaker and for about seven years split his time between his camera and offshore racing.
He got his taste for competition in the 2017 Mini-Transat, finishing 34th in the Series category. He then moved to Class40: in November 2021 he placed 26th in the Transat Jacques Vabre alongside snowboarder Mathieu Crepel.
In November 2022 he finished 25th in the Route du Rhum in Class40, aboard a new boat. He was then co-president of La Vague, an association working to make offshore racing more eco-responsible.
In early 2023 he announced he was quitting offshore racing for ecological reasons, arguing that competition and the pursuit of performance are incompatible with the climate emergency. He was still due to start the Défi Atlantique on 1 April 2023 before ending his career.
