He was one of the revelations in the last Vendée Globe before being forced to retire after a violent collision off New Zealand. Thomas Ruyant will be returning to the IMOCA class for the Transat Jacques Vabre in which he will race alongside the German, Boris Herrmann on a fantastic foiler, Malizia II (Sébastien Josse’s former Edmond de Rothschild). Meanwhile, the sailor from the North of France is continuing to look for partners to be able to compete in the 2020 Vendée Globe on a better performing boat.
