TR Racing's new expectations
by Agence TB Press 11 Sep 03:30 NZST
TR Racing in The Ocean Race © Pierre Bouras / TR Racing
The offshore sailing team TR Racing, founded by navigator Thomas Ruyant, is changing its course. After a 7 years long close partnership with Cybersecurity leader Advens, It is now looking for new partners for the period from 2026 to 2029, with plans to participate in The Ocean Race and the next Vendée Globe aboard a brand new 60ft IMOCA foiler yacht.
Alexandre Fayeulle, founder of Advens, who has been personally involved with TR Racing since 2019, has decided to take a step back and to focus his efforts on social issues.
TR Racing is a 20 men and women strong team of engineers ans sailing specialists based in Lorient-France and housed in its own state of the art facilities.
The Team's expertises ranges from solo racing on all the major IMOCA races, including mythical Vendée Globe and Route du Rhum, as well as fully crewed short ranges races all over the world, to maintenance and technical developments in all the areas of high speed sailing.
The Team is also trained and expert in sailing events management, communication, logistics and in maximizing partners investment around the boat, sailing crews and events.
Its back to back victories in all the latest three major transatlantic races, two double handed Transat Jacques Vabre (Café L'Or) and Route du Rhum have generated extraordinary feedbacks in both National and International media, as well as astounding results on social media. Main partner Advens was thus able to achieve remarkable results in terms of broadening its visibility, sustaining a high level of inside motivation within its teams, and supporting with clear efficiency its social endeavours.
TR Racing is currently brooding and bringing up to maturity Italy's Ambrogio Beccaria's IMOCA project. Italy based sponsor Mapei is Thomas Ruyant's boat new owner. Under the name Allagrande Mapei, the Koch design is taking part in fully crewed The Ocean Race Europe, with Thomas and Ambrogio at the helm. The two sailors will also pair up next fall during the Transatlantic Classic race, La Transat Café L'Or between Le Havre and Martinique.
Thomas Ruyant
They call him " the king of transatlantic races! " Born on May 24, 1981, in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer Northern France, Thomas has won many: Mini-Transat 2009, Route du Rhum in Class 40 in 2010 and in IMOCA in 2022, Transat Jacques Vabre with Morgan Lagravière in 2021 and 2023, Transat AG2R La Mondiale with Adrien Hardy in 2018, Thomas has mastered every single mono hull sailing Class. A unique feat of arms!. He recently finished the Vendée Globe in seventh place, having completed his first solo round-the-world race in sixth place in 2020 and forced to abandon the race off New Zealand in 2016 due to structural damages to his IMOCA. He once owned the 24-hour solo monohull world record, having covered 539.94 miles in 2024.
Thomas is also a true business leader, managing TR Racing offshore racing team, in capacity to enter two IMOCASs in the last Vendée Globe. The Team is housed in Lorient in a brand new, innovative and modern building specifically dedicated to the preparation and development of high technology sailing yachts..
TR Racing
TR Racing, based in Lorient and founded by Thomas Ruyant and Alexandre Fayeulle, is an organization dedicated to the design, preparation, and management of sailboats and offshore racing programs. It oversaw the entire implementation of Thomas Ruyant's program on the IMOCA LinkedOut for the 2020 Vendée Globe. Since then, with Morgan Lagravière, it has won the Transat Jacques Vabre 2021 and 2023, the Route du Rhum 2022, the IMOCA Championship 2023, and the two VULNERABLE sailboats finished their Vendée Globe in seventh place for Thomas Ruyant and ninth for British sailor Sam Goodchild. TR Racing is a leading offshore racing team. At the forefront of technological innovation, thanks in particular to its design office, the team is also deeply committed to strong social values supported by effective communication campaigns around the boat performances.
TR Racing sports program:
- Transat Café l'Or aboard MAPEI: departure on October 26, 2025, from Le Havre to Fort de France in Martinique
- The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026
- The Ocean Race 2026-2027 or Route du Rhum Destination Guadeloupe 2026
- Transat Café l'Or 2027
- Return to base 2027
- The Transat CIC 2028
- Vendée Globe 2028