Tour de France à la voile

Tour de France à la voile is an annual yachting race around the coast of France. Inaugurated in 1978, it links the English Channel to the French Riviera and is held in July.

Famous skippers have taken part in the race, including Loïck Peyron and the four time America's Cup winner Russell Coutts. The race is, however, not reserved for professionals, and it also attracts amateurs and students thanks to three distinct rankings.

The race visits around ten harbours along the French coast. It includes one or two day coastal stages - that vary from year to year - as well as intensive regattas at the various ports. The boats are transported by road (trucks) midway through the race from stages held in the Atlantic Ocean to those in the Mediterranean Sea.

Classes Used

Every team sails on the same type of boat so that only the sailing skills of the teams are judged and not the boat engineering. Different boats have been used since the creation of the race as has the balance of the Offshore and Inshore racing element. Class used are as follows:

YearsBoat type
1978Écume de mer
1979–1981First 30
1982–1983Rush Royale
1984–1991Sélection
1992–1998JOD 35
1999–2010Mumm 30/Farr 30
2011–2014M34
2015–Diam 24

List of previous winners
YearBoat TypeBoat NameSkipper
1978Écume de merMarseilleFrançois Paillou
1979First 30DunkerqueJoé Setten
1980DunkerqueDamien Savatier
1981DunkerqueDamien Savatier
1982Rush RoyaleMarseilleJean-Paul Mouren
1983Lanvéoc-NavaleBenoît Caignaert
1984SélectionEuropePhilippe Hanin et Dominique d’Andrimont
1985Côtes du NordYannick Dupetit
1986Le HavreBenoît Caignaert
1987Sète-Languedoc-RoussillonPierre Mas et Bertrand Pacé
1988Sète-Languedoc-RoussillonPierre Mas et Bertrand Pacé
1989Ronic Saône-et-LoireRichard Sautieux
1990WasquehalHans Bousholte et Philippe Delhumeau
1991La CiotatLaurent Delage
1992JOD 35Sodifac-RoubaixJimmy Pahun et Jean-Pierre Dick
1993Saint-Quentin-en YvelinesThierry Péponnet
1994Saint-Pierre et MiquelonAlain Fédensieu
1995Baume & Mercier – Force EDC-ParisBernard Mallaret et Vincent Portugal
1996Edouard Leclerc – Région SCASOVincent Fertin
1997CSC - Sun MicrosystemsBertrand Pacé et Philippe Guigné
1998Nantes & Saint-Nazaire - Bouygues TelecomLuc Pillot
1999Farr 30KateieLuc Dewulf
2000Barlo PlasticsAdrian Stead
2001Virbac - St Raphaël - GénéraliJean-Pierre Dick
2002Nantes St NazairePierre-Loïc Bethet
2003CapSportXavier Lecœur et Bernard Mallaret
2004Bouygues TelecomPierre Loïc Berthet
2005Toulon Provence Méditerranée COYCHyèresFabien Henry
2006Région Île de FranceJean-Pierre Nicol
2007Toulon Provence Méditerranée COYCHyères Fabien Henry
2008Courrier DunkerqueDaniel Souben
2009Courrier DunkerqueDaniel Souben
2010Nouvelle-CalédonieBertrand Pacé et Vincent Portugal
2011M34Sud de France/Languedoc-RoussillonBertrand Pacé et Vincent Portugal
2012Toulon Provence Méditerranée COYCHyèresFabien Henry
2013Groupama 34Franck Cammas
2014Courrier Dunkerque 3Daniel Souben
Erwan Le Roux
2015Diam 24SpindriftThierry Douillard
Xavier Revil
François Morvan
Matthieu Vandame
2016Lorina Limonade - Golfe du MorbihanMatthieu Salomon
Bruno Mouriac
Kevin Pepoonnet
Quentin Ponroy
Quentin Delapierre
2017Fondation FDJ - Des pieds et des mainsBenjamin Amiot
Damien Iehl
Francois Morvan
Damien Seguin
2018Lorina Limonade - Golfe du MorbihanBruno Mourniac
Tim Mourniac
Quentin Delapierre
Corentin Horeau
2019Team BeijafloreLaurent Berjon
Arnaud Jarlegan
Pierre Mas
Julien Villion
Valentin Bellet
Valentin Sipan
Guillaume Pirouelle
2020Cancelled due to COVID 19
2021Cancelled due to COVID 19
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