The 23 crews of the 2025 edition
140 sailors took to the open sea, united by their shared passion for sport and sailing.
Divided into 23 crews, these men and women embraced the challenge of the 2025 Groupama Race with a determination as powerful as the swells of the lagoon. Each brought their energy, team spirit, and drive to push their limits in this extraordinary human and sporting adventure.
Here is the list of this year’s participants:
RUSHOUR (Australia)
Drew CARRUTHERS, Becky MOLONEY, Stuart COX, David RENOUF, Anthony RICHARDSON, Lee RANDALL
ROAMANCE (Australia)
Gordon BEATH, Mark GRIFFITHS, Mike HOSKENS, Erin GRAHAM, Iam JOHNSTON, Mal RICHARDSON
V5 (New Zealand)
Brian PETERSEN, Tom PEYTON, Ross MASTERS, Richard WATSON, Jacob WILLIS, Kosta POPOV, Julia HAMILTON, Hamish REVELL, Ella SAGÑOL
MOTORBOAT II (New Zealand)
Alan QUERE, Vincent TRINQUET
BNC – my::NET (New Caledonia)
Michel QUINTIN, Yann RIGAL
GIROUETTE (New Caledonia)
Noa ANCIAN, Hervé ANCIAN
BLADE RUNNER – NEOCEAN (New Caledonia)
Damien MEUNIER, Antoine BREZILLON, Orane LABARRERE, Steeve POMMAREDE, Charlotte THIBAULT, Jeremie GINOT SEUX
41 SUD – TATA COLA (New Caledonia)
Jérôme MERCIER, Yohan AUBERT, Doriane LE FLOT, François FLAUD, Ronan CARIOU, Gwen CARIOU, Bernard FAVRE
BCI BRER FOX (New Caledonia)
Mathieu LANDRIEU, Joan AHRWEILLER, Baptiste BUNEL, Josselin DUPONT, Olivier PAPET, Julien MANDOU, Frédéric POTIN
BLUE – BUDGET – LE 3 MÂTS (New Caledonia)
Arnaud RABATEL, Angye WINCHESTER, Laurent POUDEROUX, Olivier MARTIN, Pierre MAIZY, Aurélien TESSIER, Yves GOIRAN
DOVE – SYRIUS SOLAR – DÉFI DES FILLES – BOULÈGUE (New Caledonia)
Sandrine GRAVIER, Céline KALTENMARK, Mathilde VAUDELET, Alizé ANGIBAUD, Shirley GERVOLINO, Christine GAILLARD, Emérentienne VALLIER
GUILTY – SPEED MARINE – EPUREAU (New Caledonia)
Alexandre ROUYS, Fabien MORCANT, Manuel DELIGNY, Grégory DUBREUIL, Aurélien FERNANDEZ, Roman THIBEAUX, Pierre LOISY, Gaëla PIRIOU, Claudia JEANDOT
KALOLO (New Caledonia)
Judicaël HILLION, Indira HILLION, François STÉPHANE, Maël ROUX, David WINDAL, Nicolas TOGA, Feliphé MINIER, Thierry LESEIGNEUR
MALUCO (New Caledonia)
Clément MULLER, Claire LEVIEIL, Cecilia BOUVIER, Léa DOUCHET, Thomas BOUYARD, Robin MORILLON
POULPITO – MLS – FCD (New Caledonia)
David TRÉGUIER, Tristan SACCHETTI, Boris COLAS, Aymeric DESURMONT, Camille DEPREZ, Thomas BOUSSIRON, Bruno CASTELAIN, Malo LESEIGNEUR, Arthur LETOURNEULX
SNATCH N’ FURIOUS – MLS (New Caledonia)
Olivier DONDRILLE, Barbara CHIABODO, Clémence CHAUSSE, Fabien REMOND, Noémie LEFRANC, Nolwenn COQUART, Perrine SLABOLEPSZY
TEAM GROUPAMA (New Caledonia)
Ludovic PUSCHIASIS, Gildas MOLLO, Arthur TRAVERS, Adrien SERGENT, Maxime COHIGNAC, Mathieu AULARD, Bastien GUYON, Felix TRON
TOO FARR OUT (New Caledonia)
Guillaume GHESQUIERE, Margarida MATIAS GHESQUIERE, David DUNOT, Antonin DANIAU, Baptiste PLANÇON, Christophe HAENNEL
YOUNG GUNS – GAN SAINTE MARIE (New Caledonia)
Patrick BALDI, Timéo FLEURY, Dorian POULAYER, Rémi CARPENTIER, François RENOULT, Antoine POUPLARD
BOUDICEA (New Caledonia)
Christophe BERGERY, Élodie LALENET, Thierry ROUYS, Jacques LORELLA, Flavien CAZENAVE
IFP Patrimoine – MULEQUE (New Caledonia)
Jéronimo SOUZA, Eric WEHRUM, Julien LE GRIGNOU
OPTIC DISCOUNT – PARTY TIME (New Caledonia)
Nicolas AUTERET, Virginie AUTERET, Damien MEISTER, Laurent LAROCHE, Antoine MONNIN, Florian BILLET
AREAREA PRONY’S PARADISE (New Caledonia)
Christophe GALLIEN, Basile GALAIS, Marc PRIGENT, Sophie GARIOUD, Philippe GALAIS, Didier AUDABRAM
16 crews made it to the finish line, while 7 were forced to retire from this intense and demanding edition.
