For sale, trimaran, 390,000 euros. This ad on The good corner could have gone unnoticed, if it weren’t for a legendary boat. The boat in question, named Ormais actually the former Peter 1st. The trimaran with which Florence Arthaud won the Route du Rhum in 1990 is for sale on the specialized platform for the resale of objects of all kinds. From there, to find a ship that has marked the history of French sport…
The announcement could seem folkloric as the possibility of finding this type of boat on Leboncoin is low. But she is quite serious. While the formerPeter 1st was moored in the port of Sète (it is now in the port of Cap d’Agde), its owner, Philippe Brillaut, had explained his motivations to Free lunch “I don’t want to sell it like you would sell a car. The objective is to keep it so that it can still make good races. It is the former professional skipper Jean-Pierre Fréry, of Cap Océan, who is in charge of its sale. Priced at 450,000 euros, its price is down. But serious buyers are waiting.
“Ideal for going back on a deckchair”
The trimaran was “completely overhauled in 2022”, specifies the announcement, up to 116,000 euros, “for the 2022 Rum with Philippe Poupon. Engine of 2010. Sail drive of 2019”. And the announcement to specify: “Ideal to leave in transat or day charter”. In 2022, Philippe Poupon finished 80th in the Route du Rhum and 7th in the multi-sport category, aboard the vessel renamed Flo.
The navigator had wished to pay tribute to the navigator who died in 2015 in a helicopter accident, during the filming of the reality TV show “Dropped”. In 1990, when Florence Arthaud won, Philippe Poupon finished 2nd in the race. “The goal was to bring the boat from Florence to Pointe-à-Pitre and the emotion is rather there,” he rejoiced on arrival. “Florence has been with us for a long time, and even if she is up there, she is still a bit among us. »