Clarisse Crémer could soon announce her new project to be at the start of the Vendée Globe 2024. Christopher Favreau
After the tumultuous separation with Banque Populaire, Clarisse Crémer should finally be able to take the start of the world tour in 2024 with another project being set up.
A few weeks after the end of her eventful collaboration with her sponsor Banque Populaire, Clarisse Crémer should leave for a new challenge allowing her to be at the start of the next Vendée Globe in 2024. The sailor should take part in the round the world solo on board … of the boat which was intended for him and which had been purchased by Banque Populaire last year, a few months before the highly publicized divorce between the two parties.
According to the Figaro Nautisme and Télégramme.fr website, skipper Alex Thomson (second in the 2016 Vendée Globe) has purchased this Imoca (ex-Apivia) helmed by Charlie Dalin and having no intention of being at the start of the 2024 edition, the Welshman should rent the boat to the Parisian by birth. However, it will have to find funding and quickly set up a project with a new sponsor.
An approaching invitation
However, the case seems to be on the right track. “ Clarisse will undoubtedly surprise many people by succeeding in setting up a major sports and marketing project in a few weeks.“, Slipped a well-informed member of the Imoca class to Figaro Nautisme.
In view of the controversy created after her ousting and the various reactions, we can assume that the 33-year-old sailor and young mother could benefit from an invitation to take part in the next Vendée Globe without having to fill in all the qualification boxes. An obstacle at the origin of its separation from Banque Populaire.
In fact, after giving birth to her child, she was unable to accumulate the miles necessary for her registration. The race direction being inflexible on the point of the regulations, Banque Populaire had been forced to dismiss Clarisse Crémer. A decision that had been the source of a big controversy. Two weeks later, the banking group announced its outright withdrawal from the Vendée Globe 2024.