Climb aboard with skipper Fabrice Amedeo

Nexans and Fabrice Amedeo, a focus on oceanographic research

Nexans and Fabrice Amedeo share many values related to environmental protection, the fight against global warming and the preservation of the oceans.

Fabrice Amedeo is a skipper with an unusual career path who entered the Vendée Globe 8 years ago and is excited to be returning to this formidable challenge in 2024. Until then, in persuance of this goal and to prepare under the best conditions, he can count on the support of Nexans and will train by participating in the most prestigious races aboard his vessel the IMOCA.

For the past two years, Fabrice Amedeo has been working to preserve the oceans: sensors installed on board his monohull during the races are used to collect valuable data (CO2, temperature, salinity, microplastics, etc.). These are then analysed and made available to the international scientific community to help better understand the impacts of global warming and pollution on the oceans.

At the last Vendée Globe (2020-2021), solar panels, hydrogenerators and a wind turbine provided the majority of the energy needed to operate these sensors, as well as all of the electronic surveillance and navigation tools.

For his third participation in the Vendée Globe, in 2024, Fabrice Amedeo is taking his ecocitizen approach further: he plans to compete without fossil fuels, aboard a boat powered by wind, hydro and solar power. Together with Nexans he is committed to this goal and is eager to embark on his adventure on the world’s high seas with enthusiasm and conviction.