CAROLINE BOULE & BENOIT MARIE

Two Forces, One Vision

Caroline and Benoit share a boat, a project and a vision. Our fully foiling mini 6.50 project was made possible because of their combination of skills and shared passion. Benoit is responsible of the innovation and technical side while Caroline manages the team and the project. Since 2022 they swap at the helm of the boat and do the double handed races together.

BENOIT MARIE

About Benoit

“Éric Tabarly predicted it, and I am deeply convinced of it. That’s why, after winning the Mini Transat, I went to learn how to fly—because the transition is underway, and there is no turning back.

Sailing is now inseparable from foils, which can enhance performance, comfort, and efficiency by improving the energy effectiveness of boats, whether for racing, cruising, or transport. We are only at the beginning of the foil era, and there is still so much to invent… It’s incredibly exciting!”

The University of Auckland, Master of Engineering Studies, Yacht Research Unit Mechanical Engineering

Arts & Métiers Paris Tech

  • Winner of the 2013 Mini Transat

  • 100% wins in the 2025 season

  • 12 Wins, 25 Podiums

Mini 6.50 2012-2013, 2022-2025

2021 Transat Jacques Vabre, 5th Place

25

The Bridge 2017, Winner with Macif

  • 2× French Champion

  • 7th in the World

Moth International

Class A, French Champion

Class C, 2nd in the World

47

Knots: Personal record on the water!

Wins in the Mini 6.50 class 

12

Podiums in the Mini 6.50 class

3

French Champion

Knots: Maximum speed on ice

3

Transatlantic crossings

66

Caroline boule

About Caroline

École Polytechnique, X

  • Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics

Engineering Degree - Imperial College London

  • Master’s in Materials Science and Nuclear Engineering, 3 Awards

Mini 6.50

  • 24-Hour Record
    6 Wins, 11 Podiums

Moth International

  • 2nd Frenchwoman

  • 9th in the world among women

BUSA Team Racing

  • 2× Regional Champion

  • 4th at the National Championships

Woman to break a 24-hour sailing record

Actual 24h record holder in Mini 6.50

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Woman to sail solo across the Atlantic on a fully foiling boat

Podiums in the Mini 6.50 class

11

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Transatlantic crossings

Wins in the Mini 6.50 class

6