Bureau Veritas supports its employee, Stéphane Le Diraison as skipper of a racing boat
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24 days 13 hours 26 minutes 30 seconds... to win a 2nd position
April 5, 2012. Stéphane Le Diraison, employee of Bureau Veritas and his Class40 “Masaï" with crew member Adrien Hardy arrived successfully in Progresso (Mexico), after a 5,000 nautic miles journey that began in France early March 2012... thus crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 24 days and 13 hours... with the pleasure to win a 2nd position on the podium of the "Solidaire du Chocolat" sail race.
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5,000 nautic miles between France and Mexico during the Solidaire du Chocolat sail race
March 5, 2012. The departure of the second edition of the transatlantic sail race "Solidaire du Chocolat" will take place on March 11, 2012. The sail boats will have to cross some 5,000 nautic miles between France (Nantes - Saint-Nazaire) and Mexico (Progreso, Yucatan).
Amongst the 10 duos sailing 40-feet monohulls, Stéphane Le Diraison, employee of Bureau Veritas will be there with his Class40 “Masaï” and with crew member Adrien Hardy (sponsored by Agir Recouvrement).
To know more: http://www.lasolidaireduchocolat.com
Amongst the 10 duos sailing 40-feet monohulls, Stéphane Le Diraison, employee of Bureau Veritas will be there with his Class40 “Masaï” and with crew member Adrien Hardy (sponsored by Agir Recouvrement).
To know more: http://www.lasolidaireduchocolat.com
| BUREAU VERITAS SPONSORSHIP |
Supporting a project led by one of its employees
"Masaï" is Stéphane Le Diraison's sailing baot. Bureau Veritas accepted to support such project for 3 main reasons.
- First, he is a young engineer/naval architect working for the Group as a Marine Hull Surveyor. His main tasks are to examine ship plans, carry out complex calculations of ship structures and assess the safety and solidity of the ship construction plans proposed by the shipyards. In his free time, sailing is his very first passion in which he proved successful performance.
- Secondly, all the businesses and employees of the Group can feel part of the project. Obviously, for our Marine business, specializing in conformity assessment of ships. But also for our experts and engineers in the Industry sector as facilities in which they operate every day are similar to those required to build and ensure the maintenance of the ship. The Group also employs many inspectors that check equipment such as cranes that are required to raise the boat during her trips to several ports. And many of our employees in laboratories test electronic goods such as the devices used on board or clothes worn by the skipper. Etc.
- Third, sea and sailing values are close to Bureau Veritas corporate values... among which are: looking for performance, leadership, team spirit and solidarity, humility, preventing and managing risks, taking care of the environment.
To end, this project aims at reaching a powerful and fruitful mix of performance and safety.
- First, he is a young engineer/naval architect working for the Group as a Marine Hull Surveyor. His main tasks are to examine ship plans, carry out complex calculations of ship structures and assess the safety and solidity of the ship construction plans proposed by the shipyards. In his free time, sailing is his very first passion in which he proved successful performance.
- Secondly, all the businesses and employees of the Group can feel part of the project. Obviously, for our Marine business, specializing in conformity assessment of ships. But also for our experts and engineers in the Industry sector as facilities in which they operate every day are similar to those required to build and ensure the maintenance of the ship. The Group also employs many inspectors that check equipment such as cranes that are required to raise the boat during her trips to several ports. And many of our employees in laboratories test electronic goods such as the devices used on board or clothes worn by the skipper. Etc.
- Third, sea and sailing values are close to Bureau Veritas corporate values... among which are: looking for performance, leadership, team spirit and solidarity, humility, preventing and managing risks, taking care of the environment.
To end, this project aims at reaching a powerful and fruitful mix of performance and safety.
| THE SKIPPER |
Stéphane Le Diraison
Born in 1976, Stéphane Le Diraison joined Bureau Veritas in 2008 as a hull and structure surveyor within the Marine Technical Department, after a first experience with ICNN (Notified body) and FIN (French Nautical Industries Federation). He graduated as engineer from ENSAM (Bordeaux, France) in 2000.
During his free time, Stéphane Le Diraison is a confirmed amateur sailor. Indeed, native from Lorient in France, a city located on the Atlantic sea-shore, he grew up on a sailing-boat, acquiring his first boat at the age of 15! He progressively acquired experience by racing on all kinds of boats in all weather conditions, first during coastal cruises, crossing the Channel and the Gascoigne gulf several times as well as the Atlantic ocean. He thus started to set remarkable results with crew members or solo.
Results with Class40 "Masaï"
-2nd place in 2012 (April) at the "Solidaire du Chocolat" transatlantic race
-1st place in 2011 (June) at the SNSM Record
-1st place in 2011 (July) at the Les Sables d'Olonne-Horta-Les Sables d'Olonne (being 2nd at each of the 2 legs of the race)
Amongst his past podium, one can mention:
- 3rd place in 2006 at the Fastnet
- 2nd place in 2007 at the 6.50 Transat (The Charente-Maritime/Bahia)
- 1st place in 2008 at the Select 6.50
- 1st place in 2009 at the Fastnet
- 4th place in 2009 at the 6.50 Transat (The Charente-Maritime/Bahia)
During his free time, Stéphane Le Diraison is a confirmed amateur sailor. Indeed, native from Lorient in France, a city located on the Atlantic sea-shore, he grew up on a sailing-boat, acquiring his first boat at the age of 15! He progressively acquired experience by racing on all kinds of boats in all weather conditions, first during coastal cruises, crossing the Channel and the Gascoigne gulf several times as well as the Atlantic ocean. He thus started to set remarkable results with crew members or solo.
Results with Class40 "Masaï"
-2nd place in 2012 (April) at the "Solidaire du Chocolat" transatlantic race
-1st place in 2011 (June) at the SNSM Record
-1st place in 2011 (July) at the Les Sables d'Olonne-Horta-Les Sables d'Olonne (being 2nd at each of the 2 legs of the race)
Amongst his past podium, one can mention:
- 3rd place in 2006 at the Fastnet
- 2nd place in 2007 at the 6.50 Transat (The Charente-Maritime/Bahia)
- 1st place in 2008 at the Select 6.50
- 1st place in 2009 at the Fastnet
- 4th place in 2009 at the 6.50 Transat (The Charente-Maritime/Bahia)
| THE BOAT |
Masaï, a Class40 monohull sailboat
Masaï, Stéphane Le Diraison's boat is a Class40 monohull sailboat sea-oriented racing and cruising, designed by French naval architects Finot-Conq and built by French naval yard Structures.
Length: 12.18 meters
Width: 4.5 meters
Draft: 3 meters
Head room : 19 meters
Weight: 4,500 kg
Sail area: 115 m² (square meter)
Mainmast: Carbon
Keel: fixed
Length: 12.18 meters
Width: 4.5 meters
Draft: 3 meters
Head room : 19 meters
Weight: 4,500 kg
Sail area: 115 m² (square meter)
Mainmast: Carbon
Keel: fixed