Whimjy 99 for sale

Today I had a great video call with Julien Bentz and Vincent Fertin from J/99 Whimjy 99. We raced them at Spi Ouest and then they went on to win the extremely competetive IRC3 in Rolex Fastnet Race. Congrats!!!

It was really helpful to have this debrief as we’re now preparing for developing our boat into an even better doublehanded offshore boat.

Now the boat is for sale, and it would be great to have the sister ship to Blur (same config) in Scandinavia!!!

Drop me an email and I’ll connect you to Julien.

Sail inventory developed to optimize the performance and IRC rating for both inshore/offshore
and for double-handed and crewed sailing. All sails are Incidence.

Ultimately it was Julien Bentz’s J/99 Whimjy 99 that crossed the Cherbourg-en-Cotentin finish line at 00:42 local time to take victory after IRC time correction by 19 minutes.

“It changed a lot and was really difficult over the last 24 hours, because the conditions were shifty and the current challenging,” Bentz commented. “It was a rollercoaster of emotions, but we fought until the end and it paid off.

“For most of the crew it’s our first Fastnet, so it’s a great achievement. We have been working on this project for two years and, while it was a mix of intense racing and adventure, there was also a lot of discovery for us along the way.

What was their winning formula? “A mix of many things of course and we prepared very well for two years. The crew and the atmosphere also – we’ve been sailing together for a very long time – maybe 45 years with Romain Troublé.”

“It was a very good race for this boat – upwind and downwind, with no reaching – it was perfect,” added Troublé, son of former America’s Cup skipper and supporter Bruno. “The Fastnet Rock two days ago in the fog and in the dark at two o’clock in the morning was quite an amazing memory for us.”