Team Malizia

Loïs Berrehar

Co-skipper

France

Date of birth: 30 October 1993
Place of birth: Tours, France

After ten years racing catamarans at a high level, French sailor Loïs Berrehar made the leap into offshore racing by joining Team Sodebo alongside Thomas Coville in 2016, with whom he accumulated many miles.

In 2017 he made radical change, Loïs switched from multihulls to the tough Figaro Bénéteau Class. Racing with the Bretagne - CMB team, he quickly made his mark. A few weeks after his solo debut, he finished first rookie in the Solo Maître CoQ and later claimed 15th place in the famously demanding Solitaire Urgo - Le Figaro, earning first rookie in the 2018 French Elite Offshore Racing Championship.

These strong results saw him handed the helm of the Figaro 3 Performance in 2019, and he’s been building his name in offshore sailing ever since. Known for his calm focus and sharp instincts, Loïs is one of the rising talents of French sailing.

After starting the season alongside Tom Laperche in Figaro 3, Loïs joined Fabrice Amedeo for the 2021 season, where they finished 10th in the Transat Jacques Vabre. In 2023, he returned to the IMOCA Class with Romain Attanasio for the Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération and the Transat Jacques Vabre. After a successful season in Figaro, he sailed in IMOCA as Charlie Dalin's replacement skipper for the 2024-25 Vendée Globe.

In 2025, he announced, alongside Banque Populaire, the construction of a new IMOCA – a sistership of Team Malizia’s future IMOCA, with the goal of competing in the solo round-the-world race in 2028. For this new project, Team Malizia, TR Racing (Thomas Ruyant) and Team Banque Populaire (Loïs Berrehar) have joined forces in a first in the IMOCA Class history, which three experienced teams having chosen to work closely together to co-design and build their new racing machines.

This year and while waiting for his new IMOCA, Loïs will take part in crewed races, joining Team Malizia as co-skipper for The Ocean Race Europe. Although it will be his debut with the team, Loïs and skipper Boris Herrmann have known each other for many years, since he was just a kid. In 2008, Loïs christened Boris’ Beluga Racer, the Class40 the German then raced to second place in the Artemis Transat and later won the Portimão Global Ocean Race with. Even though the two haven’t sailed together much yet, they know each other well and have an emotional connection with each other, and are happy to have finally have the chance to spend time at sea together, especially in a race as thrilling as The Ocean Race Europe.

Sailing highlights

  • 2nd La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec 2024
  • 3rd La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec 2023
  • Winner of the Transat Paprec in Figaro with Charlotte Yven in 2023
  • 17th Transat Jacques Vabre in 2023
  • 10th Transat Jacques Vabre in 2021

  • Date of birth: 30 October 1993
    Place of birth: Tours, France

    After ten years racing catamarans at a high level, French sailor Loïs Berrehar made the leap into offshore racing by joining Team Sodebo alongside Thomas Coville in 2016, with whom he accumulated many miles.

    In 2017 he made radical change, Loïs switched from multihulls to the tough Figaro Bénéteau Class. Racing with the Bretagne - CMB team, he quickly made his mark. A few weeks after his solo debut, he finished first rookie in the Solo Maître CoQ and later claimed 15th place in the famously demanding Solitaire Urgo - Le Figaro, earning first rookie in the 2018 French Elite Offshore Racing Championship.

    These strong results saw him handed the helm of the Figaro 3 Performance in 2019, and he’s been building his name in offshore sailing ever since. Known for his calm focus and sharp instincts, Loïs is one of the rising talents of French sailing.

    After starting the season alongside Tom Laperche in Figaro 3, Loïs joined Fabrice Amedeo for the 2021 season, where they finished 10th in the Transat Jacques Vabre. In 2023, he returned to the IMOCA Class with Romain Attanasio for the Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération and the Transat Jacques Vabre. After a successful season in Figaro, he sailed in IMOCA as Charlie Dalin's replacement skipper for the 2024-25 Vendée Globe.

    In 2025, he announced, alongside Banque Populaire, the construction of a new IMOCA – a sistership of Team Malizia’s future IMOCA, with the goal of competing in the solo round-the-world race in 2028. For this new project, Team Malizia, TR Racing (Thomas Ruyant) and Team Banque Populaire (Loïs Berrehar) have joined forces in a first in the IMOCA Class history, which three experienced teams having chosen to work closely together to co-design and build their new racing machines.

    This year and while waiting for his new IMOCA, Loïs will take part in crewed races, joining Team Malizia as co-skipper for The Ocean Race Europe. Although it will be his debut with the team, Loïs and skipper Boris Herrmann have known each other for many years, since he was just a kid. In 2008, Loïs christened Boris’ Beluga Racer, the Class40 the German then raced to second place in the Artemis Transat and later won the Portimão Global Ocean Race with. Even though the two haven’t sailed together much yet, they know each other well and have an emotional connection with each other, and are happy to have finally have the chance to spend time at sea together, especially in a race as thrilling as The Ocean Race Europe.

    Sailing highlights

    • 2nd La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec 2024
    • 3rd La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec 2023
    • Winner of the Transat Paprec in Figaro with Charlotte Yven in 2023
    • 17th Transat Jacques Vabre in 2023
    • 10th Transat Jacques Vabre in 2021