Team Amaala

Conrad Colman

Co-skipper

New Zealand

Conrad Colman grew up with the wind and waves. Born in New Zealand, he discovered sailing as a child and honed his skills in local regattas. But it was in France, on the pontoons of the offshore racing circuit, that he made a name for himself as one of the most committed sailors of his generation.

In 2016, he embarked on his first Vendée Globe aboard Foresight Natural Energy, with an unprecedented challenge: to sail around the world without using fossil fuels. He succeeded. Despite major damage—his mast broke just 700 miles from the finish line—he completed the race under a makeshift rig, becoming the first skipper to accomplish this feat.

Still convinced and driven by the desire to prove that performance and ecology can go hand in hand, the “Crazy Kiwi” repeated the feat in 2024, completing his second Vendée Globe without using fossil fuels.


  • Conrad Colman grew up with the wind and waves. Born in New Zealand, he discovered sailing as a child and honed his skills in local regattas. But it was in France, on the pontoons of the offshore racing circuit, that he made a name for himself as one of the most committed sailors of his generation.

    In 2016, he embarked on his first Vendée Globe aboard Foresight Natural Energy, with an unprecedented challenge: to sail around the world without using fossil fuels. He succeeded. Despite major damage—his mast broke just 700 miles from the finish line—he completed the race under a makeshift rig, becoming the first skipper to accomplish this feat.

    Still convinced and driven by the desire to prove that performance and ecology can go hand in hand, the “Crazy Kiwi” repeated the feat in 2024, completing his second Vendée Globe without using fossil fuels.