Charlie Dalin’s victory is also that of a boat and a team on land. Most of the employees of Mer-Concept, the team created by François Gabart in Concarneau, went to meet their skipper in Les Sables d’Olonne.
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Under her pink hat, Julie never tires of watching Charlie Dalin, aboard his Imoca, raise his arms. The sun rises off the coast of Les Sables-d’Olonne. The Vendée Globe 2024-25 has just announced its winner. This employee of the MerConcept human resources department does not hide her happiness or her emotion. “It’s a magical, exceptional moment, we get chills“.
It is indeed an extraordinary day for all the people who worked directly or indirectly to Charlie Dalin’s success and victory.
All the MerConcept troops, who have supported this project since its conception, will not soon forget it.
To experience this unique moment, the 50 employees of this company based in Concarneau wanted to mark the occasion. Coming from all services, they left Finistère on Monday January 13, after their working day.
At that point, there was still a bit of tension in the air. “Until it arrives, there is always a little stress, said Mylène Havington, the communications manager, in the car. He can hit lockers, anything. No, there is a little stress until you cross the line“.
Early this Tuesday morning, colleagues meet up on the pontoons after a short night. They braved the cold but the tension subsided. The victory of their champion is not far away. A collective and shared victory. “It’s starting to smell good, enthuses Pierre-Antoine Nattier, systems engineer. It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for, so here it is“.
-Being there with all the colleges who participated in the design and optimization of the boat is still an unusual moment. We’re happy to be here.
Marius Damilano, composite technician at MerConcept
“Especially to do it with all the colleges that participated in the design and optimization of the boat, Marius Damilano, composite technician. It’s still an unusual moment. We are happy to be here“.
It’s -2 degrees outside; But the feeling on board the speedboat made available to employees of MerConcept and sponsor Macif is overwhelming. Especially when Charlie Dalin crosses the line.
“I machined parts on this boat, confides Julien Favre, technician. It’s very nice to see it happen. Seeing him bring this event to fruition is very special and very spectacular.“.
“It also helps bring the whole team together.”rejoices Christelle Gérard, another employee, with stars in her eyes. “No one is forgotten, and that’s what’s great“.
A memory forever engraved for an entire company.
