The 2024-2025 Vendée Globe saw Yoann Richomme take 2nd place (65 days, 18 hours, and 10 minutes) and Sébastien Simon finish 3rd, both exclusively equipped with Incidence Sails. These exceptional performances highlight the growing strength of the brand in the IMOCA class, with 14 boats in the fleet equipped by the La Rochelle-based company. These…
On November 27, 2024, Sébastien Simon made history in ocean racing by setting a new world record for distance covered in 24 hours : more than 600 nautical miles. Aboard his IMOCA equipped with Incidence Sails, he outperformed the limits of navigation, combining technical mastery and exceptional performance. A performance even more remarkable as it…
The Vendée Globe 2024 promises to be a monumental challenge, and Incidence Sails is proudly one of the key players. By equipping over a third of the fleet, with no less than 14 IMOCA boats and more than 90 sails, Incidence Sails represents the excellence of French sailing. But what makes Incidence Sails an essential…
In response to the growing success of its filamentary membrane, the DFi®, the sailmaker Incidence has invested €1.2 million to increase its membrane production capacity by 45%. The membranes are manufactured in France at Incidence Technologies in La Rochelle. This new production capacity of 45,000 m2 per year is designed to meet the growing demand…
It’s summertime! It’s time to travel… If your wake takes you to Palma, Juan and Pablo Merayo welcome you to their Incidence Palma sailloft! Pablo Merayo has almost half a century of experience! After working for various international sailmakers, he created his own sailloft in 2000, in Spain, before moving to Palma in 2016. And,…
The owners of the renown Fife plans Mariquita, Moonbeam et Moonbeam IV have chosen Incidence to renew the set of sails of their magnificent yachts – dating of the beginning of the century- with highly demanding specifications in terms of authenticity. « The Incidence Team is doing an amazing work » says Benoit Couturier, owner…
Yannick Richomme, CEO of Incidence Group and Frédéric Duthil, CEO and sole shareholder of Technique Voile have entered into an exclusive agreement for the purchase of the sailmaker from La Trinité-sur-mer by the Incidence Group’s holding. After a necessary audit phase, this purchase will be completed just before summer. Trough this agreement, Incidence Group stands…
Épure, sailmaker and saddlery based in the city of Canet located in the Roussilon region has joined the network of Incidence sail lofts and becomes Incidence Roussillon! The teams from both companies already knew each other and were naturally brought together to collaborate in this new entity. This sail loft in the mediterranean is close…
At the request of the shipowners, a logo was designed -with the greatest respect for the spirit of the last century- that will perfectly match the aesthetics and authenticity of the legendary classic yachts. This logo will now be used for all Incidence classic sails.
Since last summer, Brest’s Harbour hosts two legendary classic yachts: Mariquita et Moonbeam IV. The owners of these two Fife plans were eager to return these precious monuments to their original appearance. With very high standards, they have asked Incidence to craft new sails. After a careful sail check on Mariquita, Incidence Sails now helps…