{"id":18257,"date":"2023-02-14T17:06:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T17:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catamaran-outremer.com\/news\/roland-jourdain-de-retour-a-la-grande-motte-avec-loutremer-5x-we-explore\/"},"modified":"2023-02-15T11:18:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T11:18:12","slug":"roland-jourdain-is-back-in-la-grande-motte-with-the-outremer-5x-we-explore","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/catamaran-outremer.com\/en\/news\/roland-jourdain-is-back-in-la-grande-motte-with-the-outremer-5x-we-explore\/","title":{"rendered":"Roland Jourdain is back in La Grande Motte with the Outremer 5X We Explore\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container mb-9\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/catamaran-outremer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Newsletter-Photos.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">   \n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"container mb-9\">\n    <p><span data-contrast=\"none\">After finishing second in the twelfth edition of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/catamaran-outremer.com\/actualites\/route-du-rhum-2nd-place-for-roland-jourdain-onboard-5x-we-explore\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Route du Rhum- Destination Guadeloupe<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, in the Rhum Multi class, the Outremer 5X We Explore continues its adventure off the beaten path.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Back in La Grande Motte for a few adjustments after the race, we took the opportunity to find out more about Roland Jourdain&#8217;s experience aboard the Outremer 5X We Explore:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[INTERVIEW] Roland Jourdain de retour \u00e0 La Grande Motte avec We Explore\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qREAii35CrI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The story of We Explore began with a proof of concept.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Does speed performance still make sense in a context where resources are diminishing, biodiversity is in danger?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Roland Jourdain confides that he was self-flagellating during this Route du Rhum, because the Outremer 5X is not a racing boat and addressing this concern was also part of the initial challenge.<\/p>\n<p>The ambition of the EXPLORE endowment fund, initiator of the project, is to be a &#8220;propeller of positive actions&#8221; for the environment. Thus, the Outremer 5X We Explore will become a real life laboratory for innovation and scientific research, helping inspire and educate future generations.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We made the project even more meaningful [&#8230;] we showed that we could very well get on a podium by thinking differently and doing differently.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Used to racing monohulls and multihulls, Bilou discovered for the first time the advantages of a blue water catamaran:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\">The panoramic view,<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\">The stability to work and cook,<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\">The ergonomics of maneuvering,<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\">And the comfort of the fittings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m discovering a new world [&#8230;] and I&#8217;m going to have a hard time turning back.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And for the future: We Explore will be presented at several events including the Linen Festival in Normandy, the Fastnet race&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>This year, the life of We Explore will be defined as rich in encounters, and in experiences. This Outremer 5X will support scientific missions to help take a turn little by little towards decarbonation.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After finishing second in the twelfth edition of the Route du Rhum- Destination Guadeloupe, in the Rhum Multi class, the Outremer 5X We Explore continues its adventure off the beaten path.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18244,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[],"news_category":[30],"class_list":["post-18257","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/catamaran-outremer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/18257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/catamaran-outremer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/catamaran-outremer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catamaran-outremer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/catamaran-outremer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catamaran-outremer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18257"},{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catamaran-outremer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=18257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}