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Rencontre avec Damien Seguin, Groupe APICIL | Vendรฉe Globe 2024
๐ซ๐ท Nรฉ sans main gauche, Damien Seguin est devenu en 2021 le premier skipper handisport ร boucler un tour du monde en solitaire, sans escale et sans assistance. Triple mรฉdaillรฉ paralympique en 2.4 mR, il a fait ses dรฉbuts dans la course au large en 2005 en Figaro puis en Class 40 avant de rejoindre le circuit IMOCA en 2018. Dรฉterminรฉ et en recherche constante de progression, Damien a su convaincre que son handicap nโรฉtait pas un frein ร la performance. Lors de son premier Vendรฉe Globe terminรฉ en 7e position, il a marquรฉ les esprits en jouant trรจs souvent aux avant-postes. Pour 2024, il aspire ร de nouvelles ambitions sportives ร bord de son foiler. ๐ฌ๐ง Born without left hand, Damien Seguin became in 2021 the first disabled skipper to complete a solo, non-stop, unassisted round the world race. A three-time Paralympic medallist in the 2.4mR class, he entered offshore racing in 2005 in the Figaro and then the Class 40 before joining the IMOCA circuit in 2018. Determined and constantly looking to progress, Damien has managed to convince people that his handicap is not a brake on performance. During his first Vendรฉe Globe, which he finished in 7th place, he made a big impression by often playing at the front of the fleet. For 2024, he aspires to new sporting ambitions aboard his foiler. ------------------------ โก๏ธ SUIVEZ-NOUS ! // FOLLOW US ! ๐ Website : www.vendeeglobe.org ๐ธ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/vendeeglobe/ ๐ฆ Twitter FR : https://twitter.com/VendeeGlobe | Twitter ENG : https://twitter.com/VendeeGlobeENG ๐บ TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@vendee_globe ๐ป Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/VendeeGlobe ๐ผ LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/vendรฉe-globe/
