Route du Rhum 2022. Laurence Ferrari: “Behind Maxime Sorel, there are thousands of young patients who have a lot of hope”
By Writing Saint-Malo
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At 36, the skipper from Cancale Maxime Sorel is not the latest to come to the world of offshore racing.
He recorded numerous courses to his credit including two Rum Route : 23rd in 2014 (Class 40); abandoned for dismasting in 2018.
He also has a good line to his name with a victory in the Transat Jacques Vabre (Class 40) in 2017. In 2021, he finished 10th in the last Vendée Globe.
This year, Maxime Sorel will take the start of the 12th edition of the Route du Rhum with a new Imoca left the yard and launched in May 2022.
Its magnificent mainsail features an enormous dragon which symbolizes the breath that patients suffering from cystic fibrosis miss.
Donations needed to advance research
For the christening of the boat V and B – Monbana – Mayenne, yesterday, Saturday October 29, 2022, the skipper was surrounded by two godfathers: Laurence Ferrari, journalist and national godmother of the Vaincre la Mucoviscidose association and Nils Berger, an 18-year-old patient. years with cystic fibrosis.
Maxime carries the association magnificently and he listens to patients through his many challenges. Behind him and his sailboat, there are thousands of young patients who have a lot of hope, because we have increasingly effective treatments, but there is still a long way to go. We still need donations to advance medical research.
The dragon: “The breath we miss”
“I am very proud to be the sponsor of this splendid boat which bears a very strong symbol with this Dragon which ultimately represents the breath we are missing. Because sponsorship, I am a bit of an ambassador for all patients, especially those who do not yet have access to Kaftrio, which is a very effective drug. The next step is to generalize it for everyone,” said Nils Berger.
Everest in 2023
After the Route du Rhum, Maxime Sorel will tackle another even bigger challenge, by attempting the ascent of Everest (Himalayas) in 2023, in order to “better understand what patients with cystic fibrosis experience”.
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