Discover the Leyton Sailing Team
Giving meaning to performance
Sailing is an exceptional sport. A bearer of dreams and adventures, it is also one which involve continous innovation and cutting edge technology. By crossing the oceans and seas of the world with our incredible skippers Arthur Le Vaillant (2018-2020) and Sam Goodchild (2019-present), we want to support our clients, employees and partners on their quest for performance and excellence. We also recognise the need for awareness and responsibility and our commitment to this project reflects our desire to come together to conserve our planet and its oceans.
The team’s highlights
Our Successes
Relive the events that have shaped the Leyton Sailing adventure through the commitment and successes of our Team.
The 2020 Figaro Circuit
Sam Goodchild is back in the game on the Figaro circuit and he has had a splendid season. First off, he was there to “discover” the new boats, but his objectives quickly changed as a result of his astounding results..
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The 2020 Multi50 Circuit
This season has seen the rise of the Team (Arthur Le Vaillant, Aymeric Chappellier, Christophe Espagnon, Jean-Baptiste Le Vaillant and Quentin Ponroy) all the way to their magnificent victory in the Brest Grand Prix
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Transat Jacques Vabre 2019
The Franco/English duo of Sam Goodchild and Fabien Delahaye achieved a magnificent 2nd place on our Class40 for this transatlantic race between Le Havre (France) and Salvador de Bahia (Brasil). .
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2019 European tour
We arranged a tour of Europe (England, France, Italy, and Spain) with our Figaro Bénéteau 3 for public relations and client events to highlight the group’s commitment to sustainable projects and ocean preservation. .
Route du Rhum 2018
We were delighted with 4th place for Arthur Le Vaillant’s 1st Route du Rhum – what a performance!.
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The upcoming programme
The 2021 season is set to be exhilarating with the Transat Jacques Vabre between France and Brazil taking place in November.
Our Sailing Team
31 years old – Skipper
Sam Goodchild
Now at the helm of Multi50, this English skipper has been based in France since 2011. Sam grew up on a boat with his family until he was 10 years old and always specialised in offshore racing. His recent results on Figaro have shaken up the French hierarchy that has been in place for many years.
Sam is also used to multihulls and has two round-the-world record attempts under his belt aboard giant trimarans. Sam starts his first season in Multi50 this year
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40 years old – Team Manager
Aymeric Chappellier
Experienced and multi-talented sailor and naval engineer, Aymeric takes on the role of Team Manager this year. Bolstered by his experience in Mini 6.50 and Class 40, he notably finished 2nd in the Transat Jacques Vabre 2017 and 2nd in the Route du Rhum 2018. In 2020, he sailed frequently on the Leyton trimaran as a crew member both during the Grand Prix and the convoying, which allowed him to develop a high level of experience on this boat
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A successful team by their side
The Leyton team also has a Team Manager, a logistics manager, a trainer, and several other talented team members for crew sailing, without these people nothing would be possible..
Our Commitment
A project consistent with the Group’s commitments
All the actions and activities of the team are consistent with the values of the Leyton Group. That is to say solidarity and excellence, but also the preservation of the environment by using our sailing project as a catalyst for good practices and initiatives focused on working together to create a more sustainable world.
Carbon footprint and offsetting the impact of the Class40 in 2018
In 2018, for the 1st time in the nautical sector, our energy transition teams wanted to achieve the carbon footprint of our Class40. This was shared with as many people as possible to enable each participant to understand and act in order to reduce the carbon impact of the construction and use of these racing boats. Without this being the purpose of this study, we have chosen to compensate for this impact by planting trees with Reforest’Action. .
Thank you to everyone who has been involved in the fight against Covid-19.
We asked Leyton Group employees to nominate their friends and family who had gone above and beyond during the Covid-19 crisis. All the nominees will now have a symbolic place on board the Multi50, accompany the Team during their outings at sea, as the 200 employee ‘heroes’ have their names inscribed on the boat’s sails
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Our Sailing Partners
We are lucky to have a pool of committed financial and technical partners alongside the team.
We are lucky to have a pool of committed financial and technical partners alongside the team.
