# Morgan Lagravière

Morgan Lagravière (born 23 May 1987 in Réunion) is a French professional sailor who was a member of the National Olympic squad before progressing into offshore sailing.

## Sailing background

He comes from a dinghy sailing background from posium position the 420 Worlds he moved into the 49er class ending up as the reserve pair for the 2008 Summer Olympics together with Stéphane Christidis.
In 2014 he joined the Safran Sailing Team, taking over from Marc Guillemot after the 2014 Route du Rhum. Since 5 March 2015, he has been the skipper of the 60-foot IMOCA Safran II, the first IMOCA to be fitted with hydrofoils. With the assistance of Roland Jourdain, whose company Kairos manages the Safran project, he prepared to compete in the eighth edition of the 2016-2017 Vendée Globe on 6 November 2016. However, after 18 days of racing while in 4th place, he was forced to retire due to saffron damage sustained after hitting an unidentified floating object. After 12 years in the sport, Saffran pulled out of sailing sponsorship. He then tried to put together for the next Vendée Globe campaign, again with Roland Jourdain, but failed to secure the funding and ended up helping Isobel Joske's IMOCA campaign. He got back into the figaro sailing and joined the Gitana team as a helm trimmer for their 2020/2021 Jules Verne record attempts.

## Career highlights

| Year | Pos. | Event | Class | Boat Name | Notes |
| 2020 | 28 | Formula Kite European Championships | Formula Kite | - | held in Puck, POL |
| 2019 | 2 | Tour de Bretagne à la Voile | | Breizh Cola / Equithé | with Gildas Mahé |
| 2018 | 2 | Transat AG2R | Bénéteau Figaro | Brittany - CMB Performance | with Sébastien Simon |
| 2016 | RET | 2016-2017 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Saffran (3) | Abandoned after 18 days |
| 2016 | RET | New York – Vendée (Les Sables d’Olonne) Race | IMOCA 60 | Saffran (3) | Collision |
| 2014 | 12 | Formula 18 World Championship | Formula 18 | - | held in Bangor, NI |
| 2013 | 3 | Solitaire du Figaro on Vendée | Bénéteau Figaro | | winner of the 3rd stage |
| 2011 | 8/41 | Solitaire du Figaro | Bénéteau Figaro | | |
| 2011 | 6 | Generali Solo | Bénéteau Figaro | | he won 3 out of 12 legs |
| 2011 | 1 | Tour of Brittany | Bénéteau Figaro | VENDEE | with Gildas Mahé |
| 2010 | 13 | 49er World Championship | 49er Skiff | - | crewed by Yann Rocherieux held in Freeport, BAH |
| 2009 | 22 | 49er World Championship | 49er Skiff | FRA 1071 | crewed by Yann Rocherieux held in Riva del Garda, ITA |
| 2009 | 6 | 49er European Championship | 49er Skiff | - | crewed by Yann Rocherieux |
| 2008 | 20 | 49er World Championship | 49er Skiff | Rougail River | crewed by Stéphane Christidis held in Melbourne, AUS |
| 2007 | 4 | 49er European Championship | 49er Skiff | - | crewed by Stéphane Christidis |
| 2007 | 7 | ISAF Sailing World Championships | 49er Skiff | - | crewed by Stéphane Christidis held in Cascais, POR |
| 2005 | 42 | 49er World Championship | 49er Skiff | - | crewed by Delpech Noi held in Moscow, RUS |
| 2005 | 4 | Mumm 30 World Championship | Farr 30 | - | held in with La Trinite, FRA |
| 2003 | 3 | 420 Class World Championships | 420 | - | with Noe Delpech held in Hayling Island (GBR) |
| 2002 | 3 | 420 Class World Championships | 420 | - | with Noe Delpech held in Tavira (POR) |