Yacht / Country : 6eme Sans Sail No FRA 46Syndicate : Le Defi BTTCEO : Xavier de Lesquen Yacht Club: Union Nationale pour la Course au large Designer : Le Defi design team Boat Builder : Multiplast Skipper: Bertrand Pace
After unjustified criticism of his failure in 1995 Marc Pajot tried initially with Le Defi Sud a 2nd French team, but could not raise the necessary funds.Then he joined the Swiss team FAST 2000.His successor became the French sailing champion Bertrand Pace.Le Defi Bouygues Telecom Transiciel – the official name of this Syndicate- got a good financial bases by this French Telecom provider.6eme Sans (FRA-46) was a fast yacht.Bertrand Pace reached the 6th ranking in the semifinals of the LVC 2000
FRA-46 6eme Sans challenger of the Louis Vuitton Cup 2000
Le Defi Bouygues Telecom Transiciel – the official name of this Syndicate- got a good financial bases