The Metarom MG-5
on the Route du Rhum
This is the first time we have decided to invest in a sailing race, and not the smallest one: the Route du Rhum. We chose to partner with skipper Marc Guillemot for his eco-designed watercraft and his innovations, which mirror the values of our family-owned business.
The first watercraft equipped with an organic photovoltaic sail
Designed in the line of sustainable development, skipper Marc Guillemot’s new catamaran, the Metarom-MG5, bears a revolutionary mainsail: a solar sail developed by Héole, located in Vannes (56). Thanks to a technology which includes electric generators based on organic photovoltaic cells, the company was able to develop the first solar sail to meet the Metarom-MG5’s energy needs. The sail provides energy for on-board electronics, a real evolution towards zero fossil energy use on board sailing boats.
A recycled catamaran
Eco-design doesn’t stop at the sail: for every major part of his catamaran, skipper Marc Guillemot also recycled parts from high-performance race boats. Thanks to upcycling and to its solar sail, the Metarom-MG5 is a one-of-a-kind watercraft, committed to circular economy, renewable energies and sustainable development.
Antoine de Caunes, sponsor of the Metarom-MG5
The famous actor and radio host accepted to be a sponsor for the Metarom-MG5. The sponsor of this watercraft of the future will also be on the starting line of the upcoming 2022 Route du Rhum. His presence will consolidate his support towards skipper Marc Guillemot and the eco-responsible project that the Metarom-MG5 represents.
Metarom-MG5: common values
We are proud to enter into such an original and ambitious project with Marc Guillemot and Wellness Training, the watercraft’s partners. The values of sustainability and innovation embodied by the innovative, responsible watercraft encouraged the company to go for the enriching, inspiring experience along with its team.
We were amazed by Marc Guillemot’s determination and capacity to innovate, to do things differently and to customize when designing the MG5. When he started building the MG5 with parts provided by his skipper friends, Marc was developing sailboat recycling, echoing METAROM’s ambition to identify waste streams on the territory in a bid to launch our first eco-designed products by the end of the year
If you are a journalist and want to find out more about Metarom Group’s partnership with Marc Guillemot and Wellness Training for Metarom-MG5, contact Léa Doucet
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