Philippe Peche (54)
One of France's prominent sailors, Peche has covered more than 300,000 miles racing everything from monohulls to giant multihulls. He has competed in three round the world races and is a two-time holder of the Jules Verne trophy completing the circumnavigation within 50 days. Peche has also competed in three America's Cup series. He says: "For me, the time has come to go solo and enter the most exciting challenge, the âReal Solo Race' â the 2018 Golden Globe Race." He has set up his base in La Trinite, France.