ERIC DE TURCKHEIM
Skipper
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Boat profile
Teasing Machine
FRA8668 TEASING 52 3.00 TCC 1.389
Race performance
Results
Finishing positions and corrected times across this boat's divisions and classes.
| Finish Place Place | Division | Class | Finish Time | Elapsed | Corrected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | Admiral's Cup | AC Class 1 |
Boat information
Details
Key ownership, design, dimensions and rating information.
Race crew
Meet the crew
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Bertrand CASTELNERAC
Inshore and offshore pro sailor since 20 years as bowman. Member of Teasing Machine Team since 2015. 4 Crewed Transats on Teasing Machine 54 Winner RORC Transatlantique Race 2017 and 2023 High-level sailing athlete on French ministerial lists from 2010 to 2015. 4th times winner of the French crew offshore racing championships with the Tour de France à la voile. 2 participations in the Transat 2 AG2R Figaro double-handed : 2008 and 2010. 2 participations in the Mini Transat solo 2007 and 2009. Co-Founder of SEAir France in 2015. In charge of prototype test campaigns for foil motor yachts. SEAir ranked by Forbes in 2019 as the most innovative SME in Brittany and 7th in France in terms of filing patents. 2 World firsts: launch of the 1st flying offshore sailing monohull and the 1st flying semi-rigid. Actually working for North Sails Apparels as European Atlantic Coast Sales rep, and president of Littoral Énergies Partagées. bertrandcastelnerac@gmail.com + 33 662 461 788
Read full profile Show lessFrederic Brousse
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Jerome Teillet
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Laurent Pagès
Teasing Machine Project Manager, Tactician, since 2014 RORC Season Class Championship 2022, 2023 & 2024 Winner VOR 2011_2012 2nd VOR 2014-2015 3rd VOR 2008-2009 Maxis Yacht, TP52, Farr40, Farr30, Melges24, MR, 470...
Mariana Lobato
2012 London Olympic Games (Match Racing Class) | 2013 1st place World Champion (Match Racing) | 2021 1st place The Ocean Race Europe | 2023 4th place The Ocean Race | Mom of 3 kids
Quentin Bouchacourt
2019 - Current : Pit and Boat-Captain for NMD54 Teasing Machine 2013 - 2019 : Grinder and First-Mate for TP52 Paprec Recyclage 2007 - 2013 : J-80, Match-Racing, various IRC offshore racers
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Previous races
Latest Results
Results from this boat's previous races, with its latest finish shown first.
10
races shown
| Date | Race | Finish | Division | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex Fastnet Race | 
3rd |
IRC | Admirals Cup 1 | |
| Channel Race (R6 Cowes Offshore Racing Series) | 12 place | IRC | Admirals Cup 1 | |
| Cowes Dinard St Malo Race (R5 Cowes Offshore Racing Series) |
3rd |
IRC | IRC Zero | |
| Morgan Cup Race (R4 Cowes Offshore Racing Series) | 
1st |
IRC | IRC Zero | |
| Rolex Middle Sea Race 2024 | 
2nd |
IRC | IRC Overall | |
| Rolex Middle Sea Race 2024 |
2nd |
IRC | IRC Overall | |
| Drheam Cup (IRC 2H Europeans Race 2) |
1st |
IRC | IRC Zero | |
| SSE Renewables Round Ireland Race |
1st |
IRC | IRC Zero | |
| Salcombe Gin Morgan Cup Race (IRC 2H Nationals Race 2) |
2nd |
IRC | IRC Zero | |
| De Guingand Bowl Race (IRC 2H Nationals Race 1) |
1st |
IRC | IRC Zero |
Race entry
Class assignments
The divisions, classes and ratings in which this boat is competing.
1assigned
Admiral's Cup
AC Class 1
Rating
1.389
Yacht Club de France
Teasing Machine
The driving force behind Eric de Turckheim’s Teasing Machine, winning the RORC Transatlantic Race and Rolex Middle Sea Race, is Volvo Ocean Race winner Laurent Pagès who also competed in the Louis Vuitton Cup with Areva Challenge. Teasing Machine has Aymeric Chappellier who has competed at the highest level on both the Class40 and Figaro 3 circuit. Mariana Lobato is the only non-French sailor on board. Lobato took Gold for Portugal at the 2012 London Olympics and clinched the 2013 Women’s Match Racing World Championship. Mariana added victory in the 2021 Ocean Race Europe 2021 and skipper on the IMOCA 60 Biotherm in the 2022–23 Ocean Race.
Albator
Phillip Frantz’s NM43 Albator won class at this year’s RORC Caribbean 600. The crew have sailed together for many years, Albator’s crew is a tight well-honed community. Many have raced multiple times in the Solitaire du Figaro and Tour de France à la voile. Skipper Benoit Briand has competed in three America’s Cups and raced on Bruno Peyron’s Orange to win the Jules Verne Trophy in 2002.