The IMOCA 60 class yacht Cheminées Poujoulat (5) was designed by Juan Kouyoumdjian built by Decision SA in Lausanne, Switzerland[1][2] and launched in the year 2011.

[3] The boat was written off on 24 December 2013 after breaking apart on the return journey from the Transat Jacque Vabre.

Bernard Stamm and crewmember Damien Guillou were rescued at 0600 on the 24 Dec 2013 after the boat broke up and they activate there EPIRB.

The boat was in storm force 9 conditions with 10 meter waves that prevailed in the Western Approaches.

The crew of Bernard Stamm and Damien Guillou were rescued by a Norwegian cargo vessel the Star Isfjord at 06:14 on the 24th in an exercise that took over two hours.