He was adept at offshore sailing, winning both the prestigious transatlantic races, the Route du Rhum in 1994 and 1998 and the Transat Jacques-Vabre in 1997.

[1] He was born on 16 April 1966 in La Chaux-de-Fonds and disappeared after a diving accident on 24 June 2015 in Toau Atoll, French Polynesia.

Laurent Bourgnon was a multidisciplinary as a sailor, airplane and helicopter pilot, mechanic and developer, engineer and creator.

After crossing the Atlantic in 1986 at the age of 20 on a beach machine (Hobie Cat 18 of 5.40 m), Laurent Bourgnon embarked on the competition.

He also put his know-how in aeronautics to develop a new MCR 01 two-seater travel aircraft, very fast with a very long autonomy.