After Benjamin de Rothschild gave him control of the Gitana Team in April 2006, the team built Gitana Eighty, a 60 feet monohull, launched in July 2007 with which Loick Peyron won the Transat.

[1] On 9 December 2008, he began his participation in the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe with Gitana Eighty.

After having led the race for 16 days, Gitana Eighty's mast broke.

In late 2012 he was asked to join Artemis Racing, Challenger of Record for the 34th America's Cup, as one of the helmsmen.

In November 2014, he won the Route du Rhum single-handed transat on Banque Populaire VII maxi trimaran.