Zoulou

France’s Erik Maris and his Zoulou are one of the oldest GC32 teams, having competed for the first time at Key West Race Week back in 2015.

In addition to being a keen endurance motor racer (last year he competed with the Eurointernational team in the LMP2 class at the 24 hours Le Mans), Maris has a long, successful history in grand prix sailing, being a past Swan 45 European and Mumm 30 World Champion. Having finish third overall on the GC32 Racing Tour in 2018 and winning its Owner-Driver Championship in 2019, Maris followed this with a fourth placed finished in 2021.

Led by America’s Cup veteran Thierry Fouchier, the Zoulou crew for 2022 will see one change with former Alinghi crewman Timothé Lapauw joining the crew in place of Nicolas Heintz.