HALVARD MABIRE & MIRANDA MERRON

After a successful partnership spanning ten years in the colours of Campagne de France, from victory in the 2012 Transat Québec-Saint Malo in Class40 to the pontoons of the Vendée Globe in the Imoca class on the 17^th of February 2021, Les Maîtres Laitiers du Cotentin have decided that the project they embarked on with Halvard Mabire and Miranda Merron back in 2011 has come to its natural conclusion.

Ten years including some notable results in some of the best ocean races, mostly double-handed or solo, including two editions each of Les Sables-Horta, the Route du Rhum, the Transat Jacques Vabre and the Rolex Fastnet Race, as well as several editions of the Normandy Channel Race amongst others, culminating in the greatest race of all that was the 2020-2021 Vendée Globe.

Apart from providing a platform to increase brand awareness for Campagne de France, the initial aim had been to provide support to Halvard Mabire, a native of the North Cotentin where the Dairy Cooperative Les Maîtres Laitiers also has its roots, through sponsorship underpinned by shared values. Nurtured by strong bonds and two charismatic people from the sailing world, this partnership has amply fulfilled MLC Group’s expectations, engaging farmers, employees in the milk transformation plants and the France Frais network as well as thousands of clients. It has delivered ten years of adventures shared by all, finishing with Miranda’s exploits over the 101 days of her round-the-world race which was followed with admiration and respect. Having enabled Miranda to fulfil her dream of racing in the Vendée Globe, Les Maîtres Laitiers du Cotentin wish their pair of exceptional sailors fair winds for their future plans.

 

Miranda Merron finishes 22nd in the 9th edition of the Vendée Globe! She crossed the line on Wednesday evening at 23h16m51s. She completed the course in 101 days, 8 hours, 56 minutes and 51 seconds! In finishing this Vendée Globe Miranda becomes...

Miranda Merron is expected to take 22nd place in the 2o21 Vendée Globe this evening around midnight. The tide will no longer be favorable and the sailor from Campagne de France will spend a final night at sea with Halvard Mabire and fellow crew mem...

This morning marks the last sunrise at sea for Miranda Merron and her IMOCA60 Campagne de France. The British-Norman sailor is about to complete her Vendée Globe, solo, non-stop, round-the-world, without assistance. Having now spent 101 days at sea,...

Superstitious as always, Miranda defends herself from mentioning even the very idea of her arrival in Les Sables d'Olonne. Wednesday in Les Sables? However, the routing on the screen of her on-board computer shows more and more clearly Europe, th...