In August of 2023 Jay THOMPSON established the FIRST ever Transatlantic World Sailing Speed Record in a Mini 6.50

The Coconuts Sail Team have successfully completed the Mini Project they set out to accomplish 7 years ago. After 5 years of construction and hard work, Jay was finally able to race his boat Speedy González, in the acclaimed Mini-Transat race in 2021, a solo transatlantic race from France to Guadaloupe, finishing in 9th place, out of 90 competitors. The next challenge was establishing the transatlantic world sailing speed record, which after an abandoned attempt in 2022 due to 2 hurricanes blocking his path, he completed the official route in 2023 from New York to Lizard Point, fulfilling his dream of a full circle of the Atlantic in a Mini 6.50.

The boat is now for sale and the team is ready for the NEXT ADVENTURE… a Class40? a Figaro? Their ultimate dream is of putting together an IMOCA60 campaign to participate in the Vendee Globe race one day.

latest projects

PROTOTYPE CLASS MINI 6.50 - Speedy González

Guillaume Verdier design

A state-of-the-art offshore foiling Mini 6.50 designed by the top naval architect of our times, Guillaume Verdier, Jay chose to work with him because of his experience designing boats that fly. Speedy González is a full carbon fibre construction, equipped with a canting keel and Y foils, a research and development project where new technologies were tested. Built by Jay and launched in March of 2020, for the next 3 years Jay participated in many races of the Classe Mini circuit culminating in the Mini-Transat of 2021 and later setting the official Transatlantic World Sailing Speed Record in 2023.

      Since the inception of the Classe Mini 6.50 in 1977 with the first Mini-Transat race (a biennial transatlantic solo race), it was clear that testing on these “Formula 1” type of boats was and still is the future of all boat design. Foils were allowed for the first time in the Mini-Transat of 2017, since then there have only been a handful of mini foilers built, SpeedyG being the 3rd. SpeedyG (for short) is for sale and is one of the best prototype boats of the Mini fleet, a highly competitive machine, with a bit of optimisation, it’s ready to win races.

Speedy González, officially known as Mini number 936 is for sale.

  PROTOTYPE 1 Tonner 12m - Messenger

 German Frers design

     When Messenger was built in 1982 racers brought wine and playing cards along with them and foul-weather gear consisted of PVC coated nylon. Times have changed but just like a 1982 Ferrari invokes nostalgia, Messenger speaks of a memorable era of offshore racing.

In 2010 we rescued Messenger, a prototype race boat which was in need of a lot of love. After some very hard work and a modest budget we set sail on a voyage that would take us some 20,000 nautical miles throughout the Caribbean, Atlantic, Arctic, and North sea. Our journey was filled with unforgettable memories and hardships, but that's what a proper adventure is all about.

It was our home for 12 years, we sailed and travelled with Messenger for 7 years. When we set sail we were a family of 4, Sol and Luna were very young and Caribe and Ártico were born along the way . . . after settling in Brittany the boat continued to be our floating home for another 5 years in the small port of Etel in France, but we have finally outgrown it. Messenger took us on many adventures, an incredibly sea worthy boat, a one of a kind minimalist vessel, light and fast, ready for so many more adventures.

messenger is awaiting it’s next owners, we are ready to pass her on . . .

about  the coconuts

The Coconuts Sail Team is a family of six whose sailing roots grew out of their love for the sea and traveling.

For a decade they lived a nomadic life aboard their engineless / eco-sailboat, sailing around the world, since 2016 they have immersed themselves and tackled the world of professional off-shore solo sailboat racing, in the coast of Brittany, France.

Our passions have progressed into a business where we have combined our strengths: sailing and multimedia production to create a company that provides unique activations for our partners. Using professional sailing events and the multimedia buzz which encircles those events on social-media, we can provide a rich ROI to companies that want to be associated with the exciting sport of sailing, which has positive brand associations: competition, environmental commitment and teamwork.

 Why are we known as the Coconuts?

The name began during our travels, many years ago while sailing in the Caribbean, we had a coconut tree growing out of a coconut husk which was sitting in our cockpit on our tiller. We referred to the coconut as our compass, which always pointed us in the "right direction", the name stuck and since then we have been known as the Coconuts family.

Meet the Crew

The Coconuts Sail Team has brought together their passions and professions to form a company whose powerful team is truly a unique platform to target specific markets. They achieve great results by using the sport of sailing and multi-media to reach affluent markets.

The Mini Crew

Comprised by Sol, Luna, Caribe and Ártico, they are group of international kids who have grown up living aboard a sailboat, traveling the world and learning many languages. They are a group of siblings who love to inspire and teach other kids about sailboat racing, environmental awareness and how to become young entrepreneurs.

partnerships

We participate in sailboat racing, working together with our partners to create a mutually beneficial marketing plan with unique activations that create memorable experiences for customers.

Currently looking for a TITLE PARTNER as well as secondary partners who are ready to embark on an adventure with us. We are at the starting blocks, so open to go in any direction that most suits the marketing objectives of a new partnership, if it’s in the Class40, the Figaro class or the Imoca Class. We are interested in building a racing project and programme with you.

partners

They have trusted us and benefited from a great ROI

“Our sailing experiences have taught us that borders are a constraint to humanity and that true human interactions know no borders.”

In 2021 we joined forces with the association Utopia56, a non-for-profit organisation, in line with our values, in solidarity and respect of the fundamental rights of exiles. Together we build a communication platform that brings together a sporting challenge and a humanitarian cause.

Onboard his Mini6.50 whose sails were repainted in the association's colours and christened with the race name Cocotopia, Jay embarked on the famous Mini-Transat, a 4,050 nautical mile (7,500 kilometres) single-handed race. In the prototype category, he finished in 9th position out of 90 competitors.

In the summer of 2023, Jay set the first official transatlantic world sailing speed record from New York to Lizard Point, overseen by the World Sailing Speed Record Council.

Through sailing, the Coconuts Sail Team want to transmit the ideas of freedom and equality that they feel strongly about. It was out of conviction that they invited Utopia56 to jump onboard.

“When the Coconuts family asked us to join them in this adventure, we didn't hesitate for a second! It is this type of encounter that motivates us every day to continue our actions”. Yann Manzi, co-founder of Utopia56.

Together they communicated to reach the afluent sailing community in order to mobilise those who are in a position to help. Click here to help make a difference and learn more about Utopia56.

In 2015 ISNIC, the .is TLD Registry, accompanied us on our voyage from Iceland to France, our mainsail carried their slogan, with stops in the Faroe Islands, Orkney Islands, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. We brought awareness to the domain and new customers. Since then they have continued to support our projects and we have developed what feels like a lifelong partnership.