Find out about how sustainability, adventure and great-tasting products come together for Grain de Sail

Grain de Sail has arrived in New York after its maiden transatlantic crossing. Not only is it a cargo sailboat, but it is also a true raison d'être behind the company of the same name based in Brittany, France. San Francisco's alumni ambassador Lucie Gouanelle-Gardette (GE 98), has organised a pre-Christmas conversation with fellow alum Stefan Gallard (MBA 13), CMO of Grain de Sail. Lucie is delighted to share this conversation with alumni chapters throughout North America.

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During this live online gathering, Stefan will share the details of the who, why and how behind this incredible adventure.

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About Grain de Sail
Grain de Sail was founded in 2010 in Brittany by twin brothers who are experts in renewable energy. At that time, they shared the same bold vision: select, produce and sell great gastronomic products to cross-Atlantic consumers using the world's first modern cargo sailboat. The brothers opened their first coffee roasting facility in 2013, followed by a chocolate factory in 2016 with the ultimate goal of getting the cargo sailboat ready for 2020. In October 2018, Grain de Sail launched the construction of the first transatlantic cargo sailboat slated for completion at the beginning of 2020 for a maiden voyage the same year.
While the initial project was to import organic cocoa and coffee from Central America and the Caribbean to France, they first had to leave France to cross the Atlantic. This is why, in 2016, they launched Grain de Sail Wines, making the cargo sailboat the first ever purpose-built floating wine cellar.
  Grain de Sail is also the name of the cargo sailboat that left Saint Malo in Brittany on 18 November 2020 to cross the Atlantic with 15,000 bottles of organic wine on board. The crew of 4 are due to arrive with their precious cargo in New York in the coming days and will be met by Grain de Sail's CMO, Stefan Gallard.

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Watch Grain de Sail leave Saint Malo for its first transatlantic crossing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZT1pBUgN2k