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Lucas Rual / Emile Amoros

Lucas Rual / Emile Amoros

Lucas Rual / Emile Amoros

One of France’s most experienced 49er teams — 13th at the 2026 Worlds

Skipper

Lucas Rual

FR

Age 31

World ranking #11|49er

Born in Rennes on 25 April 1995 and raised on the Atlantic coast around Pornic, Lucas Rual has sailed with Emile Amoros since 2013, the pair coming up together through the Optimist and 29er classes.

They represented France at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and, in 2023, were crowned European Champions.

One of France's most experienced 49er skippers, Rual continues to push at the front of a famously deep national fleet.

Crew

Emile Amoros

FR

Age 31

World ranking #11|49er

Emile Amoros (born 26 August 1995), also from France's Atlantic coast, has been Lucas Rual's crew since the pair first teamed up in 2013 as youngsters in the Optimist and 29er.

Their long partnership carried them to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the 2023 European title.

A powerful and seasoned front-of-boat sailor, Amoros and Rual remain mainstays of the French Olympic skiff squad.

2026 Racing Stats

49er · Port Tack Racing trackingRanked 12 of 127 qualified crews on fleet beaten

Polka-dot jersey · King of the Start

Races48

Fleet beaten66.1%

Start score+2.42

Places gained+63

Top speed38.5 km/h

Race wins3

Full stats and race log →Watch the latest race · 2026 European Championship →49er season leaders →

Fleet beaten = share of the fleet finishing behind them, averaged over the season's races. How the numbers work

Results

202613th of 82 – World Championship→202612th of 93 – European Championship→20265th of 90 – Kiel Week→202526th of 84 – World Championship→202512th of 54 – European Championship→202418th of 70 – European Championship→202417th of 71 – World Championship→20231st of 91 – European Championship→202320th of 83 – World Sailing Championship→202327th of 64 – Kieler Woche→202210th of 45 – North American’s→202213th of 93 – European Championship→202216th of 65 – World Championship→20228th of 91 – Kieler Woche→202046th of 78 – World Championship→20203rd of 52 – Kieler Woche→201978th of 84 – Oceania Championship→201926th of 98 – Volvo European Championship→20197th of 88 – World Championship→20188th of 86 – World Sailing Championship→201738th of 81 – World Championship→201713th of 16 – Sailing World Cup Final→201725th of 28 – Sailing World Cup Hyeres→

Also Sailed With

Lucas Rual has also sailed with

Lucas Rual / Emile Amoros49er · 2017-2026 · 1st - 2023 European Championship

Emile Amoros has also sailed with

Lucas Rual / Emile Amoros49er · 2017-2026 · 1st - 2023 European Championship

Videos

2026 Worlds – Race Replay

In the media

ISAF Youth Worlds - 29er and SL16 crews ready to race + Video Sail-World.com · Jul 2013 → Wide open at Allianz Regatta Scuttlebutt Sailing News · Jun 2021 → 29er World Championships at Kaløvig Sailing Club - Day 4 Yachts and Yachting Online · Jul 2013 → 55th Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía – Day 1 Mysailing · Mar 2026 → 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 fleets at the 55th Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca - Day 1 Sail-World.com · Mar 2026 → World Cup Series Miami - Day 4: Grael and Kunze show their mettle Yachts and Yachting Online · Jan 2017 →

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