Alexia Barrier, The Famous Project

Skipper Alexia Barrier shares her experience with our team

French skipper Alexia Barrier, one of the rare Mediterranean women involved in offshore racing, decided to call upon Bateau-immatriculation.com for her new boat: a MOD70, which she wished to purchase abroad.

Let’s discover together how our team of experts handled the import procedures, customs clearance, French flag registration, and even the radio licensing for her boat!

Thank you, Alexia, for agreeing to this interview about your experience with Bateau-immatriculation.com. To begin, could you introduce yourself in a few sentences?

“I grew up by the water on the French Riviera and have been sailing since I was 3 years old. Today, still based in the southeast of France, I am the only Mediterranean female sailor to have completed the last edition of the Vendée Globe aboard an IMOCA. My new goal is the Jules Verne Trophy in 2025. I am also president of the 4myplanet association: an organization that works to preserve the ocean through scientific and educational actions.”

Can you tell us about your new boat? How does it fit your new project? Why did you choose it?

“To prepare for the Jules Verne Trophy, I needed a training boat. I chose a MOD70: a trimaran with a hull length of 21 meters and a width of 17 meters. Seven MOD70s were built in 2011 and, at the time, they were a class of boats designed for solo or double-handed offshore racing. Today, they are used by the world's best multihull sailors for crewed races. For me, it is the perfect tool to learn how to sail a trimaran: it is a very volatile craft, like a bird. On board, you are always sailing on the edge, at high intensity.”

You enlisted Bateau-immatriculation.com for the import, customs clearance, and registration of your new MOD70. Can you share what led you to trust our team?

“When it came time to handle the registration procedures for my new boat, I needed help. My MOD70 was registered abroad, with a foreign owner. I was buried in my work, focused on financing and searching for sponsors, and I had neither the time nor the expertise to manage this type of operation.”

How did the service go? Are you satisfied with the services provided by BI? In your opinion, what has this collaboration brought you?

“Bateau-immatriculation.com carried out a project of excellence, at a high level. I met a friendly team that is expert in its field, a field that is not my own, and I appreciated being able to benefit from their skills. I find it fascinating to be able to create a collective around a project with different areas of expertise. Plus, it leads to great encounters. The Bateau-immatriculation.com team allowed me to acquire the boat and its documents very quickly, thanks to an efficient and high-quality service. If I had had to do it myself, it would have been very complicated and would have taken an eternity… So, thank you very much!”

Do you plan to use Bateau-immatriculation.com again in the future for administrative procedures related to this boat or another?

“Obviously, for my next boats, I will use Bateau-immatriculation.com without hesitation. For me, it is time and money saved, and above all, it is a relationship of trust for the realization of professional work, with great responsiveness.”

What advice would you give to pleasure boaters or offshore racers who are hesitant to use BI for the administrative management of their vessel?

“To those who might hesitate to surround themselves with experts like Bateau-immatriculation.com, I would say that everyone has their own skills and specificities, their own talent. If you feel that it is going to take you a lot of time and, above all, be a headache because you do not master vessel registration operations, because your boat is registered abroad, or because your case is not simple, do not hesitate to call them. I recommend Bateau-immatriculation.com 300% for the administrative management of your vessels.”