PASSING OF BARON BENJAMIN DE ROTHSCHILD, FOUNDER AND OWNER OF THE GITANA TEAM
It is with great emotion and deep sadness that the Gitana Team announces the death of Benjamin de Rothschild after a heart attack at his home in Pregny (Switzerland), on the afternoon of January 15, 2021.
The first thoughts of the sailors and members of Gitana go to his wife Ariane de Rothschild and her children, as well as to his entire family and loved ones to whom they send their sincere condolences.
Born on July 30, 1963, Benjamin de Rothschild was the son of Edmond and Nadine de Rothschild. At the head of the group created by his father since 1997, he has developed it in an exceptional way during all these years.
Visionary entrepreneur, passionate about finance, navigation and cars, lover of wine, Benjamin de Rothschild was also a committed philanthropist, in particular developing Innovation within the Adolphe de Rothschild Foundation Hospital. An extraordinary personality, he has never stopped transforming and modernizing his heritage, respecting the values of the family.
It is in this pioneering spirit and to continue the Gypsy saga started by his great-aunt Julie de Rothschild and his father, that in 2000 with his wife Ariane de Rothschild, he created the Gypsy Team. With this high-tech offshore racing stable dedicated to performance and team spirit, in just a few years, he turned a family passion of over a hundred years into a school of excellence; victory in the Route du Rhum, the English Transat, the Rolex Fastnet Race, the Transat Jacques Vabre, or during the Orma Grand Prix or the transatlantic races where he embarked with his teams, all these moments
