Etienne Giroire founded ATN in 1985 after 15 years of offshore racing by participating in the Whitbread 89-90, the Ostar 92,96 and 2005, the double Round Britain Race 2006 or the Route du Rhum 2010. It is realized over time that there was no effective spinnaker use system after using all those available on the market at the time which remained unreliable even when handled by an experienced crew .
To date, each Vendée Globe Race winner has taken an ATN spinnaker sock on board, as have thousands of boaters around the world.