IMOCA 60 Budapest

IMOCA 60 Budapest

Development
Designer	Nándor Fa
Year	June 1996
Boat
Displacement	11,500 kg (25,400 lb) [1]
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	Canting Keel
Ballast	3,750 kg (8,270 lb) [1]
Rudder	Twin Rudders
Rig
Rig type	3 spreader Sloop Rig
Sails
Upwind sail area	285 m2 (3,070 sq ft)
Downwind sail area	520 m2 (5,600 sq ft)
Racing
Class association	IMOCA 60

The IMOCA 60 class yacht Budapest was designed and sailor Nandor Fa and launched in the 1996 and lost in 2018. What makes the boat rare is that it was designed by Nandor Fa the boats original skipper and owner. ^[1]

Racing results

Pos	Year	Race	Class	Boat name	Skipper	Notes	Ref
Round the world races
10 / 30	2008	2008–2009 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Foundation Ocean Vital	Raphael Dinelli  (ITA)	125d 02h 32m	[1]
12 / 20	2004	2004–2005 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	SOGAL EXTENSO, 77	Raphael Dinelli  (ITA)	125d 04h 37m 17s	[1]
DNF	2000	2000–2001 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	SOGAL EXTENSO, 77	Raphael Dinelli  (ITA)		[1]
DNF	1996	1996–1997 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Budapest	Nandor Fa  (HUN)		[1]
Transatlantic Races
Other Races

Name / Ownership

Ending

The boat had a sad ending after the end of it life and was destroyed on 18 July 2018 off Saint Martin when the boat was set fire by the two crew sailing it and jump into the water as it was being surveillance at the time. They are recovered by customs officers who have also extinguished the fire (in two hours) and discover 1.5 tons of cocaine. ^[1]

References

1. "Document sans titre".