IMOCA 60 DCNS

IMOCA 60 DCNS

Development
Designer	Finot-Conq, Group Finot, Pascal Conq
Year	29 May 2008
Builder(s)	Multiplast
Hull
Hull weight	Carbon Sandwich
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	Canting Keel
Ballast	Water Ballast
Rudder(s)	Twin Rudders
Rig
Rig type	Sloop
Racing
Class association	IMOCA 60

The IMOCA 60 class yacht DCNS was designed by Finot-Conq and launched in the 2008 after being built at Multiplast shipyard in Vannes (for the hull and assembly), with the deck made by the Larros shipyard in Arcachon. ^[1]

Names and ownership

DCNS (2008-2015 )

• Skipper: Marc Thiercelin / Christopher Pratt

Comme Un Seul Homme (2015-2017)

• Skipper: Éric Bellion
• Sail no.: FRA 1000

Groupe APICIL (2017-2021)

• Skipper: Damien Seguin
• Sail no.: FRA 1000

Banque Populaire (2022)

• Nicolas Lunven

Lazare (since 2022)

• Skipper: Tanguy Le Turquais
• Sail no.: FRA 1000

In December 2021 it was announced the boat had been acquired by Tanguy Le Turquais for a 2024-2025 Vendée Globe campaign. ^{[2] [3]}

Racing results

Pos	Year	Race	Class	Boat Name	Skipper	Notes	Ref
Round the World Races
7 / 33	2020	2020–2021 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Groupe Apecil	Damien Seguin  (FRA)	80d 21h 58m	[4]
9 / 29	2016	2016–2017 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60		Eric Bellion  (FRA)	99d 04h 56m	[5]
DNF / 30	2008	2008–2009 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	DCNS	day 4: dismasted	[6]
Transatlantic Races
11 / 22	2021	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Groupe Apecil	Damien Seguin  (FRA)   Benjamin Dutreux  (FRA)	21d 07h 41m
14 / 29	2019	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Groupe Apecil	Damien Seguin  (FRA)   Yohann Richomme  (FRA)
6 / 20	2018	Route du Rhum	IMOCA 60	Groupe Apecil	Damien Seguin  (FRA)	12d 07h 32m
11 / 42	2015	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60		Eric Bellion  (FRA)   Sam Goodchild  (GBR)	19d 02h 15m
DNF / 13	2011	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	DCNS	Marc Thiercelin  (FRA)   Luc Alphand  (FRA)
DNF / 14	2009	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	DCNS	Marc Thiercelin  (FRA)   Christopher Pratt  (FRA)
8 / 9	2009	Route du Rhum	IMOCA 60	DCNS	Christopher Pratt  (FRA)	16d 07h 04m
Other Races
10	2022	Vendée Arctique	IMOCA 60	Banque Populaire	Nicolas Lunven (FRA)	5d 10h 42m 55s	[7]

Gallery

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References

1. "Document sans titre".
2. Briag Merlet (2021-12-09). "Takeover of Damien Seguin's Apicil" . Retrieved 2021-12-27.
3. Olivier Tourchon (2021-10-14). "A childhood on the water" . Retrieved 2021-12-27.
4. "News – Damien Seguin (Groupe APICIL) sixth over the line and first daggerboard IMOCA – Vendée Globe – En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
5. "News – Eric Bellion 9th in the Vendée Globe, first rookie – Vendée Globe – En". vendeeglobe.org.
6. "Groupe Apicil". Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
7. "Map tracker - rankings | Site officiel de la Vendée Arctique-Les Sables d'Olonne 2022". www.vendeearctique.org. Retrieved 2024-01-02.

External links

• IMOCA Class - Boat Page Archived 2021-02-28 at the Wayback Machine