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Development | |
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Designer | Finot-Conq, Group Finot ![]() |
Builder(s) | JMV Industries ![]() |
Racing | |
Class association | IMOCA 60 |
The IMOCA 60 class yacht Gartmore Investment, GBR 55 was designed by Finot-Conq, [1] and launched in May 1998 after being made by JMV Industries in Cherbourg, France. [2] Note during 1996-1997 the IMOCA 60 Coyote was branded Gartmore while this boat was being built.
Pos | Year | Race | Class | Boat Name | Skipper | Notes | Ref |
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Round the World Races | |||||||
18 / 30 | 2017 | 2016–2017 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Techno First–face Ocean, FRA 69 | ![]() | 124d 12h 38m | |
8 / 30 | 2009 | 2008–2009 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Toe in The Water | ![]() | 109d 00h 36m | |
4 / 6 | 2003 | Around Alone Race | IMOCA 60 | Pindar | ![]() | 131d 21h | |
9 / 24 | 2001 | 2000–2001 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | RBP Gartmore | ![]() | 111d 19h | |
DNF | 1998 | Around Alone Race | IMOCA 60 | Gartmore | ![]() | Broke Mast | |
Transatlantic Races | |||||||
2 / 17 | 2018 | Route De Rhum | IMOCA 60 | Alacatraz IT - Faceocean | ![]() | 17d 07h 25m | |
DNF | 2003 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | OBJECTIF 3 | ![]() ![]() | ||
4 / 12 | 2001 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | SME - NEGOCEANE | ![]() ![]() | 17d 01h 23m | |
7 | 1999 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Gartmore | ![]() | ||
Other Races | |||||||
The International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA) is the governing body of the IMOCA class. Its main task is to design the class regulations for the ocean racing yachts IMOCA 50 and IMOCA 60 and organising regattas and single-handed circum-navigation regattas. It was established in 1991. IMOCA has been a member of the ISAF (International Sailing Federation) since 1999.
The 1996–1997 Vendée Globe is a non-stop solo Round the World Yacht Race for IMOCA 50 and IMOCA 60 class yachts this is the third edition of the race starting on the th November 1996 from Les Sables-d'Olonne.
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht PRB 2, FRA 85 was designed by Finot-Conq and launched in the May 2000 after being built CDK Technologies based in Lorient, France.
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Bagages Superior 101 was designed by Group Finot and launched in 1992 after being built by CDK Technologies based in Lorient, France. The boat was the only ketch rig to win the Vendee Globe for later races the mizzen was removed but the boat is now based in Poland.
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Sceta Calberson 4 was designed by Finot-Conq and launched in the 1994 after being built JMV Industries based in Cherbourg, France.
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht DCNS was designed by Finot-Cong and launched in the 2008 after being built Multiplast shipyard in Vannes, the deck was made by the Larros shipyard in Arcachon.
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Brit Air (2) sail number FRA 62 was designed by Finot-Conq and launched in the July 2007 after being built Multiplast in France. Not to be confused with the IMOCA 60 Sodebo was rebranded for the 2006 season and competed as Brit Air while this boat was inbuild.
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Hugo Boss 2 was designed by Group Finot and launched in the 2007 after being built by Jason Carrington/Neville Hutton in Lymington, England.
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht PRB, FRA 85 was designed by Finot-Cong and launched in the 15th July 1996 after being built Chantier Nautique Pinta based in La Rochelle, France. The boat capsized during the BOC challenge and was lost although Isabelle Autissier was rescued by fellow competitor Italian G. Soldini. The boat capsized with the keel and keel bulb attached and was unable to right itself despite having a canting keel. Primarily because of the large deck area creating a very wide stable form this led to the coachroof enlarging and moor camber on the deck to make the boats less stable upside down and the introduction of the righting test.
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht PRB 5 was designed by Verdier Design Team headed by Guillaume Verdier and is due to be launched in 2022, after being built by Carrington Boats in Hythe, England. The boat was shipped to France for final fitout. The hull was moulded for an Ocean Race project that was cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. The PRB team used the part completed as a way to accelerate their build process and get back out on the water following the sinking of PRB 4.
The IMOCA 60 class yacht Group 4 was designed by Finot-Conq and launched in 1998 after being made by JMV in Cherbourg in France.
The IMOCA 60 class yacht SODEBO savourons la vie, 25 was designed by Finot-Conq and launched in October 1998, after being made by Kirié in France. The boat was lost in 2016 while on charter to Richard Tolkien when he abandoned ship. The wreckage was found near Porto Rico.
The IMOCA 60 class yacht Somewhere 2 was designed by Finot-Conq and launched in July 1998 after being made by JMV in Cherbourg in France.
The IMOCA 60 class yacht Union Bancaire Privee was designed by Finot-Conq and launched in 1999 after being made by JMV in Cherbourg in France.
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Whirlpool-Europe 2 was designed by Marc Lombard and launched in the August 1998 after being built Mag in France.
The IMOCA 60 class yacht Acciona 100% Ecopowered, ESP 04 was designed by Owen Clark Design and launched in 2nd Sept 2011 after being made by Southern Ocean Marine in New Zealand.
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht No Way Back, NED 160 was designed by VPLP design and Guillaume Verdier and launched in the 18 August 2015 after being built Persico in Italy. The boat had structural issues during the 2022 Route de Rhum when the ballast tanks demounted themselves. This while retiring from the race the previous day and heading back towards Portugal led to an onboard fire and the boat was lost,
The IMOCA 60 class yacht Aquitaine Innovations, was designed by Finot-Conq, and launched in June 1996 after being made by its own build team under the name Aquitaine Composites with managed by Thierry Eluère based in France.
The IMOCA 60 class yacht Group LG 2 was designed by Finot-Conq and launched in 1995 after being made by MAG-JMV in Cherbourg in France. The Canadian skipper Gerry Rouf lost his life when the boat overturned in the southern ocean during the 1996-1997 Vendee Globe.
The IMOCA 60 class yacht Fila was designed by Finot-Conq and launched in 1997 after being made by CNB in France.