IMOCA 60 Groupe Bel

IMOCA 60 Groupe Bel

Development
Designer	VPLP Design, Guillaume Verdier
Builder(s)	Indiana Yachting (ITA)

The IMOCA 60 class racing yacht Groupe Bel was launched in 2007 to a design by VPLP and Guillaume Verdier and constructed by Indiana Yachting in Italy. ^{[1] [2]}

Names and ownership

Groupe Bel (2007-2013)

• Skipper: Kito de Pavant

Imagine (2014)

• Skipper: Armel Tripon

For Humble Heroes (2014)

• Skipper: Armel Tripon

Le Souffle du Nord (2016-2017)

• Skipper: Thomas Ruyant

Kilcullen Team Irlande (2017)

• Skipper: Enda O’Coineen

V and B - Mayenne (2018-2021)

• Skipper: Maxime Sorel

Imagine (2022-2023)

• Skipper: Conrad Colman

Mail Boxes Etc. (since 2023) ^[3]

• Skipper: Conrad Colman
• Sail no.: NZL 64

Racing results

Pos	Year	Race	Class	Boat Name	Skipper	Notes	Ref
Round the World Races
10 / 33	2020	2020–2021 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	V and B Mayenne, FRA 53	Maxime Sorel  (FRA)	82d 14h 30m	[4]
DNF	2016	2016–2017 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Le Souffle du Nord - Le Projet Imagine, FRA 121	Thomas Ruyant  (FRA)		[5] [6]
DNF	2012	2012–2013 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Groupe Bel	Kito De Pavant  (FRA)	Collision	[7]
DNF	2011	Barcelona World Race	IMOCA 60	Groupe Bel	Kito De Pavant  (FRA)   Sébastien Audigane  (FRA)	Keel Damage	[8] [9]
DNF	2009	2008–2009 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Groupe Bel	Kito De Pavant  (FRA)
Transatlantic Races
2 / 15	2007	Transat B to B	IMOCA 60	Groupe Bel	Kito De Pavant  (FRA)	14j12h23'Bahia-Bretagne
6 / 17	2007	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Groupe Bel	Sebastien Col  (FRA)   Kito De Pavant  (FRA)	17d 17h44
Other Races

References

1. "IMOCA Class Website Boat Profile". IMOCA Class Association. Archived from the original on 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
2. https://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/A27.htm . Retrieved 2022-01-11.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "MAIL BOXES ETC". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
4. "News – Maxime Sorel, V and B Mayenne 10th in the Vendée Globe – Vendée Globe – En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
5. "News – Coastguards on their way to Thomas Ruyant – Vendée Globe – En". vendeeglobe.org. 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
6. Day 43: Daily highlights / Vendée Globe. Vedee Globe TV - YouTube. 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
7. https://thedailysail.com/offshore/12/63338/0/kito-de-pavant-on-groupe-bel-being-rammed-by-a-fishing-boat . Retrieved 2022-01-11.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
8. "Groupe Bel enters Barcelona World Race | the Daily Sail" . Retrieved 2022-01-11.
9. https://www.sailing.org/news/7594.php#.Ydzjm1nLdPY . Retrieved 2022-01-11.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)