IMOCA 60 Paprec 2

IMOCA 60 Paprec 2

Development
Designer	Farr Yacht Design
Year	4 February 2007
Builder	Southern Ocean Marine (NZL)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	Canting Keel
Rudder	Twin Rudders
Racing
Class association	IMOCA 60
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The IMOCA 60 class yacht Paprec-Virbac 2 was designed by Farr Yacht Design, assembled by Southern Ocean Marine ^[1] based in New Zealand and then shipped to France where it was launched in 2007. ^{[2] [3]} The boat is a sister ship to Gitana 80, also built by the same builder from the same moulds. ^{[4] [5]}

Names and ownership

Paprec-Virbac 2 (2007-2009)

• Skipper: Jean-Pierre Dick

W Hotels (2009)

• Skipper: Alex Pella

Estrella Damm (2) (2010-2011)

• Skipper: Alex Pella and Pepe Ribes

We Are Water (2014-2015)

• Skipper: Bruno Garcia and Willy Garcial

Le Bateau des Métiers by Aerocampus (2015)

• Skipper: Arnaud Boissières

La Mie Câline (2015-2017)

• Skipper: Arnaud Boissières

La Mie Câline – Artipôle (2017)

• Skipper: Manuel Cousin and Arnaud Boissières

Groupe Sétin (2017-2022)

• Skipper: Manuel Cousin

Coup de Pouce (since 2023) ^[6]

• Skipper: Manuel Cousin
• Sail No.: FRA 71

Racing results

Pos	Year	Race	Class	Boat name	Skipper	Notes	Ref
Round the world races
23 / 33	2021	2020–2021 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Groupe Setin, FRA 71	Manuel Cousin  (FRA)	103d 18h 15m 40s	[7]
10 / 29	2017	2016–2017 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	La Mie Câline, FRA 14	Arnaud Boissières  (FRA)	102d 20h 24m 09s	[8]
5 / 8	2015	Barcelona World Race	IMOCA 60	We Are Water, ESP 240	Bruno Garcia  (ESP)   Willy Garcial  (ESP)	99d 03h 06m
4 / 14	2010	Barcelona World Race	IMOCA 60	Estrella Damm (2), ESP 1876	Pepe Ribes  (ESP)   Alex Pella  (ESP)	98d 20h 46m
DNF / 30	2009	2008–2009 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Paprec-Virbac (2)	Jean-Pierre Dick  (FRA)
1 / 9	2008	Barcelona World Race	IMOCA 60	Paprec-Virbac (2)	Jean-Pierre Dick  (FRA)   Damien Foxall  (IRL)	92d 09h 50m
Transatlantic Races
Other Races

References

1. "Paprec-Virbac launched in New Zealand". www.sail-world.com.
2. "GROUPE SÉTIN - 4MYPLANET". www.imoca.org.
3. "Document sans titre".
4. "IMOCA Class Website Boat Profile". IMOCA Class Association. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
5. "Le bateau".
6. "COUP DE POUCE - GIFFARD MANUTENTION". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
7. "Manuel Cousin (Groupe SÉTIN) is 23rd in the Vendée Globe". 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
8. "News – Arnaud Boissières takes tenth place – Vendée Globe 2016–2017" . Retrieved 17 February 2017.