IMOCA 60 Paprec 4

IMOCA 60 Paprec 4

Development
Designer	VPLP Design, Guillaume Verdier Design Office
Year	11 September 2015
Builder(s)	Multiplast
Racing
Class association	IMOCA 60
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The IMOCA 60 class yacht Saint Michel - Virbac, FRA 06, was designed by VPLP design and Guillaume Verdier and launched on 11 September 2015 after being built by Multiplast in Vannes, France. ^{[1] [2]}

In preparation for the 2024 Vendee Globe, the bow section of the yacht was rebuilt to a more efficient shape and it received new foils. ^[3]

Names and ownership

The boat was developed under the name Absolute Dreamer 5, FRA 06.

St-Michel-Virbac (2015-2018)

• Skipper: Jean-Pierre Dick

Ucar-St-Michel (2018-2019)

• Skipper: Yann Eliès

Prysmian Group (since 2019) ^[4]

• Skipper: Giancarlo Pedote
• Sail No.: ITA 34

Racing results

Pos	Year	Race	Class	Boat Name	Skipper	Notes	Ref
Round the World Races
8 / 33	2021	2020–2021 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Prysmian Group	Giancarlo Pedote  (ITA)	080d 22h 42m 20s	[5]
4 / 29	2017	2016–2017 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	StMichel-Virbac	Jean-Pierre Dick  (FRA)	080 d 01 h 45 m 45 s	[6]
Transatlantic Races
6 / 22	2021	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Prysmian Group	Giancarlo Pedote  (ITA)   Martin Le Pape  (FRA)	20d 19h 17m
17 / 29	2019	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Prysmian Group	Giancarlo Pedote  (ITA)   Anthony Marchand  (FRA)	15d 15h 26m
2 / 20	2018	Route du Rhum	IMOCA 60	Ucar - St Michel, FRA 06	Yann Elies  (FRA)	12d 13h 38m
1 / 13	2017	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	StMichel-Virbac	Jean-Pierre Dick  (FRA)   Yann Elies  (FRA)	13d 07h 36m
DNF / 42	2015	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	StMichel-Virbac	Jean-Pierre Dick  (FRA)   Fabien Delahaye  (FRA)
Other Races

References

1. "St Michel-Virbac IMOCA 60 Archive Page" . Retrieved 13 January 2022.
2. "IMOCA Class Website Boat Profile". IMOCA Class Association. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
3. https://www.imoca.org/en/news/news/new-bow-for-prysmian-group-and-a-homage-to-italy
4. "PRYSMIAN GROUP". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
5. "News – Italy's Giancarlo Pedote finishes 7th into Les Sables d'Olonne – Vendée Globe – En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
6. "News – Jean-Pierre Dick, fourth in the Vendée Globe – Vendée Globe – En". vendeeglobe.org.