IMOCA 60 Sill

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IMOCA 60 Sill
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DesignerMarc Lombard, Marc Lombard Yacht Design Group  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
BuilderMag France  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The IMOCA 60 class yacht SILL PLEIN FRUIT, FRA 29 was designed by Marc Lombard and launched in the 1999 after being built MAG based in France. [1] The boat was lost in 2006 Velux 5 Ocean Race, when he was rescued by fellow competitor Mike Golding deep in the Southern Ocean. [2] The written off hull was found nine years later washed up, 10,000 miles from where it was abandoned. [3]

Racing results

PosYearRaceClassBoat nameSkipperNotesRef
Round the world races
DNF2007 Velux 5 Oceans Race IMOCA 60 GBR 99 - Hugo Boss (1)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Thomson  (GBR)
DNF2004 2004–2005 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 GBR 88 - Hugo Boss (1)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Thomson  (GBR)
3 / 242012 2000–2001 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 SILL - MATINES - LA POTAGEREFlag of France.svg  Roland Jourdain  (FRA)96d 01h
Transatlantic Races
Other Races

References

  1. "IMOCA 60 Archive Page on Sill". Histoiredeshalfs.com. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  2. "Great Seamanship: dramatic account by Mike Golding of rescuing Alex Thomson in the Southern Ocean". Yachtingworld.com. 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  3. "Wreck found after drifting for 9 years and 10,000 miles in the Southern Ocean is Alex Thomson's Hugo Boss". Yachtingworld.com. 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2022-01-08.