Oliver Heer

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Oliver Heer
VG24 037 Oliver Heer.jpg
At the start of the 2024-2025 Vendée Globe
Personal information
NationalitySwiss, German
Born (1988-05-10) 10 May 1988 (age 36)
Zurich, Switzerland
OccupationOffshore Sailor

Oliver Heer born 10 May 1988 is a Swiss professional offshore sailor. [1] After starting working in the corporate world he left to pursue a career in sailing in 2018 he joined Alex Thomson Racing sailing aboard IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss 6. [2]

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Oceanic/Offshore Sailing

PosYearRaceClassBoat NameTimeNotesRef
Round the World Races
29 / 402024/25 2024-2025 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Oliver Heer Ocean Racing, SUI 49 99d 05h 27min 34s [3]
Transatlantic Races
24 / 282024 Transat New York Vendée IMOCA 60 Oliver Heer Ocean Racing, SUI 49 15d 00h 01min 02s
DNF / 402023 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Oliver Heer Ocean Racing, SUI 49 DNFwith
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  David Ledroit  (SUI)
[4]
32 / 382023 2022 Route du Rhum IMOCA 60 Ollie Heer Ocean Racing,SUI 49 17d 00h 22m 55s [5]
Transatlantic Races
10 / 132023 Rolex Fastnet Race IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss (6),GBR with Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Thomson  (GBR) [6]

References

  1. "IMOCA Profile – Denise Van Weynbergh". www.imoca.org.
  2. "From office to ocean: the story of Swiss skipper Oliver Heer, Vendée Globe 2024 candidate<".
  3. "Vendee Globe Profile – Oliver Heer". www.vendeeglobe.org.
  4. "Oliver Heer Ocean Racing forced to abandon the Transat Jacques Vabre after rigging problem". 14 November 2023.
  5. "Switzerland's 32nd placed IMOCA Ollie Heer "I had my doubts I would make it back into the race"".
  6. "2021 Fastnet Results - IMOCA 60".