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 37)
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".
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