Baptismal name | OC7 |
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Architect | Bruce Farr Yacht Design |
Construction | 2007, Offshore Challenges Sailing Team, Cowes, Royaume-Uni |
Launch date | 6/25/07 |
Former names | ESTRELLA DAMM, BT, Veolia Environnement, Hugo BOSS, Neutrogena, Adopteunskipper.net, Safran, Spirit of Yukoh IV, Water Family, OMIA - Water Family |
Skipper | Guirec SOUDÉE |
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This Farr design built for the Barcelona World Race 2007-2008, then raced in the Vendée Globe, has had multiple skippers and lives: launched in 2007 as Estrella Damm, she went on to sport the name BT with Sébastien Josse, Veolia Environnement with Roland Jourdain, Hugo Boss with Alex Thomson, Neutrogena with Guillermo Altadill and José Muñoz, Adopteunskipper.net with Nicolas Boidevezi and Ryan Breymaier, Spirit of Yukoh IV with Kojiro Shiraishi, Omia Water Family with Benjamin Dutreux and Freelance.com with Guirec Soudée.
Length | 18,28 m |
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Beam | 5,85 m |
Draught | 4,50 m |
Weight | 8,4 tonnes |
Mast height | 29 m |
Mast type | Classic mast |
Foils | No |
Sail area max. | |
Upwind | 296 m2 |
Downwind | 700 m2 |
Once again La Base marina in Lorient, Brittany – the main home of the IMOCA fleet – is a hive of activity as 33 boats and their skippers prepare for the daunting challenge of the North Atlantic alone.
•••On April 28th, 33 IMOCA skippers, 13 Class40 skippers, including some of the brightest and most talented, and 2 in the Vintage category, will set sail from Lorient. Their destination: New York City, navigating through a …
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