Baptismal name | HOLCIM-PRB |
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Architect | Guillaume Verdier |
Construction | 2022, Carrington, Southampton (GB) |
Launch date | 5/8/22 |
Skippers | Nicolas LUNVEN , Rosalin KUIPER |
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Following the abandonment of the Switchback project for The Ocean Race, in January 2022 Team Holcim-PRB acquired the Verdier-designed hull built at the famous Jason Carrington shipyard in England.
Length | 18,28 m |
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Beam | 5,5 m |
Draught | 4,5 m |
Weight | NC |
Mast height | 29 m |
Mast type | Wing mast |
Foils | Yes |
Sail area max. | |
Upwind | NC |
Downwind | NC |
Whilst sailing in 5th position in The Transat CIC fleet, Nicolas Lunven, skipper of the IMOCA Holcim-PRB, informed his shore team at 10h HF this Wednesday morning that his bowsprit had broken. The damage occurred during …
•••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.
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