IMOCA Race Report #2 I The Transat CIC - Day 6
At the halfway point, Conrad Colman, skipper of the IMOCA MS Amlin, gives us an update on what's happening at sea. Strategy, weather forecasts, conditions on board... you'll know it all!
•••Baptismal name | Imagine |
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Architect | VPLP - Verdier |
Construction | 2007, Indiana Yachting, Italie |
Launch date | 9/5/07 |
Former names | Groupe BEL, IMAGINE, For Humble Heroes, Le Souffle du Nord, Kilcullen Team Irlande, V and B - Mayenne, MAIL BOXES ETC. |
Skipper | Conrad COLMAN |
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In 2007, Groupe Bel was one of the first two VPLP-Verdier designs and she would go on to revolutionise IMOCA racing for several years. Though the hull and her distinctive chine that spreads over her entire length are the same as that on Safran, she is equipped with a wing mast and twin steering wheels and was built by the Indiana Yachting yard in Italy.
Length | 18,28 m |
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Beam | 5,5 m |
Draught | 4,5 m |
Weight | 8 tonnes |
Mast height | 29 m |
Mast type | Wing mast |
Foils | No |
Sail area max. | |
Upwind | 365 m2 |
Downwind | 700 m2 |
At the halfway point, Conrad Colman, skipper of the IMOCA MS Amlin, gives us an update on what's happening at sea. Strategy, weather forecasts, conditions on board... you'll know it all!
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