| Baptismal name | Ariel II |
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| Architect | Owen Clarke Design |
| Construction | 2007, Hakes Marine, Wellington (Nouvelle-Zélande) |
| Launch date | 12/14/07 |
| Former names | AVIVA, GAES Centros Auditivos |
| Skipper | Ari HUUSELA |
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Designed by Owen Clarke's team, the Ariel2 is built in the Hakes Marine shipyards in New Zealand. Launched in December 2007, it was known as British sailor Dee Caffari’s boat and they covered the Vendee Globe 2008/09 as Aviva and Barcelona World Race 2010 as Gaes Centros Auditivos together.
| Length | 18,28 m |
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| Beam | 5,57 m |
| Draught | 4,5 m |
| Weight | 8,5 tonnes |
| Mast height | 29 m |
| Mast type | Mât Classique |
| Foils | No |
| Surface voile max. | |
| Près | 270 m2 |
| Portant | 580 m2 |
Ari Huusela (Finland) and Mikey Ferguson (Ireland) are ready to race Transat Jacques Vabre non-stop from France to Brazil. This is the first double-handed ocean race for them together.
•••Next race in Imoca Globe Serie’s calendar Transat Jacques Vabre starts on Oct 27th. This old legendary coffee route will take a record high number of teams (67) from France to Brazil in a highly competitive double-handed…
•••Ari Huusela has a dream. In 2020, he hopes to become the first Finnish sailor to compete in the Vendée Globe. A pilot working for the airline, Finnair, he is the proud owner of an Owen - Clarke designed boat based in Hel…
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