| Baptismal name | Ariel II |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
The Finnish-Irish IMOCA skipper duo finished the legendary coffee route race Transat Jacques Vabre today morning at 08:22:14 UTC -3.That was an achievement of one kind with the heavily wreked mainsail.
•••Ari Huusela became the first Finn and Scandinavian in an IMOCA to finish the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre on Friday as he and Irish co-skipper, Michael Ferguson, forced Ariel IIacross the finish line in the B…
•••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.
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