GUYOT Environnement - Team Europe confirmed as fourth IMOCA entry for The Ocean Race
The new campaign builds on a winning French-German collaboration from The Ocean Race Europe.
•••Baptismal name | HUGO BOSS |
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Architect | VPLP Verdier |
Construction | 2015, Green Marine, Southampton |
Launch date | 9/1/15 |
Former names | Hugo Boss, 11TH HOUR RACING – ALAKA'I |
Skipper | Benjamin DUTREUX |
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Undoubtably, the ex-Hugo Boss 2015 designed by the VPLP-Verdier duo in collaboration with Alex Thomson’s team was the most revolutionary boat in the IMOCA fleet in the last Vendée Globe!
Length | 18,28 m |
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Beam | 5,50 m |
Draught | 4,50 m |
Weight | 7,5 tonnes |
Mast height | 29 m |
Mast type | Mât-Aile |
Foils | Yes |
Sail area max. | |
Upwind | 340 m2 |
Downwind | 570 m2 |
2022: Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race - 6th
2021: Transat Jacques Vabre - ABD
2021: Défi Azimut - Lorient Agglomération - 2ème
2021: Rolex Fastnet Race - 3ème
2021: The Ocean Race Europe - 2ème
2019: Transat Jacques Vabre - C.Enright - 4th
2019: Défi Azimut - C.Enright - 3rd
2018: Route du Rhum - A.Thomson - 3rd
2017: Rolex Fastnet Race - A.Thomson - 8th
2016-17: Vendée Globe - A.Thomson - 2nd
2016-17: New York Vendée - A.Thomson - 3rd
2015: Transat Jacques Vabre - A.Thomson - Retired
The new campaign builds on a winning French-German collaboration from The Ocean Race Europe.
•••Sitting here at home in Rhode Island and as we head into the holiday season, I've been looking back on all that has been done by the team and I’m incredibly proud of what we have achieved. 2021 was an insanely busy year …
•••The IMOCA Class has always welcomed male and female competitors, whether it be in the single-handed classics like the Vendée Globe and the Route du Rhum or double-handed races like the upcoming Transat Jacques Vabre.
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