It’s time to throw Conrad Colman a lifeline…
The racing apart, the big headlines in the IMOCA Class these days are almost always about new boats, new sponsorships, even new team structures.
•••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 |
Skippers | Conrad COLMAN , Fabio MUZZOLINI |
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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 |
2022: Route du Rhum - 18th
2022: Défi Azimut - 18th
2022: Vendée Arctique - 18th
2022: Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race - 10th
2020-21: Vendée Globe - 10ème (82j 14h 30m 15s)
2020: Défi Azimiut - 11th
The racing apart, the big headlines in the IMOCA Class these days are almost always about new boats, new sponsorships, even new team structures.
•••Conrad Colman (Imagine) crossed the finish line of the twelfth edition of the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe at 09:38:08 UTC on Wednesday 23rd November.
•••The question of how Vendée Globe sailors deal with boredom is almost ignored these days as people focus more on the competitive aspects of the race, but each of the skippers still had to face nearly three months alone an…
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