Armel Tripon: "I did a chase"
"As long as you haven't done it, it's still very theoretical the Vendée Globe but when you're in it you really realize how strong it is."
•••Baptismal name | L'OCCITANE EN PROVENCE |
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Architect | Sam Manuard |
Construction | 2019, Black Pepper Yachts |
Launch date | 1/31/20 |
Skipper | Armel TRIPON |
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Entrusting Sam Manuard with the design of his IMOCA, Armel Tripon really packed a punch: L’Occitane bares no resemblance to her ‘playmates’ with her scow bow, her moderate beam and her raised foils…
Length | 18,28 m |
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Beam | 5,5 m |
Draught | 4,50 m |
Weight | 7,8 tonnes |
Mast height | 28 m |
Mast type | Wing mast |
Foils | Yes |
Sail area max. | |
Upwind | 270 m2 |
Downwind | 535 m2 |
2020-21: Vendée Globe - 11th
2020: Défi Azimut - 12th
2020: Vendée-Arctique-Les Sables d'Olonne - Retired
"As long as you haven't done it, it's still very theoretical the Vendée Globe but when you're in it you really realize how strong it is."
•••Emerging from a Biscay storm which he later described as the worst winds he had to deal with throughout his entire race, Armel Tripon crossed the finish line of the ninth edition of the Vendée Globe off Les Sables d'Olon…
•••UPDATE 27.01.21 at 12:00 - Estimates of arrival times tonight and tonight at the port of Les Sables d'Olonne.
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