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3.25.23
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.
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Committed skipper, Conrad Colman was in 2017 the first to complete a Vendée Globe without fossil fuels.
By buying Maxime Sorel's former IMOCA boat in 2021, the same boat that had inspired him to start ocean racing, the Lorient-based New Zealander took part in all the races in 2022 and finished 18th in the Route du Rhum.
Today, he is still looking for committed partners to finalise his budget and take part in the Vendée Globe in 2024.
2022: Route du Rhum - 18th
2022: Défi Azimut - 18th
2022: Vendée Arctique - 18th
2022: Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race - 10th
2016-17: Vendée Globe - 16th
2016: Transat NY - Vendée - 12th
| Name | IMAGINE |
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| Sail number | NZL 64 |
| Architect | VPLP - Verdier |
| Construction | 2007, Indiana Yachting, Italie |
| Former names | Groupe BEL, IMAGINE, For Humble Heroes, Le Souffle du Nord, Kilcullen Team Irlande, V and B - Mayenne |
| 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 |
The racing apart, the big headlines in the IMOCA Class these days are almost always about new boats, new sponsorships, even new team structures.
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