| Age | 34 (5/10/88) |
|---|---|
| Top performance | |
| Joined Imoca on | 2021 |
| Team | OLIVER HEER OCEAN RACING |
| Base | Gosport, United Kingdom |
Oliver Heer, currently boat captain of the IMOCA HUGO BOSS, has been involved in competitive sailing projects throughout his career. In recent years, he decided to get more involved in ocean racing and joined the Alex Thomson Racing team in 2018.
Since 2018, Ollie has decided to get more involved in ocean racing by joining the Alex Thomson Racing Team with the responsibility of leading all technical aspects of the boat, but also following the design and construction process of the boat ahead of the 2020-21 Vendée Globe.
Oliver has already participated 3 times in the mythical Rolex Fastnet Race, but this year he will take the start for the first time in IMOCA. The Swiss sailor has already sailed more than 50,000 miles on the 60-foot boat alongside Alex Thomson and does not intend to stop there, his goal being to be on the starting line of the 2024 Vendée Globe on his own boat.
In 2022, the Swiss sailor acquired the former IMOCA PURE - Best Western on which Romain Attanasio had finished his Vendée Globe the previous year, with the aim of participating in the next round the world race.
2022: Défi Azimut - Lorient Agglomération - 21st
2021: Rolex Fastnet Race - 10th
| Name | OLIVER HEER OCEAN RACING |
|---|---|
| Sail number | SUI 49 |
| Architect | Farr Yacht Design |
| Construction | 2007, Nouvelle-Zélande |
| Former names | Gitana Eighty, 1876, W Hotels, Renault Z.E., Synerciel, GAES Centros Auditivos, Newrest-Matmut, Newrest-Brioches Pasquier, Family Mary-Etamine du Lys, Pure-Family Mary, Pure - Best Western |
| Length | 18,28 m |
|---|---|
| Beam | 5,80 m |
| Draught | 4,50 m |
| Weight | 9 tonnes |
| Mast height | 29 m |
| Mast type | Classical mast |
| Foils | No |
| Sail area max. | |
| Upwind | 270 m2 |
| Downwind | 560 m2 |
Swiss skipper Oliver Heer (Oliver Heer Ocean Racing) crossed the finish line of the 12th Route du Rhum- Destination Guadeloupe at 01:37:55hrs TU this Wednesday morning. He is the final IMOCA skipper to cross the line of …
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