| Age | 28 (6/7/95) |
|---|---|
| Top performance | |
| Joined Imoca on | 2022 |
| Team | Team Holcim-PRB |
| Base | Lorient (FRANCE) |
After setting her goal to compete in The Ocean Race seven years ago, Rosalin Kuiper has done everything to be ready for the toughest crewed sailing race. She has competed multiple times in iconic races like the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, The Fastnet Race, Middle Sea Race and the Caribbean 600 and has worked with a multitude of sailing champions like Chris Nicholson, Stu Bannatyne und Xabi Fernandez.
She has worked with a host of champions including Chris Nicholson, Stu Bannatyne and Xabi Fernandez.
On The Ocean Race Europe 2021, she will be on board the VO65 AkzoNobel as a trimmer. Today, she is an experienced ocean sailor, expert in a variety of fields, and has sailed over 55,000 miles, twice around the world.
In 2023, she will be taking part in The Ocean Race 2023 aboard Team Malizia. She is the only woman to have sailed all the legs of this round-the-world race, establishing herself as an emerging talent in the IMOCA world.
The Dutch sailor is not stopping there, and has decided to embark on the second part of the season, this time double-handed. She will accompany Nicolas Lunven aboard Holcim-PRB.
2023: The Ocean Race - 3rd on Team Malizia
2022: Défi Azimut - Warm Up The Ocean Race - 3rd
2021: The Ocean Race Europe - 3rd (VO65)
2018: Sydney to Hobart - 4th
2018: IRC European Champion
Rolex races:
-2 times Sydney to Hobart
| Name | HOLCIM - PRB |
|---|---|
| Sail number | FRA 85 |
| Architect | Guillaume Verdier |
| Construction | 2022, Carrington, Southampton (GB) |
| Former names |
| Length | 18,28 m |
|---|---|
| Beam | 5,5 m |
| Draught | 4,5 m |
| Weight | NC |
| Mast height | 29 m |
| Mast type | Wing mast |
| Foils | Yes |
| Sail area max. | |
| Upwind | NC |
| Downwind | NC |
Following the second-place finish in the last edition of The Ocean Race, Team Holcim-PRB welcomes new skipper and French offshore racing expert Nicolas Lunven and his co-skipper the talented Dutch sailor Rosalin Kuiper.
•••- More females also featured in other traditionally male-dominated roles, including onboard reporters and race jurors - The round-the-world Race is committed to driving greater equality and diversity within the event and…
•••It was a Grand Finale day of arrivals on Tuesday in Genova with 7 boats across two classes pushing towards the Grand Finale.
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