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6.13.23
GUYOT environnement - Team Europe lead the way in fast and furious foiling conditions
A fantastic first win for the popular IMOCA team at the In-Port Race in The Hague.
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| Top performance | |
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| Joined Imoca on | 2017 |
| Team | Guyot environnement - Team Europe |
Starting the race, Gauthier Lebec joins the team as the second Onboard reporter. The 29-year-old comes from Baie de Quiberon – La Trinité sur Mer, masters photography and videography especially in offshore sailing.
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| Name | GUYOT ENVIRONNEMENT - WATER FAMILY |
|---|---|
| Sail number | FRA 09 |
| Architect | VPLP Verdier |
| Construction | 2015, Green Marine, Southampton |
| Former names | Hugo Boss, 11TH HOUR RACING – ALAKA'I |
| Length | 18,28 m |
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| Beam | 5,50 m |
| Draught | 4,50 m |
| Weight | 7,5 tonnes |
| Mast height | 29 m |
| Mast type | Mât-Aile |
| Foils | Yes |
| Sail area max. | |
| Upwind | 340 m2 |
| Downwind | 570 m2 |
A fantastic first win for the popular IMOCA team at the In-Port Race in The Hague.
•••It was not a moment to celebrate, but a moment to fall into each other's arms in relief. At 12.30 local time on Saturday 13 May, the GUYOT environnement - Team Europe reached Halifax in Canada - under jury rig, four and …
•••In the final stage of the fourth leg of The Ocean Race, fate dealt a heavy blow to GUYOT environnement - Team Europe. On the night of Tuesday, 9 May, the mast broke on the black yacht in heavy sea and wind conditions.
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