| Top performance | Winner of The Ocean Race Europe with Team Offshore Germany |
|---|---|
| Joined Imoca on | 2023 |
| Team | Guyot environnement - Team Europe |
As 2016 Junior World Champion and 2020 German Champion in the Finn Dinghy, Phillip Kasüske was considered one of Germany’s hopeful Olympic talents. But after the Corona Shutdown, the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and the elimination of the Finn Dinghy for the Olympic future, the 28-year-old Berliner has realigned his focus.
The powerhouse focused entirely on sailing, was part of the winning team in The Ocean Race Europe. Kasüske is characterized by a special combination of sensitivity and power. On board the IMOCA, the passionate cyclist not only brings the necessary horsepower to the grinder. The youngest member of the sailing team can also take the helm when it counts thanks to his experience in Olympic sailing.
2023: The Ocean Race - 5th overall on Guyot environnement - Team Europe
2021: The Ocean Race Europe - Winner
2020: German Champion (Finn Dinghy)
2016: Junior World Champion (Finn Dinghy)
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
So far, the GUYOT environnement - Team Europe around skipper Benjamin Dutreux has always gotten back up after the setbacks and has shown an incredible resilience. But after the crash at the start of the seventh leg with …
•••A fantastic first win for the popular IMOCA team at the In-Port Race in The Hague.
•••VO65 crews are racing south from Norway turning mark towards a Sunday arrival in The Hague.
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