| Age | 28 (3/10/98) |
|---|---|
| Top performance | 2025 New Zealand Sailor of the Year |
| Joined Imoca on | 2026 |
| Team | MSIG EUROPE |
A world-class figure in women’s match racing, Megan Thomson is notably the first female helm to reach the podium at the Open Match Racing World Championship. Named 2025 New Zealand Sailor of the Year, she joins MSIG Europe to make her first steps in IMOCA racing.
| Name | MSIG EUROPE |
|---|---|
| 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, MAIL BOXES ETC., MS AMLIN |
| Length | 18,28 m |
| 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 |
On September 1st, Conrad Colman will set off on the first-ever edition of The Ocean Race Atlantic, a new crewed IMOCA race linking New York to Lorient. Aboard MSIG Europe, the New Zealand skipper will be joined by three …
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