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The Velux 5 Oceans Race, a stopping solo race, currently run using the IMOCA 60 Class previously known as the BOC Challenge, later as Around Alone. The Ocean Race, a stopping fully crewed race, currently using the Volvo Ocean 65 and IMOCA 60 class. Previously known as the Whitbread Round The World Race and the Volvo Ocean Race. Other races
Cowes-Cherbourg Race Royal Ocean Racing Club June 2011 Chris Reddish (GBR), 46 Lion, Reflex 38 [13] Chicago-Mackinac Race: Chicago Yacht Club: July 2011 Mark Morley (USA), 51 Suzanne Bickel (USA), 410 Wingnuts, Kiwi 35 head injuries and drowning during capsize [14] Farallones Race San Francisco Yacht Club 14 April 2012
The Transat New York Vendée - Les Sables d'Olonne is a solo transatlantic race aboard IMOCA 60 monohulls. It is part of the IMOCA Globe Series circuit. It is part of the IMOCA Globe Series circuit. The 3,100 nautical miles route starts in New York City and finishes in Les Sables-d'Olonne , Vendée Region, France.
It has been designed for the Vendée Globe 2024, a solo tour of the world, but also participated in The Ocean Race 2023, a crewed around-the-world tour. Its skipper is the German yachtsman Boris Herrmann. [2] [3] During The Ocean Race 2023, the ship reached a new unofficial 24 hour distance record for monohulls with 640,70 nautical miles ...
An exemption for this case in the rules allowed him to fulfil the requirement of taking part in a solo race in 2022 or 2023. [10] Phil Sharp (GBR) was not able to meet the requirement of taking part in a solo race in 2022 or 2023 due to damage taken to is new boat Oceanslab during the transfer to the start of the 2023 Retour à la Base. [10]
In May 2021 Pip Hare purchased the IMOCA 60 Banque Populaire 8 which had raced in the two previous editions of the Vendee Globe (2016/17 as Banque Populaire and 2020/21 as Bureau Vallée) and based in Poole to compete in the 2024–2025 Vendée Globe. In 2023 the Pip Hare Ocean Racing team underwent an extensive refit to adapt the boat to ...
Race Class Boat Name (Co-)Skipper Configuration, Time, Notes Ref Round the World Races; 2 2023: The Ocean Race: IMOCA 60: Holcim - PRB Kevin Escoffier (FRA) Benjamin Schwartz (FRA) Crewed Transatlantic Races; 8 2023 Retour à la base: IMOCA 60: Holcim - PRB Nicolas Lunven (FRA) solo; 10d 11h 28m 54s [5] 4 2022: Route du Rhum: IMOCA 60: Holcim - PRB
Alongside the race for the fourth time a web based online routing game mirroring the race ran by Virtual Regatta this was the largest ever online sailing game with 1,000,000 unique users. It was won by French sailor Jean-Claude Goudon, whose user name was “tigrou26120,” finished in a time of 68 days, 22 hours, 16 minutes and 4 seconds.