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The 2024–2025 Vendée Globe is a non-stop round the world yacht race for IMOCA 60 class yachts crewed by only one person. It is the tenth edition of the race; it started (on 10 November 2024), and will finish, in Les Sables-d'Olonne , France .
Stand As One - Altavia is an IMOCA 60 monohull sailing yacht, designed by David Raison and constructed by Persico Marine in Italy, launched on 17th of June 2023.It is designed for the Vendée Globe 2024, a solo round the world yacht race.
The race was founded as "The Globe Challenge" in 1989 by French yachtsman Philippe Jeantot. [6] Jeantot had competed in the BOC Challenge in 1982–83 and 1986–87, winning the 60-foot class ("Class I") both times. The BOC Challenge was sailed in stages with sailors being given the chance to rest and repair their boats at ports around the ...
Foils: The first generation foils of the boat were damaged during the 2022 Route du Rhum. These were replaced on short-term by foils that were built for another project prior to the start of The Ocean Race. [7] [8] During the 2023/2024 winter refit a new, third set of foils is fitted which implements lessons learned from the previous foil ...
It was launched on 22 October 2023. It is designed for the Vendée Globe 2024, a solo tour of the world. Its skipper is the British Phil Sharp. [2] Design.
The IMOCA ("Open 60") is a 60ft (18.3 m) development class monohull sailing yacht governed by the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA). [1] The class pinnacle event are single or two person ocean races, such as the Route du Rhum and the Vendée Globe and this has been intimately linked to design development within the class.
Pages in category "2024 Vendee Globe sailors" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. ... This page was last edited on 30 November 2024, at 15: ...
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. [1] This transatlantic, organised by SAEM Vendée, the organising company of the Vendée Globe. It is the last qualifying race for the solo tour around the world, without stopover and ...