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The route and stopover dates for the 2023 edition have been announced in December 2021. [4] The VO65 class boats only participate in the first and the last two legs, for "The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup".
Race participants in Baltimore Inner Harbor, 2006. The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. Originally named the Whitbread Round the World Race after its initiating sponsor, British brewing company Whitbread, [1] in 2001 it became the Volvo Ocean Race after Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo took up the sponsorship, [1] and in 2019 it was ...
The 2021 Ocean Race Europe used foiling IMOCA 60s and the one-design VO65s. [1] [4] The two classes compete at the same time and along the same route, with separate winners and prizes in each class. [1]
The 2022 Défi Azimut competition, open only to IMOCA 60 was held in a single handed and a crewed "The Ocean Race" trial to accommodate the teams that would compete in 2023 Ocean Race. The Team Malizia took part in the fully crewed trial in which it finished third of three, behind 11th Hour Ocean Racing and Guyot-Environment with Paul Meilhats ...
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Holcim - PRB originally launched as PRB (5) was designed by Guillaume Verdier, built by Carrington Boats in Hythe, England, and launched in 2022. [1] The boat was shipped to France for final fitout. [2] The hull was moulded for an Ocean Race project that was cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Race Class Boat Name (Co-)Skipper Configuration, Time, Notes Ref Round the World Races; 4 2013 The Ocean Race IMOCA 60: Biotherm Paul Meilhat (FRA) crewed [2] Transatlantic Races; 6 2022: Route de Rhum: IMOCA 60: Biotherm Paul Meilhat (FRA) solo Other Races; 20 2023 24h Le Defi Azimut IMOCA 60: Biotherm Paul Meilhat (FRA) Mariana Lobato (POR ...
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.
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 .