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The Barcelona World Race, a non-stop two handed race, currently run using the IMOCA 60 Class. Route du Rhum; 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 ...
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
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 ...
Race Class Boat Name Skipper Notes Ref Round the World Races-2023: 2023 The Ocean Race: IMOCA 60: GUYOT ENVIRONNEMENT Benjamin Dutreux (FRA) Robert Stanjek (GER) +Crew: 2: 2016: 2016–2017 Vendée Globe: IMOCA 60: Hugo Boss 6 Alex Thomson (GBR) 74d 19h 35m 15s [5] Transatlantic Races; DNF: 2021: Transat Jacques Vabre: IMOCA 60: 11th Hour ...
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
Mike Plant (November 21, 1950 – 1992) was an American single-handed yachtsman.He competed in the BOC Challenge and the Vendée Globe, a single-handed non-stop race around the world.
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] As Jean le Cam was able to start this race, Sharp lost the chance of qualifying through the new-boat rule. He did not qualify.
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 ...