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IMOCA 60 L'Occitane

IMOCA 60 L'Occitane
Development
DesignerSam Manuard Edit this on Wikidata
Year31 January 2020 Edit this on Wikidata
Builder(s)Black Pepper Yachts, Pauger Composites (HUN) Edit this on Wikidata
Hull
Hull weightCarbon Sandwich
Hull appendages
Keel/board typeCanting Keel
Rudder(s)Twin Rudders
Rig
Rig typeRotating Mast with Deck Spreaders
Racing
Class associationIMOCA 60

The IMOCA 60 Class yacht L'Occitane en Provence, FRA 2, was designed by Sam Manuard and launched on the 31st January 2020 after being assembled by Black Pepper Yachts[1] based in Nantes, France.[2] Pauger Composites in Hungary did the hull moulding.[3]

The boat was the last to be completed for the 2020 Vendée Globe but the hull moulds were then used for Initiative Coeur 4 and OceansLab.

Design

This is the first IMOCA 60 of the designer and the builders and incorporates a lot of thinking of the designer on Mini 6.5 and Class 40 yachts. It is the first SCOW-design hull and had a different approach to the foil configuration than other designs, the main difference being the ability to retract the foils.

IMOCA 60 L’Occitane is the sistership to Oceans Lab and Initiatives-Cœur 4.[4]

Names and Ownership

Jack In The Box (name during development)

L'Occitane en Provence (2019-2021)[5]

  • Skipper: Armel Tripon
  • Sail No.: FRA 2

Bureau Vallée 3 (since 2021)[6]

  • Skipper: Louis Burton
  • Sail No.: FRA 2

Racing Results

Pos Year Race Class Boat Name Crew Notes Ref
Round the World Races
11 / 33 2020 2020–2021 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 L'Occitane En Provence  Armel Tripon (FRA) 084d 17h 07m 50s [7]
Transatlantic Races
DNF 2021 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Bureau Vallée 3  Louis Burton (FRA)
 Davy Beaudart (FRA)
Dismasted [8]
Other Races
2021 Volvo Ocean Race Europe IMOCA 60 Bureau Vallée 3 Skipper  Louis Burton (FRA)
Crewed by  Davy Beaudart (FRA)
 Servane Escoffier (FRA)
 Thibault Hector (FRA)
 Christophe Bachmann (FRA)
 Pip Hare (GBR)
 Jean-René Guilloux (FRA)
 Arthur Hubert (FRA)
 Baptiste Hulin (FRA)
 Clément Commagnac (FRA)
[9]

References