IMOCA 60 PRB 4
 | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | VPLP Design, Guillaume Verdier Design Office, Guillaume Verdier  |
| Year | 30 November 2009 |
| Hull | |
| Hull weight | Carbon Sandwich |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Canting Keel |
| Rudder(s) | Twin Rudders |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Rotating Mast with Deck Spreaders |
| Racing | |
| Class association | IMOCA 60 |
← PRB 3 PRB 5 → | |
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht PRB 4 was designed by Lauriot-Prévost and G. Verdier and launched in 2010 after being assembled by CDK Technologies based in Lorient, France.[1] The hull was moulded in those of Safran and manufactured at the Larros Shipyard in Gujan Mestras under the direction of Thierry Elluère. The deck will was made at CDK technologies in Port la Forêt. In Italy, near Milan, Refraschini manufacture the internal structure of the boat. The initial keel was made by AMPM, Mothe Achard.
While sailing in the 2020-2021 Vendee Globe with French skipper Kevin Escoffier, who reported issues with a valve at the starboard foil on the 22 November, it suddenly sank on the 30 November, 2000 kilometers south-west of Cape of Good Hope. At the time the skipper was in the third place and was found in his life raft by skipper Jean Le Cam, who was only thirty miles behind him, when Escoffier triggered his emergency beacon. Jean Le Cam was saved in the 2008-2009 Vendee Globe by none other than PRB 3 skipper Vincent Riou at Cape Horn.[2] After having found Escoffier, Jean Le Cam lost visual contact with him as night fell. Eventually, three boats were searching for Escoffier,[3] who was rescued by Le Cam the following morning.[4]
Racing Results
| Pos | Year | Race | Class | Boat Name | Skipper | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round the World Races | |||||||
| DNF | 2020 | 2020–2021 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | PRB 4 |  Kevin Escoffier (FRA) |
Boat Broke Up and Sank | [5][6] |
| RET | 2016 | 2016–2017 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | PRB 4 | Vincent Riou (FRA) |
Day 17: Damaged keel – South Atlantic | [7] |
| RET | 2012 | 2012–2013 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | PRB 4 | Vincent Riou (FRA) |
Day 14: broken outrigger stay resulting from collision | [8][9][10] |
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References
- ^ Newspaper clipping histoiredeshalfs.com
- ^ "Vendée Globe 2020 : PRB en difficulté, balise de détresse déclenchée dans le Grand Sud". 30 November 2020.
- ^ @VendeeGlobe (30 November 2020). "[Le point sur la situation]Arrivé le premier sur zone, Le Cam a établi un contact visuel avec Kevin ainsi qu'un éc…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Full story: Kevin Escoffier heroic rescue boat sunk #Vendee Globe 2020. YouTube.
- ^ "News – Le Cam On Zone, Escoffier In Liferaft – Vendée Globe – En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
- ^ "News – Kevin Escoffier (PRB) Activates Distress Beacon. Jean Le Cam Alters Course To Assist – Vendée Globe – En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
- ^ "News – Keel damage on PRB, Vincent Riou forced to retire – Vendée Globe – En". vendeeglobe.org.
- ^ "Vincent Riou Retires From The Race". Vendee Globe Race Organisers. 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ "Vincent Riou Retires from Vendee Globe".
- ^ "News - Remorseful Riou Retires - Vendée Globe - en".