IMOCA 60 Paprec 2

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IMOCA 60 Paprec 2
Development
DesignerFarr Yacht Design Edit this on Wikidata
Year4 February 2007 Edit this on Wikidata
Builder(s)Southern Ocean Marine (NZL) Edit this on Wikidata
Hull appendages
Keel/board typeCanting Keel
Rudder(s)Twin Rudders
Racing
Class associationIMOCA 60
← Paprec

The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Paprec-Virbac 2 was designed by Farr Yacht Design and launched in 2007 after being assembled by Southern Ocean Marine[1] based in New Zealand the boat was then shipped to France before being launched.[2][3] The boat is a sistership to Gitana 80 also built by the same builder from the same moulds.[4][5]

Names and Ownership[edit]

Paprec-Virbac 2 (2007-2009)

  • Skipper: Jean-Pierre Dick

W Hotels (2009)

  • Skipper: Alex Pella

Estrella Damm (2) (2010-2011)

  • Skipper: Alex Pella and Pepe Ribes

We Are Water (2014-2015)

  • Skipper: Bruno Garcia and Willy Garcial

Le Bateau des Métiers by Aerocampus (2015)

  • Skipper: Arnaud Boissières

La Mie Câline (2015-2017)

  • Skipper: Arnaud Boissières

La Mie Câline – Artipôle (2017)

  • Skipper: Manuel Cousin and Arnaud Boissières

Groupe Sétin (2017-2022)

  • Skipper: Manuel Cousin

Coup de Pouce (since 2023)[6]

  • Skipper: Manuel Cousin
  • Sail No.: FRA 71

Racing results[edit]

Pos Year Race Class Boat Name Skipper Notes Ref
Round the World Races
23 / 33 2021 2020–2021 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Groupe Setin, FRA 71  Manuel Cousin (FRA) 103d 18h 15m 40s [7]
10 / 29 2017 2016–2017 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 La Mie Câline, FRA 14  Arnaud Boissières (FRA) 102d 20h 24m 09s [8]
5 / 8 2015 Barcelona World Race IMOCA 60 We Are Water, ESP 240  Bruno Garcia (ESP)
 Willy Garcial (ESP)
99d 03h 06m
4 / 14 2010 Barcelona World Race IMOCA 60 Estrella Damm (2), ESP 1876  Pepe Ribes (ESP)
 Alex Pella (ESP)
98d 20h 46m
DNF / 30 2009 2008–2009 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Paprec-Virbac (2)  Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA)
1 / 9 2008 Barcelona World Race IMOCA 60 Paprec-Virbac (2)  Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA)
 Damien Foxall (IRL)
92d 09h 50m
Transatlantic Races
Other Races

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Paprec-Virbac launched in New Zealand". www.sail-world.com.
  2. ^ "GROUPE SÉTIN - 4MYPLANET". www.imoca.org.
  3. ^ "Document sans titre".
  4. ^ "IMOCA Class Website Boat Profile". IMOCA Class Association. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Le bateau".
  6. ^ "COUP DE POUCE - GIFFARD MANUTENTION". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Manuel Cousin (Groupe SÉTIN) is 23rd in the Vendée Globe". 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  8. ^ "News – Arnaud Boissières takes tenth place – Vendée Globe 2016–2017". Retrieved 17 February 2017.