IMOCA 60 DCNS
Development
DesignerFinot-Conq, Group Finot, Pascal Conq Edit this on Wikidata
Year29 May 2008 Edit this on Wikidata
Builder(s)Multiplast Edit this on Wikidata
Hull
Hull weightCarbon Sandwich
Hull appendages
Keel/board typeCanting Keel
BallastWater Ballast
Rudder(s)Twin Rudders
Rig
Rig typeSloop
Racing
Class associationIMOCA 60

The IMOCA 60 Class yacht DCNS was designed by Finot-Cong and launched in the 2008 after being built Multiplast shipyard in Vannes (for the hull and assembly), the deck was made by the Larros shipyard in Arcachon.[1]

Names and Ownership

DCNS (2008-2015 )

  • Skipper: Marc Thiercelin / Christopher Pratt

Comme Un Seul Homme (2015-2017)

  • Skipper: Éric Bellion
  • Sail No.: FRA 1000

Groupe APICIL (2017-2021)

  • Skipper: Damien Seguin
  • Sail No.: FRA 1000

Banque Populaire (2022)

  • Nicolas Lunven

Lazare (since 2022)

  • Skipper: Tanguy Le Turquais
  • Sail No.: FRA 1000

In December 2021 it was announced the boat had been acquired by Tanguy Le Turquais for a 2024-2025 Vendée Globe campaign.[2][3]

Racing Results

PosYearRaceClassBoat NameSkipperNotesRef
Round the World Races
7 / 3320202020–2021 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60Groupe Apecil Damien Seguin (FRA)80d 21h 58m [4]
9 / 2920162016–2017 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60 Eric Bellion (FRA)99d 04h 56m [5]
DNF / 3020082008–2009 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60DCNSday 4: dismasted [6]
Transatlantic Races
11 / 222021Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60Groupe Apecil Damien Seguin (FRA)
 Benjamin Dutreux (FRA)
21d 07h 41m
14 / 292019Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60Groupe Apecil Damien Seguin (FRA)
 Yohann Richomme (FRA)
6 / 202018Route du RhumIMOCA 60Groupe Apecil Damien Seguin (FRA)12d 07h 32m
11 / 422015Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60 Eric Bellion (FRA)
 Sam Goodchild (GBR)
19d 02h 15m
DNF / 132011Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60DCNS Marc Thiercelin (FRA)
 Luc Alphand (FRA)
DNF / 142009Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60DCNS Marc Thiercelin (FRA)
 Christopher Pratt (FRA)
8 / 92009Route du RhumIMOCA 60DCNS Christopher Pratt (FRA)16d 07h 04m
Other Races
10 2022 Vendée Arctique IMOCA 60 Banque Populaire  Nicolas Lunven (FRA) 5d 10h 42m 55s [7]

References

  1. "Document sans titre".
  2. Briag Merlet (2021-12-09). "Takeover of Damien Seguin's Apicil". Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  3. Olivier Tourchon (2021-10-14). "A childhood on the water". Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  4. "News – Damien Seguin (Groupe APICIL) sixth over the line and first daggerboard IMOCA – Vendée Globe – En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
  5. "News – Eric Bellion 9th in the Vendée Globe, first rookie – Vendée Globe – En". vendeeglobe.org.
  6. "Groupe Apicil".
  7. "Map tracker - rankings | Site officiel de la Vendée Arctique-Les Sables d'Olonne 2022". www.vendeearctique.org. Retrieved 2024-01-02.


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