IMOCA 60 DCNS
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ClassIMOCA 60
Hull weightCarbon Sandwich
Keel typeCanting Keel
BallastWater Ballast
Rudder typeTwin Rudders
Rig typeSloop

The IMOCA 60 class yacht DCNS was designed by Finot-Conq and launched in the 2008 after being built at Multiplast shipyard in Vannes (for the hull and assembly), with the deck 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 ApecilDamien Seguin (France)80d 21h 58m[4]
9 / 2920162016–2017 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60Eric Bellion (France)99d 04h 56m[5]
DNF / 3020082008–2009 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60DCNSMarc Thiercelin (France) |day 4: dismasted[6]
Transatlantic Races
11 / 222021Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60Groupe ApecilDamien Seguin (France)
Benjamin Dutreux (France)
21d 07h 41m
14 / 292019Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60Groupe ApecilDamien Seguin (France)
Yohann Richomme (France)
6 / 202018Route du RhumIMOCA 60Groupe ApecilDamien Seguin (France)12d 07h 32m
11 / 422015Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60Eric Bellion (France)
Sam Goodchild (United Kingdom)
19d 02h 15m
DNF / 132011Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60DCNSMarc Thiercelin (France)
Luc Alphand (France)
DNF / 142009Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60DCNSMarc Thiercelin (France)
Christopher Pratt (France)
8 / 92009Route du RhumIMOCA 60DCNSChristopher Pratt (France)16d 07h 04m
Other Races
102022Vendée ArctiqueIMOCA 60Banque PopulaireNicolas Lunven (France)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.[dead link]
  3. ^ Olivier Tourchon (2021-10-14). "A childhood on the water". Archived from the original on 2021-12-27. 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". Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  7. ^ "Map tracker - rankings | Site officiel de la Vendée Arctique-Les Sables d'Olonne 2022". www.vendeearctique.org. Retrieved 2024-01-02.