IMOCA 60 Paprec 2
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ClassIMOCA 60
Keel typeCanting Keel
Rudder typeTwin Rudders
PreviousPaprec
SuccessorPaprec 3

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

Names and ownership

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

PosYearRaceClassBoat nameSkipperNotesRef
Round the world races
23 / 3320212020–2021 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60Groupe Setin, FRA 71Manuel Cousin (France)103d 18h 15m 40s[7]
10 / 2920172016–2017 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60La Mie Câline, FRA 14Arnaud Boissières (France)102d 20h 24m 09s[8]
5 / 82015Barcelona World RaceIMOCA 60We Are Water, ESP 240Bruno Garcia (Spain)
Willy Garcial (Spain)
99d 03h 06m
4 / 142010Barcelona World RaceIMOCA 60Estrella Damm (2), ESP 1876Pepe Ribes (Spain)
Alex Pella (Spain)
98d 20h 46m
DNF / 3020092008–2009 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60Paprec-Virbac (2)Jean-Pierre Dick (France)
1 / 92008Barcelona World RaceIMOCA 60Paprec-Virbac (2)Jean-Pierre Dick (France)
Damien Foxall (Ireland)
92d 09h 50m
Transatlantic Races
Other Races

References

  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 2021-01-11.
  5. ^ "Le bateau"
  6. ^ "COUP DE POUCE - GIFFARD MANUTENTION". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  7. ^ "Manuel Cousin (Groupe SÉTIN) is 23rd in the Vendée Globe". 2021-02-20. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  8. ^ "News – Arnaud Boissières takes tenth place – Vendée Globe 2016–2017". Retrieved 17 February 2017.