The IMOCA 60 Class yacht L'Occitane en Provence, FRA 2 was designed by Sam Manuard and launched on the 31st January 2020 after being assembled by Black Pepper Yachts[1] based in Nantes, France.[2] With the hull moulding done by Pauger Composites in Hungary.[3]
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Sam Manuard  |
| Year | 31 January 2020 |
| Builder(s) | Black Pepper Yachts, Pauger Composites (HUN) |
| 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 |
This is the designer and builders first IMOCA 60 and it incorporates a lot of thinking of the designer Mini 6.5 and Class 40 yachts. It is the first SCOW design hull and had a different approach to the foil configuration than all the other designs. The main difference being the ability to retract the foils.
The boat was the last to be completed for the 2020 Vendee Globe but the hull moulds were then used for Initiative Coeur 4 and OceansLab.
Names and Ownership edit
Jack In The Box (name during development)
L'Occitane en Provence (2019-2021)[4]
- Skipper: Armel Tripon
- Sail No.: FRA 2
Bureau Vallée 3 (since 2021)[5]
- Skipper: Louis Burton
- Sail No.: FRA 2
Racing Results edit
| Pos | Year | Race | Class | Boat Name | Crew | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round the World Races | |||||||
| 11 / 33 | 2020 | 2020–2021 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | L'Occitane En Provence |  Armel Tripon (FRA) |
84d 17h 07m 50s | [6] |
| Transatlantic Races | |||||||
| DNF | 2021 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Bureau Vallée 3 | Louis Burton (FRA) Davy Beaudart (FRA) |
Dismasted | [7] |
| Other Races | |||||||
| 2021 | Volvo Ocean Race Europe | IMOCA 60 | Bureau Vallée 3 | Skipper Louis Burton (FRA) Crewed by Davy Beaudart (FRA) Servane Escoffier (FRA) Thibault Hector (FRA) Christophe Bachmann (FRA)  Pip Hare (GBR) Jean-René Guilloux (FRA) Arthur Hubert (FRA) Baptiste Hulin (FRA) Clément Commagnac (FRA) |
[8] | ||
References edit
- ^ "Imoca en".
- ^ "Document sans titre".
- ^ "IMOCA 60 – Pauger Carbon Composites".
- ^ "BUREAU VALLÉE". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ "Louis Burton : In training but with ambitions on his scow Bureau Vallée 3". BoatsNews.com. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ "News – Armel Tripon (L'Occitane en Provence) finishes 11th in the Vendée Globe! – Vendée Globe – En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
- ^ "Map and rankings - Transat Jacques Vabre 2021 - Official website". www.transatjacquesvabre.org.
- ^ Race, The Ocean. "Bureau Vallée". The Ocean Race 2022-23.
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