IMOCA 60 DCNS

{{Infobox sailboat specifications

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|class = IMOCA 60

|hull = Carbon Sandwich

|keel type = Canting Keel

|ballast = Water Ballast

|rudder type = Twin Rudders

|rig type = Sloop

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/F18.htm|title=Document sans titre}}

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.{{cite web |author=Briag Merlet |date=2021-12-09 |title=Takeover of Damien Seguin's Apicil |url=https://www.boatsnews.com/story/38718/tanguy-le-turquais-gets-his-hands-on-an-imoca-optimized-for-the-vendee-globe |access-date=2021-12-27}}{{cite web |author=Olivier Tourchon |date=2021-10-14 |title=A childhood on the water |url=https://www.boatsnews.com/story/38070/tanguy-le-turquais-a-portrait-of-a-sailor-with-a-well-thought-out-career |access-date=2021-12-27}}

Racing results

colspan="8" \|Round the World Races
class="wikitable sortable" !Pos!!Year!!Race!!Class!!Boat Name!!Skipper!!Notes!!Ref
7 / 33	2020	2020–2021 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Groupe Apecil	{{flagathlete\|Damien Seguin\|FRA}}	80d 21h 58m \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/22020/damien-seguin-groupe-apicil-sixth-over-the-line-and-first-daggerboard-imoca\|title=News – Damien Seguin (Groupe APICIL) sixth over the line and first daggerboard IMOCA – Vendée Globe – En\|website=www.vendeeglobe.org}}
9 / 29	2016	2016–2017 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60		{{flagathlete\|Eric Bellion\|FRA}}	99d 04h 56m \|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/18795/eric-bellion-9th-in-the-vendee-globe-first-rookie\|title=News – Eric Bellion 9th in the Vendée Globe, first rookie – Vendée Globe – En\|website=vendeeglobe.org}}
DNF / 30	2008	2008–2009 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	DCNS	{{flagathlete\|Marc Thiercelin\|FRA}} \|day 4: dismasted \|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imoca.org/en/boats/groupe-apicil\|title=Groupe Apicil\|access-date=2021-12-27\|archive-date=2021-02-28\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228001658/https://www.imoca.org/en/boats/groupe-apicil\|url-status=dead}}
colspan="8" \|Transatlantic Races
11 / 22	2021	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Groupe Apecil	{{flagathlete\|Damien Seguin\|FRA}} {{flagathlete\|Benjamin Dutreux\|FRA}}	21d 07h 41m
14 / 29	2019	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Groupe Apecil	{{flagathlete\|Damien Seguin\|FRA}} {{flagathlete\|Yohann Richomme\|FRA}}
6 / 20	2018	Route du Rhum	IMOCA 60	Groupe Apecil	{{flagathlete\|Damien Seguin\|FRA}}	12d 07h 32m
11 / 42	2015	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60		{{flagathlete\|Eric Bellion\|FRA}} {{flagathlete\|Sam Goodchild\|GBR}}	19d 02h 15m
DNF / 13	2011	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	DCNS	{{flagathlete\|Marc Thiercelin\|FRA}} {{flagathlete\|Luc Alphand\|FRA}}
DNF / 14	2009	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	DCNS	{{flagathlete\|Marc Thiercelin\|FRA}} {{flagathlete\|Christopher Pratt\|FRA}}
8 / 9	2009	Route du Rhum	IMOCA 60	DCNS	{{flagathlete\|Christopher Pratt\|FRA}}	16d 07h 04m
colspan="8" \|Other Races
10 \|2022 \|Vendée Arctique \|IMOCA 60 \|Banque Populaire \|{{flagathlete\|Nicolas Lunven\|FRA}} \|5d 10h 42m 55s \|{{Cite web \|title=Map tracker - rankings {{!}} Site officiel de la Vendée Arctique-Les Sables d'Olonne 2022 \|url=https://www.vendeearctique.org/en/map-tracker-rankings \|access-date=2024-01-02 \|website=www.vendeearctique.org}}

Gallery

DCNS 1000.jpg

DCNS Brest 2008.JPG

Eric Bellion (6).jpg

Voilier IMOCA Group Apicil à Lorient en juin 2021 DSC 0152.jpg

Voilier IMOCA Group Apicil à Lorient en juin 2021 DSC 0154.jpg

Voilier IMOCA Group Apicil à Lorient en juin 2021 DSC 0271.jpg

Voilier IMOCA Group Apicil à Lorient en juin 2021 DSC 0272.jpg

Voilier IMOCA Group Apicil à Lorient en juin 2021 DSC 0273.jpg

References

External links

[https://www.imoca.org/en/boats/groupe-apicil IMOCA Class - Boat Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228001658/https://www.imoca.org/en/boats/groupe-apicil |date=2021-02-28 }}

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Category:2000s sailing yachts

Category:Sailing yachts designed by Finot-Conq

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Category:Sailboat types built by Multiplast

Category:Vendée Globe yachts

Category:IMOCA 60 yachts