IMOCA 60 Aquitaine Innovations
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Development | |
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Designer | Group Finot, Finot-Conq ![]() |
Year | June 1996 ![]() |
Racing | |
Class association | IMOCA 60 |
The IMOCA 60 class yacht Aquitaine Innovations, was designed by Finot-Conq,[1] and launched in June 1996 after being made by its own build team under the name Aquitaine Composites with managed by Thierry Eluère based in France.[2]
Racing results
[edit]Pos | Year | Race | Class | Boat Name | Skipper | Notes | Ref |
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Round the World Races | |||||||
DNF | 2009 | 2008–2009 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Aquarelle.com – Charente Maritime | ![]() | Day 4: dismasted | |
DNF | 2002 | Around Alone Race | IMOCA 60 | Garnier | ![]() | ||
13 / 24 | 2001 | 2000–2001 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Aquitaine Innovations | ![]() | 127d | |
DNF | 1997 | 1996–1997 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Aquitaine Innovations | ![]() | ||
Transatlantic Races | |||||||
8 / 15 | 2003 | Transat B to B | IMOCA 60 | Cervin EnR, FRA 01 | 18d 00h 58m | ||
13 / 17 | 2003 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Cervin EnR, FRA 01 | ![]() ![]() | 19d 23h 37m | |
10 / 17 | 2003 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Garnier | ![]() ![]() | ||
6 / 12 | 1998 | Route du Rhum | IMOCA 60 | Garnier | ![]() | ||
1 | 1998 | Route du Rhum | IMOCA 60 | Aquitaine Innovations | ![]() | ||
Other Races |
Construction
[edit]Hull Construction
- Bottom of the hull totally monolithique
- Preimpregnated carbon high temperature cured
- Hull stringers are made out of pultruded carbon
- Bulkhead are made of carbon cured in an autoclaves
Other Features
- Rotating wing-mast supported by two deck spreaders both reaching 6,48 m from the centreline (realized with Dassault and CTA, by Alucarbon)
- Reduced foresail
- Vectran shrouds
- Stay of the genoa roller furler in carbon
- Fixed keel with a carbon voile and inox inserts
- Special bulb weighed down by fragments of tungsten
References
[edit]- ^ "Aquitaine Innovations Page". Finot.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "IMOCA 60 Aquitaine Innovations Archive". Histoiredeshalfs.com. Retrieved 2022-01-09.