IMOCA 60 L'Occitane
IMOCA 60 Racing Yachts
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The IMOCA 60 class yacht L'Occitane en Provence, FRA 2, was designed by Sam Manuard and launched on 31 January 2020 after being assembled by Black Pepper Yachts[1] based in Nantes, France.[2] Pauger Composites in Hungary did the hull moulding.[3]
The boat was the last to be completed for the 2020 Vendée Globe but the hull moulds were then used for Initiative Coeur 4 and OceansLab.
Design
This is the first IMOCA 60 of the designer and the builders and incorporates a lot of thinking of the designer on Mini 6.5 and Class 40 yachts. It is the first SCOW-design hull and had a different approach to the foil configuration than other designs, the main difference being the ability to retract the foils.
IMOCA 60 L’Occitane is the sistership to Oceans Lab and Initiatives-Cœur 4.[4]
Names and ownership
Racing results
| Pos | Year | Race | Class | Boat name | Crew | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round the world races | |||||||
| dnf / 40 | 2024 | 2024–2025 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Bureau Vallée 3 |  Louis Burton (FRA) | Rigging Damage | |
| 11 / 33 | 2020 | 2020–2021 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | L'Occitane En Provence | Armel Tripon (FRA) | 84d 17h 07m 50s | [7] |
| Transatlantic Races | |||||||
| DNF | 2021 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Bureau Vallée 3 | Louis Burton (FRA) Davy Beaudart (FRA) | Dismasted | [8] |
| 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) | [9] | ||
