IMOCA 60 Paprec
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| Development | |
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| Designer | Farr Yacht Design  |
| Year | April 2003 |
| Builder | Cookson Boats (NZL) Ltd |
| Racing | |
| Class association | IMOCA 60 |
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The IMOCA 60 class yacht Virbac, also referred to as Virbac-Paprec, after the names of the companies Virbac and Paprec, was designed by Farr Yacht Design and launched in 2003 after being built by Cookson Boats in their New Zealand yard.[1] The boat was lost during the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe when it stopped at Kerguelen Islands but washed ashore by a gust of wind. It was eventually recovered and put on the "Marion Dufresne" and brought back to Reunion Island before being written of and destroyed.[1][2]
