IMOCA 60 DCNS

Sailboat

IMOCA 60 DCNS
Development

Designer	Finot-Conq, Group Finot, Pascal Conq
Year	29 May 2008
Builder(s)	Multiplast
Hull
Hull weight	Carbon Sandwich
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	Canting Keel
Ballast	Water Ballast
Rudder(s)	Twin Rudders
Rig
Rig type	Sloop
Racing
Class association	IMOCA 60
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The IMOCA 60 Class yacht DCNS was designed by Finot-Cong and launched in the 2008 after being built Multiplast shipyard in Vannes (for the hull and assembly), the deck was made by the Larros shipyard in Arcachon.^[1]

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.^[2]^[3]

Racing Results

Pos	Year	Race	Class	Boat Name	Skipper	Notes	Ref
Round the World Races
7 / 33	2020	2020–2021 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Groupe Apecil	Damien Seguin (FRA)	80d 21h 58m	^[4]
9 / 29	2016	2016–2017 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60		Eric Bellion (FRA)	99d 04h 56m	^[5]
DNF / 30	2008	2008–2009 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	DCNS	Marc Thiercelin (FRA) \|day 4: dismasted	^[6]
Transatlantic Races
11 / 22	2021	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Groupe Apecil	Damien Seguin (FRA) Benjamin Dutreux (FRA)	21d 07h 41m
14 / 29	2019	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Groupe Apecil	Damien Seguin (FRA) Yohann Richomme (FRA)
6 / 20	2018	Route du Rhum	IMOCA 60	Groupe Apecil	Damien Seguin (FRA)	12d 07h 32m
11 / 42	2015	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60		Eric Bellion (FRA) Sam Goodchild (GBR)	19d 02h 15m
DNF / 13	2011	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	DCNS	Marc Thiercelin (FRA) Luc Alphand (FRA)
DNF / 14	2009	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	DCNS	Marc Thiercelin (FRA) Christopher Pratt (FRA)
8 / 9	2009	Route du Rhum	IMOCA 60	DCNS	Christopher Pratt (FRA)	16d 07h 04m
Other Races
10	2022	Vendée Arctique	IMOCA 60	Banque Populaire	Nicolas Lunven (FRA)	5d 10h 42m 55s	^[7]

Gallery

References

^ "Document sans titre".
^ Briag Merlet (2021-12-09). "Takeover of Damien Seguin's Apicil". Retrieved 2021-12-27.
^ Olivier Tourchon (2021-10-14). "A childhood on the water". Retrieved 2021-12-27.
^ "News – Damien Seguin (Groupe APICIL) sixth over the line and first daggerboard IMOCA – Vendée Globe – En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
^ "News – Eric Bellion 9th in the Vendée Globe, first rookie – Vendée Globe – En". vendeeglobe.org.
^ "Groupe Apicil".
^ "Map tracker - rankings | Site officiel de la Vendée Arctique-Les Sables d'Olonne 2022". www.vendeearctique.org. Retrieved 2024-01-02.