IMOCA 60 Groupe Bel

IMOCA 60 Groupe Bel
Development
Designer	VPLP Design, Guillaume Verdier
Builder(s)	Indiana Yachting (ITA)
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The IMOCA 60 class racing yacht Groupe Bel was launched in 2007 to a design by VPLP and Guillaume Verdier and constructed by Indiana Yachting in Italy.^[1]^[2]

Names and Ownership

Groupe Bel (2007-2013)

Skipper: Kito de Pavant

Imagine (2014)

Skipper: Armel Tripon

For Humble Heroes (2014)

Skipper: Armel Tripon

Le Souffle du Nord (2016-2017)

Skipper: Thomas Ruyant

Kilcullen Team Irlande (2017)

Skipper: Enda O’Coineen

V and B - Mayenne (2018-2021)

Skipper: Maxime Sorel

Imagine (2022-2023)

Skipper: Conrad Colman

Mail Boxes Etc. (since 2023)^[3]

Skipper: Conrad Colman
Sail No.: NZL 64

Racing Results

Pos	Year	Race	Class	Boat Name	Skipper	Notes	Ref
Round the World Races
10 / 33	2020	2020–2021 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	V and B Mayenne, FRA 53	Maxime Sorel (FRA)	82d 14h 30m	^[4]
DNF	2016	2016–2017 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Le Souffle du Nord - Le Projet Imagine, FRA 121	Thomas Ruyant (FRA)		^[5]^[6]
DNF	2012	2012–2013 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Groupe Bel	Kito De Pavant (FRA)	Collision	^[7]
DNF	2011	Barcelona World Race	IMOCA 60	Groupe Bel	Kito De Pavant (FRA) Sébastien Audigane (FRA)	Keel Damage	^[8]^[9]
DNF	2009	2008–2009 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Groupe Bel	Kito De Pavant (FRA)
Transatlantic Races
2 / 15	2007	Transat B to B	IMOCA 60	Groupe Bel	Kito De Pavant (FRA)	14j12h23'Bahia-Bretagne
6 / 17	2007	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Groupe Bel	Sebastien Col (FRA) Kito De Pavant (FRA)	17d 17h44
Other Races

References

^ "IMOCA Class Website Boat Profile". IMOCA Class Association. Archived from the original on 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
^ https://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/A27.htm. Retrieved 2022-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "MAIL BOXES ETC". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
^ "News – Maxime Sorel, V and B Mayenne 10th in the Vendée Globe – Vendée Globe – En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
^ "News – Coastguards on their way to Thomas Ruyant – Vendée Globe – En". vendeeglobe.org. 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
^ Day 43: Daily highlights / Vendée Globe. Vedee Globe TV - YouTube. 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
^ https://thedailysail.com/offshore/12/63338/0/kito-de-pavant-on-groupe-bel-being-rammed-by-a-fishing-boat. Retrieved 2022-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Groupe Bel enters Barcelona World Race | the Daily Sail". Retrieved 2022-01-11.
^ https://www.sailing.org/news/7594.php#.Ydzjm1nLdPY. Retrieved 2022-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[1] "IMOCA Class Website Boat Profile". IMOCA Class Association. Archived from the original on 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

[half-2] ttps://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/A27.htm. Retrieved 2022-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[3] "MAIL BOXES ETC". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 2023-10-29.

[4] "News – Maxime Sorel, V and B Mayenne 10th in the Vendée Globe – Vendée Globe – En". www.vendeeglobe.org.

[5] "News – Coastguards on their way to Thomas Ruyant – Vendée Globe – En". vendeeglobe.org. 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2021-01-24.

[6] Day 43: Daily highlights / Vendée Globe. Vedee Globe TV - YouTube. 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2021-02-18.

[7] ttps://thedailysail.com/offshore/12/63338/0/kito-de-pavant-on-groupe-bel-being-rammed-by-a-fishing-boat. Retrieved 2022-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[8] "Groupe Bel enters Barcelona World Race | the Daily Sail". Retrieved 2022-01-11.

[9] ttps://www.sailing.org/news/7594.php#.Ydzjm1nLdPY. Retrieved 2022-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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IMOCA 60 Groupe Bel

Names and Ownership

Racing Results

References

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