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...ewman [[Charles Robitaille]], he placed second at the [[470 (dinghy)|470]] class World Championships held in Marstrand, Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sp He disappeared at sea in his boat, [[IMOCA 60 Groupe LG 2|''Groupe LG 2'']] in January 1997,<ref>{{Cite web|title=News – ...

...BT Global Challenge 1996–7, taking first place with a new team of amateur sailors, again onboard ''Group 4''. ...ducts company which has sponsored his team since 2001. In 2004, he won the IMOCA World Championship and successfully defended his title the following year, ...

File:Route-du-Rhum-2010-Foncia-II.jpg|''Foncia'', [[IMOCA 60]], 24th Oct 2010 {|class="wikitable sortable" ...

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| classes = [[IMOCA 60]] ...ould be the ultimate challenge for [[single-handed sailing|single-handed]] sailors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/race/introduction.html | ...

|yachts = [[Volvo Ocean 65]]<br>[[IMOCA 60]] (Since 2021) |champion = 2023 {{flagdeco|USA}} 11th Hour Racing Team ([[IMOCA 60]])<br>2023 {{flagdeco|POL}} WindWhisper Racing Team ([[Volvo Ocean 65]]) ...

...viding one design class starts for the [[Volvo Ocean Race]] Class, [[IMOCA 60]] and [[Class40]]. It has also seen an increase in participation in double- ...|archive-date=23 December 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In the 1979 race, "15 sailors died, five boats sank, and at least 75 boats flipped upside down".<ref name ...

...ring and was only able to complete it in 1967. In 1968, he was one of nine sailors who attempted to achieve the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the wo ...lace in the Rhum class. He crossed the finish line on his [[IMOCA 60|Open 60]] Grey Power at Pointe à Pitre at 16:52 hours local time/20:52 hours GMT af ...

|Ship class= |Ship beam={{cvt|20.60|m|ftin}} ...

...ing. Many single-handed races make use of [[Open 50]] and [[IMOCA 60|Open 60]] boats. ...tp://www.imoca.org/sitedata/pdfs/YB2004UK_V2.pdf |date=2004-10-16 }}, from IMOCA.</ref><ref>[http://www.cls.fr/html/argos/voile/welcome_en.html ''Argos Appl ...

In 1782, the [[Cumberland Fleet]], a class of sailing vessel known for its ability to sail close to the wind, were pai ...+honours%22&pg=PT281 |title=Sail: A Tribute to the World's Greatest Races, Sailors and Their Boats |date=27 October 2016 |publisher=Quarto Publishing Group US ...

...to two events, one using smaller boats and intended for amateurs and young sailors, the other for professionals. The amateur event was raced as The OSTAR ("Or ...hich is {{convert|2810|nmi|km|-1}}. This goes significantly farther north; sailors following this route frequently encounter fog and icebergs. ...