IMOCA 60 Aquitaine Innovations explained

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Class:	IMOCA 60

The IMOCA 60 class yacht Aquitaine Innovations, was designed by Finot-Conq,^[1] and launched in June 1996 after being made by its own build team under the name Aquitaine Composites with managed by Thierry Eluère based in France.^[2]

Racing results

Pos	Year	Race	Class	Boat Name	Skipper	Notes	Ref
Round the World Races
DNF	2009			Aquarelle.com – Charente Maritime		Day 4: dismasted
DNF	2002			Garnier
13 / 24	2001			Aquitaine Innovations		127d
DNF	1997			Aquitaine Innovations
Transatlantic Races
8 / 15	2003	Transat B to B		Cervin EnR, FRA 01		18d 00h 58m
13 / 17	2003			Cervin EnR, FRA 01		19d 23h 37m
10 / 17	2003			Garnier
6 / 12	1998			Garnier
1	1998			Aquitaine Innovations
Other Races

Construction

Hull Construction

• Bottom of the hull totally monolithique
• Preimpregnated carbon high temperature cured
• Hull stringers are made out of pultruded carbon
• Bulkhead are made of carbon cured in an autoclaves

Other Features

• Rotating wing-mast supported by two deck spreaders both reaching 6,48 m from the centreline (realized with Dassault and CTA, by Alucarbon)
• Reduced foresail
• Vectran shrouds
• Stay of the genoa roller furler in carbon
• Fixed keel with a carbon voile and inox inserts
• Special bulb weighed down by fragments of tungsten

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aquitaine Innovations Page. Finot.com. 14 January 2022.
2. Web site: IMOCA 60 Aquitaine Innovations Archive. 2022-01-09. Histoiredeshalfs.com.