IMOCA 60 DCNS explained

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Class:	IMOCA 60
Hull:	Carbon Sandwich
Keel Type:	Canting Keel
Ballast:	Water Ballast
Rudder Type:	Twin Rudders
Rig Type:	Sloop

The IMOCA 60 Class yacht DCNS was designed by Finot-Cong and launched in the 2008 after being built at Multiplast shipyard in Vannes (for the hull and assembly), with the deck 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			Groupe Apecil		80d 21h 58m	^[4]
9 / 29	2016					99d 04h 56m	^[5]
DNF / 30	2008			DCNS		day 4: dismasted	^[6]
Transatlantic Races
11 / 22	2021			Groupe Apecil		21d 07h 41m
14 / 29	2019			Groupe Apecil
6 / 20	2018			Groupe Apecil		12d 07h 32m
11 / 42	2015					19d 02h 15m
DNF / 13	2011			DCNS
DNF / 14	2009			DCNS
8 / 9	2009	Route du Rhum	IMOCA 60	DCNS		16d 07h 04m
Other Races
10	2022	Vendée Arctique	IMOCA 60	Banque Populaire		5d 10h 42m 55s	^[7]

External links

• IMOCA Class - Boat Page

Notes and References

1. Web site: Document sans titre.
2. Web site: Briag Merlet . 2021-12-09 . Takeover of Damien Seguin's Apicil . 2021-12-27.
3. Web site: Olivier Tourchon . 2021-10-14 . A childhood on the water . 2021-12-27.
4. Web site: News – Damien Seguin (Groupe APICIL) sixth over the line and first daggerboard IMOCA – Vendée Globe – En. www.vendeeglobe.org.
5. Web site: News – Eric Bellion 9th in the Vendée Globe, first rookie – Vendée Globe – En. vendeeglobe.org.
6. Web site: Groupe Apicil. 2021-12-27. 2021-02-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20210228001658/https://www.imoca.org/en/boats/groupe-apicil. dead.
7. Web site: Map tracker - rankings Site officiel de la Vendée Arctique-Les Sables d'Olonne 2022 . 2024-01-02 . www.vendeearctique.org.