IMOCA 60 Sill explained

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The IMOCA 60 Class yacht SILL PLEIN FRUIT, FRA 29 was designed by Marc Lombard and launched in the 1999 after being built MAG based in France.[1] The boat was lost in 2006 Velux 5 Ocean Race, when he was rescued by fellow competitor Mike Golding deep in the Southern Ocean.[2] The written off hull was found nine years later washed up, 10,000 miles from where it was abandoned.[3]

Racing results

PosYearRaceClassBoat NameSkipperNotesRef
Round the World Races
DNF 2007 GBR 99 - Hugo Boss (1)
DNF 2004 GBR 88 - Hugo Boss (1)
3 / 24 2012 SILL - MATINES - LA POTAGERE 96d 01h
Transatlantic Races
Other Races

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IMOCA 60 Archive Page on Sill. Histoiredeshalfs.com. 2022-01-08.
  2. Web site: Great Seamanship: dramatic account by Mike Golding of rescuing Alex Thomson in the Southern Ocean. Yachtingworld.com. 2016-02-22. 2022-01-08.
  3. Web site: Wreck found after drifting for 9 years and 10,000 miles in the Southern Ocean is Alex Thomson’s Hugo Boss. Yachtingworld.com. 2016-02-22. 2022-01-08.