Doha 2006 (yacht) explained

Doha 2006
Othernames:	Club Med Maiden 2
Designer:	Gilles Ollier
Builder:	Multiplast
Launched:	2000
Skip:	Grant Dalton Tracy Edwards Brian Thompson
Crew:	13
Wins:	The Race
Displacement:	21t
Length:	33.5m (109.9feet) (LOA)
Beam:	16.5m (54.1feet)
Height:	40m (130feet)

Doha 2006 is a maxi-catamaran, that has participated in many offshore races under several names:

• Club Med, skippered by Grant Dalton, for The Race,
• Maiden 2, skippered by Tracy Edwards and Brian Thompson,
• Doha 2006, skippered by Brian Thompson for the Oryx Quest.

It is the sister-ship of Gitana 13, winner of the Jules Verne Trophy with Bruno Peyron.

Records

• Under the name Club Med in 2000 : Winner of The Race.
• Under the names Club Med or Maiden 2 3 times between 2000 and 2002 : Winner of the 24 hours distance record, with, in 2002, 694.78nmi. ^[1]
• Under the name Doha 2006 in 2004 : Winner of the Oryx Quest.

References

1. http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/24-hour-distance.html WSSRC Records