Milai - Furuno
IMOCA 60 designed by Bruce Farr and built by CDK Technologies, launched in September 2006 for Vincent Riou (the fourth PRB). It later raced under many names, from Akena Vérandas to Fives-Lantana Environnement, then Milai - Furuno in 2026.
Identity card
Hover a term for its definition
- LaunchedThe moment a new boat touches the water for the first time.See in the glossary
- 2006
- ShipyardThe company that builds the boat, or carries out major work on it.See in the glossary
- CDK Technologies
- Designer(s)The designer of the boat: hull shape, appendages, structure, sail plan.See in the glossary
- Farr Yacht Design,Bruce Farr
- DesignThe drawing a boat is built from; sister-ships share the same design.See in the glossary
- Bruce Farr IMOCA 2006
- GenerationBuild period: boats of the same generation often share the same technical choices.See in the glossary
- Before 2012
- Hull typeHow many hulls the boat has: monohull, catamaran or trimaran.See in the glossary
- MonohullA boat with a single hull, kept upright by the weight of its keel.See in the glossary
- StatusWhere the boat stands today: active, retired from racing, lost, in a museum or converted.See in the glossary
- ActiveStill sailing.See in the glossary
- SponsorsA company or institution that funds a boat, a team or a skipper in exchange for visibility.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- OwnersThe person or organisation that owns the boat, which does not necessarily race it.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Operating teamThe organisation running one or more racing boats: technical crew, logistics, partners.See in the glossary
- PRB · until 2009
- SuppliersA company that supplies part of the boat's equipment: sails, mast, electronics, foils, keel, energy.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Sail numberThe identifier printed on the mainsail: a country code followed by a number.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- FlagThe country the boat is registered in.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- Keel typeThe weighted fin under a monohull's hull, which stops it drifting sideways and keeps it upright.See in the glossary
- CantingA keel that swings sideways, to windward, to better counter heeling.See in the glossary
- FoilsAn underwater wing that lifts the boat so it drags less in the water and goes faster.See in the glossary
- Straight daggerboardsA retractable vertical fin that stops the boat drifting sideways, without lifting it.See in the glossary
- Hull materialWhat the hull is made of: carbon, glass fibre, composite, aluminium, wood or steel.See in the glossary
- CarbonA very stiff and light composite material, the standard of racing boats.See in the glossary
- Hull lengthLength of the hull alone, without the bowsprit or protruding appendages.See in the glossary
- 18.28m
- Max beamMaximum width of the boat; for a multihull, from one float to the other.See in the glossary
- 5.96m
- DraftHow deep the boat sits: from the waterline to the lowest point of the keel.See in the glossary
- 4.5m
- Air draftHeight of the boat above the water: from the waterline to the top of the mast.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- DisplacementThe mass of the boat ready to sail, equal to the mass of water it displaces.See in the glossary
- 8,500kg
- Upwind sail areaSail area carried when the boat sails towards the wind: mainsail and headsail.See in the glossary
- 390m²
- Downwind sail areaSail area carried with the wind on the beam or from behind, with the big headsails.See in the glossary
- 590m²
Names and sail numbers
What the boat was called and the numbers it sailed under.
Life timeline
Names, skippers, shipyards and races, in one place.
Name
Skipper
- Podium
- Finished
- Retired
- Yard work
Detailed timeline
Unknown date
2006
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · since 2006
Vincent RiouLaunched as
PRB (2006)
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · September 2006 – 2009
Vincent RiouLaunch · September 2006
Launch of PRB (fourth of the name)
2007
Co-skipperThe second sailor of a pair, sharing the running of the boat with the skipper.See in the glossary · 2007
Sébastien Josse3 June 2007 · raced as PRB (2006)
Dismasting · December 2007
Dismasting in the Barcelona World Race
PRB is dismasted near the Cape of Good Hope (8 or 9 December 2007 depending on the article); Riou and Josse retire.
2009
Renamed
Akena Vérandas
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · 2009 – 2014
Arnaud BoissièresDismasting · January 2009
Dismasting off Cape Horn (Vendée Globe 2008-2009)
After rescuing the capsized Jean Le Cam on 6 January 2009, Riou breaks an outrigger and is dismasted about 24 hours later; officially classed third ex aequo.
2014
Renamed
Initiatives Cœur
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · 2014 – March 2017
Tanguy de Lamotte
2017
Renamed
Bastide-Otio
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · March 2017 – 2019
Yannick Bestaven
2018
Renamed
Maître CoQ III
2019
Renamed
Fortil
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · 2019 – 2020
Clément GiraudEvent · 21 October 2019
Fire on board before the Transat Jacques-Vabre
A fire breaks out on board a few days before the start; Clément Giraud and Rémi Beauvais withdraw from the race.
2020
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · since 2020
Louis Duc
2021
Renamed
Kostum–Lantana Paysage
2022
Renamed
Fives-Lantana Environnement
2026
Renamed
Milai - Furuno
In figures
Computed from the results in the directory.
- StartsRaces started in finished editions. Non-starters (did not start, withdrawn) are not counted.See in the glossary
- 1
- WinsFirst place in the division: same edition, same class.See in the glossary
- 1
- PodiumsTop three in the division: same edition, same class.See in the glossary
- 1
- Adjusted finish rateLower bound of the 95 % confidence interval (Wilson) of the finish rate: a boat with 1 finish out of 1 start gets 21 %, not 100 %. Greyed out under 5 starts.See in the glossary
- 21%
- raw: 100%
- 1 startSmall sample
- Mean performanceMean of the percentiles of the classified results. Greyed out under 3 classified results.See in the glossary
- 100%
- 1 classified resultSmall sample
Computed on 5 Oct 2026.
- LongevityYears from launch to the last start, starts, names carried and skippers.See in the glossary
- 1 year
- 1 starts · 9 names · 1 skippers
Sillage ratingGlicko-2 rating computed per class from every edition: each result counts as duels against the rest of the fleet, one edition weighing one game. Starts at 1,500; provisional while its deviation is above 110.See in the glossary
Per class; the band shows the uncertainty (±2 deviations, about 95 %).
- Sillage ratingGlicko-2 rating computed per class from every edition: each result counts as duels against the rest of the fleet, one edition weighing one game. Starts at 1,500; provisional while its deviation is above 110.See in the glossary
- 1,662
- ± 581
- 1 edition ratedProvisional
- Best ratingHighest rating once established (deviation up to 110).See in the glossary
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Computed on 5 Oct 2026.
Race record
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5 sources · updated 5 Oct 2026