Aïto
Third IMOCA 60 named PRB, a Finot-Conq design built by Mag France for Michel Desjoyeaux and launched in May 2000. The only boat to have won two Vendée Globes (2000-2001 with Desjoyeaux, 2004-2005 with Vincent Riou). Later renamed Roxy, Fruit, then Aïto in 2024.
Identity card
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- LaunchedThe moment a new boat touches the water for the first time.See in the glossary
- 2000
- ShipyardThe company that builds the boat, or carries out major work on it.See in the glossary
- Mag France
- Designer(s)The designer of the boat: hull shape, appendages, structure, sail plan.See in the glossary
- Finot-Conq
- DesignThe drawing a boat is built from; sister-ships share the same design.See in the glossary
- Finot-Conq IMOCA 2000
- 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 · unknown dates
- 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
- Not provided
- 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
- 5.46m
- 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
- Mast heightLength of the mast, from its foot to its top.See in the glossary
- 26m
- DisplacementThe mass of the boat ready to sail, equal to the mass of water it displaces.See in the glossary
- 9,000kg
- Upwind sail areaSail area carried when the boat sails towards the wind: mainsail and headsail.See in the glossary
- 300m²
- Downwind sail areaSail area carried with the wind on the beam or from behind, with the big headsails.See in the glossary
- 560m²
- On-board energyHow the boat makes and stores its electricity: solar panels, hydrogenerators, engine…See in the glossary
- solar w: 750, wind generators: 1
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
Races
- Podium
- Finished
- Retired
- Yard work
Detailed timeline
Unknown date
Launched as
Fruit
1999
2000
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · since 2000
Michel DesjoyeauxRenamed
PRB (2000)
Launch · May 2000
PRB launched
2001
Renamed
Virbac
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · since 2001
Jean-Pierre DickRecord · February 2001
Vendée Globe 2000-2001 win
Michel Desjoyeaux wins in 93 d 3 h 57 min, a new race record.
2003
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · since 2003
Vincent Riou
2005
Renamed
Roxy
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · since 2005
Anne LiardetRecord · 2005
Vendée Globe 2004-2005 win
Vincent Riou wins in 87 d 10 h 47 min 55 s, a new race record.
2007
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · since 2007
Samantha Davies
2024
Renamed
Aïto
Sale · June 2024
Sold to the Earwen association, renamed Aïto
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