Respire
60-foot IMOCA monohull designed by Farr Yacht Design and built by Southern Ocean Marine, launched in 2007 as Paprec-Virbac 2.
Identity card
- LaunchedThe moment a new boat touches the water for the first time.See in the glossary
- 2007
- ShipyardThe company that builds the boat, or carries out major work on it.See in the glossary
- Southern Ocean Marine
- Designer(s)The designer of the boat: hull shape, appendages, structure, sail plan.See in the glossary
- Farr Yacht Design
- DesignThe drawing a boat is built from; sister-ships share the same design.See in the glossary
- Farr Yacht Design IMOCA 2007
- 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
- Manuel Cousin · since 2018Robin Marais · since 2026
- Operating teamThe organisation running one or more racing boats: technical crew, logistics, partners.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- 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 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
- 5.85m
- 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
- 9,200kg
- 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
- 570m²
History
The boat later known as Groupe Setin is a 60-foot IMOCA monohull drawn by Farr Yacht Design for the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe and built by Southern Ocean Marine in New Zealand. Launched in February 2007 as Paprec-Virbac 2, it was shipped to France for Jean-Pierre Dick. It is a sister ship of Gitana Eighty, built from the same moulds.
With Dick and Damien Foxall it won the 2008-2009 Barcelona World Race; in the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe Dick had to retire after hitting an unidentified floating object. At the end of 2009 it became W Hotels, then Estrella Damm, sailed by Alex Pella and Pepe Ribes: fifth in the 2009 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA class and fourth in the 2010-2011 Barcelona World Race.
In 2014, renamed We Are Water, it finished fifth in the Barcelona World Race with Bruno and Willy Garcia. Arnaud Boissières bought it in 2015 and raced it as Aerocampus then La Mie Câline, finishing tenth in the 2016-2017 Vendée Globe.
Manuel Cousin bought it in 2018 and raced it as Groupe Setin: 14th in the 2018 Route du Rhum, 22nd in the 2019 Transat Jacques Vabre with Gildas Morvan, and 23rd in the 2020-2021 Vendée Globe. English Wikipedia lists the name Coup de Pouce from 2023; French Wikipedia says Robin Marais bought it in 2026 to rename it Respire.
Names and sail numbers
What the boat was called and the numbers it sailed under.
Sister-ships
Boats built to the same design.
Life timeline
Names, skippers, shipyards and races, in one place.
Name
- Podium
- Finished
- Retired
- Yard work
Detailed timeline
2026
Sale · 2026
Bought by Robin Marais, renamed Respire
Renamed
Respire
2023
Renamed
Coup de Pouce
2018
4 November 2018 · raced as Groupe Setin
Sale · 2018
Bought by Manuel Cousin
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · since 2018
Manuel Cousin
2017
Renamed
La Mie Câline – Artipôle
2015
Renamed
La Mie Câline
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · June 2015 – 2018
Arnaud BoissièresRenamed
Aerocampus
2014
Co-skipperThe second sailor of a pair, sharing the running of the boat with the skipper.See in the glossary · 2014 – 2015
Willy GarciaCo-skipperThe second sailor of a pair, sharing the running of the boat with the skipper.See in the glossary · 2014 – 2015
Bruno GarciaRenamed
We Are Water
2010
Renamed
Estrella Damm
2009
Co-skipperThe second sailor of a pair, sharing the running of the boat with the skipper.See in the glossary · 2009 – 2011
Pepe RibesSkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · 2009 – 2011
Alex PellaRenamed
W Hotels
2007
Launch · 1 February 2007
Launch in New Zealand
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · February 2007 – 2009
Jean-Pierre DickRenamed
Paprec-Virbac 2
Unknown date
Launched as
Groupe Setin
Build · unknown dates
Southern Ocean Marine
In figures
Computed from the results in the directory.
- StartsRaces started in finished editions. Non-starters (did not start, withdrawn) are not counted.Computed on 7 Oct 2026.See in the glossary
- 1
- WinsFirst place in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 7 Oct 2026.See in the glossary
- 0
- PodiumsTop three in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 7 Oct 2026.See in the glossary
- 0
- 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.Computed on 7 Oct 2026.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.Computed on 7 Oct 2026.See in the glossary
- 7%
- 1 classified resultSmall sample
- LongevityYears from launch to the last start, starts, names carried and skippers.See in the glossary
- 11 years
- 1 starts · 10 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.Computed on 7 Oct 2026.See in the glossary
- 1,440
- ± 580
- 1 edition ratedProvisional
- Best ratingHighest rating once established (deviation up to 110).Computed on 7 Oct 2026.See in the glossary
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Race record
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