TSE - 4MyPlanet
IMOCA 60 monohull designed by Marc Lombard and launched in 1998 for Catherine Chabaud as Whirlpool - Europe 2.
Identity card
- LaunchedThe moment a new boat touches the water for the first time.See in the glossary
- 1998
- 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
- Marc Lombard
- DesignThe drawing a boat is built from; sister-ships share the same design.See in the glossary
- Marc Lombard IMOCA 1998
- GenerationBuild period: boats of the same generation often share the same technical choices.See in the glossary
- Not provided
- 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
- 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
- Not provided
- 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
- 5.3m
- 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
- 29m
- Mast heightLength of the mast, from its foot to its top.See in the glossary
- 27.5m
- 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
- 260m²
- Downwind sail areaSail area carried with the wind on the beam or from behind, with the big headsails.See in the glossary
- 580m²
History
Designed by Marc Lombard and built by Mag France, this 60-foot IMOCA monohull was launched in 1998 for Catherine Chabaud as Whirlpool - Europe 2. She won the Fastnet Race in 2000 and retired from the 2000-2001 Vendée Globe after dismasting.
She then raced as Tiscali Global Challenge (Simone Bianchetti, 3rd in Around Alone 2002-2003) and Pro-Form (Marc Thiercelin, 2004-2005 Vendée Globe). As Le Pingouin, Brad Van Liew won the 2010-2011 Velux 5 Oceans.
From 2012 to 2014 she was Initiatives-Cœur with Tanguy de Lamotte (10th in the 2012-2013 Vendée Globe). Romain Attanasio bought her in 2016 and finished 15th in the 2016-2017 Vendée Globe as Famille Mary - Etamine du Lys. Since 2018 she has carried the name TSE - 4MyPlanet with Alexia Barrier, who carried out major work before the 2020-2021 Vendée Globe.
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
2018
Renamed
TSE - 4MyPlanet
2016
SkipperThe sailor in command of the boat, responsible for it in the race.See in the glossary · January 2016 – 2018
Romain AttanasioRenamed
Famille Mary - Etamine du Lys
2012
Renamed
Initiatives-Cœur
2009
Renamed
Le Pingouin
2004
Renamed
Pro-Form
2002
Renamed
Tiscali Global Challenge
1998
Launched as
Whirlpool - Europe 2
Unknown date
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