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IMOCA
Launched
1986
WW
WW
IMOCA
Launched
1986
WWF
Former names:
UAP Médecins sans frontières, UAP 1992, Araok, Colombus, Aqua Sacer
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Starts
Races started in finished editions. Non-starters (did not start, withdrawn) are not counted.
Computed on 10 Nov 2026.
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Wins
First place in the division: same edition, same class.
Computed on 10 Nov 2026.
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Podiums
Top three in the division: same edition, same class.
Computed on 10 Nov 2026.
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Identity card
1986
Design
JT
Jean-Yves Terlain
(co-designer)
BN
Bernard Nivelt
JO
Joubert
J1
Joubert IMOCA 1986
CP
Chantier Pinta
Highlights
Starts
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Best results
Biography
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Technical specs
18.28
m
5.5
m
3.5
m
23.2
m
13,000
kg
180
m²
300
Latest results
m²
Vendée Globe
1989
JT
Jean-Yves Terlain
UAP 1992
Wikipedia (fr)
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Wikidata
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Race record of WWF
Race
Boat name
Skipper
Result
Elapsed time
VG
Vendée Globe
1989
UAP 1992
JT
Jean-Yves Terlain
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Launched
The moment a new boat touches the water for the first time.
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Designer(s)
The designer of the boat: hull shape, appendages, structure, sail plan.
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Design
The drawing a boat is built from; sister-ships share the same design.
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Shipyard
The company that builds the boat, or carries out major work on it.
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Hull material
What the hull is made of: carbon, glass fibre, composite, aluminium, wood or steel.
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Composite
A material made of fibres (glass, carbon, flax…) set in resin.
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Hull length
Length of the hull alone, without the bowsprit or protruding appendages.
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Max beam
Maximum width of the boat; for a multihull, from one float to the other.
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Draft
How deep the boat sits: from the waterline to the lowest point of the keel.
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Mast height
Length of the mast, from its foot to its top.
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Displacement
The mass of the boat ready to sail, equal to the mass of water it displaces.
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Upwind sail area
Sail area carried when the boat sails towards the wind: mainsail and headsail.
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Downwind sail area
Sail area carried with the wind on the beam or from behind, with the big headsails.
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Vendée Globe
1989
JT
Jean-Yves Terlain
UAP 1992
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DNF
Did not finish: retired from the race.
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DNF
Did not finish: retired from the race.
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DNF
Did not finish: retired from the race.
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