Class of 60-foot ocean racing trimarans administered by ORMA from 1996 under ISAF. A box rule limited length and beam to 60 feet and the mast to 100 feet. Active from 1996 to 2007, it was succeeded by the one-design MOD70.
Francis Joyon capsized on Océans, his ORMA 60, on Monday 2 November southwest of Ireland during the Route du Rhum. According to the organisers, he was rescued and returned on board, and is not reported injured. The rescue was coordinated with CROSS Jobourg and British authorities, in 20 to 25 knots of wind and 2-metre seas.
