Amer Sports One
| Class | Volvo Ocean 60 |
|---|---|
| Fate | Wrecked, Cross Is. NS. May 22, 2019 |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | Grant Dalton, Derek Hatfield, |
Amer Sports One is a Volvo Ocean 60 yacht. She finished third in the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Grant Dalton.[1]
The yacht was purchased by Canadian Derek Hatfield, and renamed Spirit of Adventure. In 2010, Hatfield set a new record for the Halifax to Saint Pierre Ocean Race, in 29h, 43min, and 56sec.
In 2016, the yacht is acquired by Gilles Barbot, and renamed Esprit de Corps IV. She was to be skippered by Derek Hatfield who joined Atlas Ocean Racing but Hatfield died in July 2016.[2]
At 4am AST on the 22nd of May, 2019 while bound for Lunenburg from the Caribbean, the Esprit de Corps IV was shipwrecked on Cross Island, NS[3]
References[]
- ^ http://www.kriter.tv/history/whitbread_history.pdf
- ^ "Esprit de Corps IV". Equipe de Voile ATLAS (in French). Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ Peter. "Breaking: Derek Hatfield's VOR60 may be lost | Halifax Shipping News.ca". Retrieved 2019-05-24.
Categories:
- Volvo Ocean Race yachts
- Volvo Ocean 60 yachts
- Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race yachts
- 2000s sailing yachts