IMOCA 60
 | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Various including Farr Yacht Design Finot-Conq Joubert-Nivelt Juan Kouyoumdjian Marc Lombard Owen-Clarke Verdier-VPLP |
| Year | 1991 Onwards |
| No. built | +100 |
| Design | Open |
| Builder(s) | Various including Cookson Boats CDK Technologies Green Marine JMV Industries Marc Pinta Multiplast Persico |
| Crew | Typically 1 or 2 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | Typically 1 or 2 |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Typically Carbon Fibre Composite |
| LOH | 18 m (60 ft) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Canting |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Sloop |
The IMOCA 60 ("Open 60"), is a development class monohull sailing yacht administered by the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA).[1] The class pinnacle event are single or two person ocean races, such as the Route du Rhum and the Vendée Globe and this has been intimately linked to design development within the class.
Class description[]
This class is of "open" design, this means the boat is measurement controlled and therefore designers have freedom within the rules.[2]
Design restrictions include the length (between 59 and 60 feet (18 m)) and maximum draft (4.5 metres (15 ft)). There are no explicit restrictions on beam, mast height or sail area although these are all indirectly controlled by flotation and self-righting capability requirements. The rules also tackle safety and survival design and equipment.
This class is recognised by World Sailing.[3]
Events[]
These races are open to, but not necessarily limited to this class.
- Barcelona World Race[4]
- [fr]
- Rolex Fastnet Race
- Route du Rhum
- Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race
- Transat Jacques Vabre
- Transat Québec–Saint-Malo
- Vendée Globe limited to IMOCAs
- The Ocean Race from 2021.[5]
Evolution[]
Radical Ideas[]
- Project Amazon - Twin "Main" Masted no real headsails
- - Canting Rig (common on multihulls
Semi Foiling[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Classes". sailing.org. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL MONOHULL OPEN CLASS ASSOCIATION I.M.O.C.A. : OPEN 60' ISAF INTERNATIONAL CLASS : Class Rules - 2008 : Version 1" (PDF). Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Open 60 Monohull Classes and Equipment..." Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ^ Barcelona World Race
- ^ "Agreement will see IMOCA 60 boats in next race". Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18.
External links[]
 | This sailing-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- Classes of World Sailing
- Single-handed sailing
- Development sailing classes
- Box rule sailing classes
- IMOCA 60
- Sailing stubs