The IMOCA 60 class yacht L'Occitane en Provence, FRA 2, was designed by Sam Manuard and launched on the 31st January 2020 after being assembled by Black Pepper Yachts[1] based in Nantes, France.[2] Pauger Composites in Hungary did the hull moulding.[3]
The boat was the last to be completed for the 2020 Vendée Globe but the hull moulds were then used for Initiative Coeur 4 and OceansLab.
Design
This is the first IMOCA 60 of the designer and the builders and incorporates a lot of thinking of the designer on Mini 6.5 and Class 40 yachts. It is the first SCOW-design hull and had a different approach to the foil configuration than other designs, the main difference being the ability to retract the foils.
IMOCA 60 L’Occitane is the sistership to Oceans Lab and Initiatives-Cœur 4.[4]
Names and ownership
Jack In The Box (name during development)
L'Occitane en Provence (2019-2021)[5]
- Skipper: Armel Tripon
- Sail No.: FRA 2
Bureau Vallée 3 (since 2021)[6]
- Skipper: Louis Burton
- Sail No.: FRA 2
Racing results
| Pos | Year | Race | Class | Boat Name | Crew | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round the World Races | |||||||
| 11 / 33 | 2020 | 2020–2021 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | L'Occitane En Provence |  Armel Tripon (FRA) |
84d 17h 07m 50s | [7] |
| Transatlantic Races | |||||||
| DNF | 2021 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Bureau Vallée 3 | Louis Burton (FRA) Davy Beaudart (FRA) |
Dismasted | [8] |
| Other Races | |||||||
| 2021 | Volvo Ocean Race Europe | IMOCA 60 | Bureau Vallée 3 | Skipper Louis Burton (FRA) Crewed by Davy Beaudart (FRA) Servane Escoffier (FRA) Thibault Hector (FRA) Christophe Bachmann (FRA)  Pip Hare (GBR) Jean-René Guilloux (FRA) Arthur Hubert (FRA) Baptiste Hulin (FRA) Clément Commagnac (FRA) |
[9] | ||
References
- ^ "Imoca en".
- ^ "Document sans titre".
- ^ "IMOCA 60 – Pauger Carbon Composites".
- ^ Rieker, Jochen. "Vendée Globe: Organspender von Boris Herrmanns Foils baut neuen Imoca". YACHT - Alles rund ums Segeln (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ "BUREAU VALLÉE". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ "Louis Burton : In training but with ambitions on his scow Bureau Vallée 3". BoatsNews.com. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ "News – Armel Tripon (L'Occitane en Provence) finishes 11th in the Vendée Globe! – Vendée Globe – En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
- ^ "Map and rankings - Transat Jacques Vabre 2021 - Official website". www.transatjacquesvabre.org.
- ^ Race, The Ocean. "Bureau Vallée". The Ocean Race 2022-23.