Engineering:Innovation Explorer
 Gitana 13 in 2010. | |
| Other names | Innovation Explorer Orange Kingfisher 2 Swift |
|---|---|
| Designer(s) | Gilles Ollier |
| Builder | Multiplast |
| Launched | 2000 |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | Loïck Peyron Bruno Peyron Ellen MacArthur Lionel Lemonchois |
| Specifications | |
| Displacement | 20 t (20 long tons; 22 short tons) |
| Length | 33.50 m (109.9 ft) (LOA) |
| Beam | 17.50 m (57.4 ft) |
| Mast height | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Sail area | 610 m2 (6,600 sq ft) (upwind) 800 m2 (8,600 sq ft) (downwind) |
| Crew | 10–12 |
The boat was initial launched "Code Zero" as it searched for sponsorship and soon renamed Innovation Explorer and is an ocean-racing catamaran. She was built for The Race, a no-limits nonstop crewed circumnavigation in which she took second place.
Design and Development
The boat was has two sister ship developed at the same time for Club Med and Team Adventure.[1]
Ownerhip
She has had several owners and several names, including:[2][3]
2000-Innovation Explorer
The boat was skippered by Loïck Peyron and Skip Novak in The Race coming 2nd in a time 64d 22h 32m 38s.
2002 - Orange
The boat was brought by Bruno Peyron in 2002 where she broke the Around the world sailing record and the Jules Verne Trophy. (Note to be confused with Orange II (boat) which broke the record in 2005)
2003 - Kingfisher 2
skippered by Ellen MacArthur. She broke her mast in 2003, south-east Kerguelen Islands, whilst competing for Jules Verne Trophy.
2006 - Gitana 13
with skipper Lionel Lemonchois
2010–2012 - Swift
2014-Presnt - G-FORCE
Records
- As Orange, she won the Jules Verne Trophy (Around the world sailing record) in 64 days, 8 hours, 37 minutes and 24 seconds, in 2002.[4]
- As Gitana 13, she set the transpacific record between San Francisco and Yokohama in 43 days, 3 minutes and 18 seconds, in 2008.[5]
- Record from New York to San Francisco via Cape Horn, 2008 Feb, 43d 3m 18s [5]
References
- ↑ "A new giant catamaran at the Multiplast shipyard". https://www.multiplast.eu/en/news/newsletters/newsletter-archive/463-a-new-giant-catamaran-at-the-multiplast-shipyard.html. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ "Les maxi-multicoques". http://voile-multicoques.wifeo.com/les-maxis-multicoques.php.
- ↑ "Document sans titre". https://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%20ORMA/Max%203%20Innovation%20Exp.htm. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ "WSSRC round the world record". Archived on 27 September 2011. Error: If you specify
|archivedate=, you must also specify|archiveurl=. http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/round-the-world-non-stop.html. - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Records". https://www.sailspeedrecords.com/records.
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sport Elec with Olivier de Kersauson |
Jules Verne Trophy 2002–2004 |
Succeeded by Geronimo with Olivier de Kersauson |
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