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| Development | |
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| Designer | VPLP Design, Guillaume Verdier  |
| Year | 18 May 2010 |
| Builder(s) | Cookson Boats (NZL) Ltd |
| Racing | |
| Class association | IMOCA 60 |
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The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Paprec-Virbac 3 was designed in partnership with VPLP and Guillaume Verdier and launched on 18 May 2010[1] after being built by Cookson Boats in New Zealand.[2] It is named after the companies that sponsored its construction, Virbac and Paprec. The boat was lost during the 2016 Vendee Globe where the skipper was rescued and in November 2018 the remains of written of yacht were found on the east coast of Madagascar.
Racing results
| Pos | Year | Race | Class | Boat Name | Skipper | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round the World Races | |||||||
| DNF | 2017 | 2016–2017 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Bastide-Otio, FRA 30 |  Kito De Pavant (FRA) | Sank | [3] |
| DNF | 2015 | Barcelona World Race | IMOCA 60 | Hugo Boss 5 |  Pepe Ribes (ESP)  Alex Thomson (GBR) | Dismasted | [4] |
| 4 / 20 | 2013 | 2012–2013 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | VIRBAC-PAPREC 3 | Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) | 86d 03h 03m Finishes with no keel! |
[5] |
| 1 / 14 | 2010 | Barcelona World Race | IMOCA 60 | VIRBAC-PAPREC 3 | Loick Peyron (FRA) Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) | 93d 22h 20m | [6][7][8] |
| Transatlantic Races | |||||||
| Other Races | |||||||
References
- ↑ Team, Afloat ie. "Virbac-Paprec 3 is Launched for Vendee Globe". afloat.ie.
- ↑ "IMOCA 60 Historic Archive Page for Paprec 3". Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ↑ "Rescue plan for Kito". Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ↑ "hugo-boss-dismasted-barcelona-world-race". 14 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ↑ "jean-pierre-dick-finishes-fourth-with-no-keel". Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ↑ "Final Day". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ↑ "Virbac-Paprec 3 wins the Barcelona World Race with Southern Spars". Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ↑ "Virbac Paprec 3 - Barcelona World Race 2010-2011" – via www.youtube.com.
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